Los Angeles Food Policy Council
Alba M. Velasquez serves as the Executive Director of the Los Angeles Food Policy Council since November 2017, where responsibilities include managing a diverse team of professionals across various projects and mentoring new staff. Previously, Alba held roles as Interim Executive Director, leading a team during a leadership transition, and as Program Manager at the National Health Foundation, overseeing significant community-led programs and managing budgets and partnerships. Earlier experience includes project management assistance at the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority and planning work with the City of Los Angeles. Alba's educational background includes a Master's degree in Urban and Regional Planning from UCLA and a Bachelor's degree in Sociology from UC Santa Barbara.
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Los Angeles Food Policy Council
The Los Angeles Food Policy Council is a collective impact initiative working to make food healthy, affordable, fair and sustainable. We bring together leaders and experts from across sectors, geographies, and socio-economic communities to strengthen connections throughout the food system, and to facilitate and coordinate systemic change. Through policy creation and cooperative relationships, our goals are to reduce hunger, improve public health, increase equity in our communities, create good jobs, stimulate local economic activity, and foster environmental stewardship. In particular, the LAFPC aims to connect environmental sustainability and local agriculture with efforts to expand access to healthy food in underserved communities.