Michael Lantow

Michael Lantow has extensive experience in the field of food education, access, and advocacy. Michael began their career as a Cooking Matters Course Coordinator for AmeriCorps, where they worked to implement hands-on cooking courses and tours for families at risk of hunger. After two years with AmeriCorps, Michael joined Local Matters as a Cooking Matters Associate and later became a Cooking Matters Program Manager. In these roles, they played a key part in promoting healthy food education and creating systemic change in food-related issues. In 2018, Michael joined CoverMyMeds as an Account Coordinator for the HubExpress team, where they provided ongoing assistance to healthcare providers in navigating medication access. Currently, they serve as the Director of Product Strategy at About Fresh, a company dedicated to improving health outcomes by revitalizing community food culture and providing healthy food to those in need. In this role, they oversee the development of Fresh Connect, a payment platform that allows healthcare organizations to cover the cost of healthy food for patients and analyze related health impacts.

Michael Lantow holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Near Eastern Languages and Cultures - Arabic from Indiana University Bloomington. Additionally, they have obtained certifications in "Managing Team Creativity" and "Risk-Taking for Leaders" from Lynda.com in July 2018.