Mama's Kitchen
Pamela De Leon serves as the Bilingual Community Outreach Coordinator II at Mama's Kitchen since December 2022. Currently, Pamela also holds the position of Lead Floor Manager and Spanish Interpreter with the UCSD Student-Run Free Clinic Project, a role started in January 2021. As an ULMSP Ambassador for the UniversityLink Medical Science Program since July 2020, Pamela has contributed to initiatives focused on medical science. Prior leadership was demonstrated as the UC San Diego Chapter President for SACNAS from September 2020 to September 2022. Additional experience includes working as an Undergraduate Research Assistant for the Mentorship for Advancing Diversity in Undergraduate Research on Aging (MADURA) and serving as a Senior Tutor in the MESA Program. Pamela was also a Bridges to Baccalaureate Scholar at the National Institutes of Health from June 2019 to July 2020 and began a career in retail and food service at San Diego Zoo Global in June 2017. Academic qualifications include a Bachelor of Science in Human Biology from UC San Diego completed in 2022, preceded by studies at San Diego City College from 2017 to 2019.
Mama's Kitchen
Mama’s Kitchen believes that everyone is entitled to the basic necessity of life – nutritious food. Our services improve the health and well-being of individuals and families vulnerable to malnutrition due to critical illness. What We Do: Mama's Kitchen delivers three nutritional meals a day, seven days a week at no charge to individuals living with critical illnesses. Additionally, individuals receiving meals can meet individually with a registered dietitian free of charge. The sessions are one and one and focused on creating individual nutritional goals. Through these services, we are able to provide food, compassion and hope to all of San Diego County.