Jenny Osman

After college, I taught English in the north of France for a year. While I loved living in France, I did realize that I do not have a knack for teaching children. I started applying to jobs in the food industry and landed a job working in corporate sales at a small business that made cookies (and was actually an original tenant of Chelsea Market). My next jobs focused on food access, food systems, and food business investment. This led me to apply for a position at NYCEDC with the FRESH program, which I had learned about a few years earlier while working in food access. After managing the FRESH program for four years, I transferred to the Neighborhood Strategies team to expand my work skills and to apply my passion for public health to NYCEDC’s work in the built environment.

I joined the company in March 2018. Because of my background and experience managing the FRESH program, I also am involved in many other efforts that touch food policy and health both at NYCEDC and other City agencies. Now, my work revolves around the various projects I’ve been assigned to within the Neighborhood Strategies team, whether that’s supporting the production of a vision plan or proposing future uses for NYCEDC assets. I only just joined the team, so I’m sure my job will continue to evolve.