ProduceGood
Makana Rowan serves as an Advisory Council Member and Chairperson of the JEDI Committee at ProduceGood since January 2022, and also holds the position of Deputy Chief of Staff in the Office of Councilmember Kent Lee since January 2023. Prior roles include Board Member at San Diego Pride from May 2021 to December 2023, Director of Policy and LGBTQ+ Liaison in the Office of Councilmember Campbell from August 2021 to January 2023, and LGBTQ+ Liaison and Director of Community Engagement in the Office of Supervisor Nathan Fletcher from August 2020 to August 2021. Additional experience includes serving as LGBTQ+ Liaison and Community Representative in the Office of the Mayor, City of San Diego from January 2020 to August 2020, Events Manager and Hive Animator at Leichtag Foundation from June 2016 to December 2019, and Program Associate at Del Mar Village Association from January 2016 to June 2016. Makana Rowan is an alumnus of MiraCosta College and San Diego State University.
ProduceGood
In 2014 Nita Kurmins Gilson, Alexandra White and Jerilyn White sprouted ProduceGood from the grassroots of CropSwap (lovingly nurtured by Nita since 2009). Today CropSwap is ProduceGood’s Flagship program, contributing 60% of our annual FRESH HEALTHY servings to San Diego County’s charitable food supply. With the addition of Market Share, our farmers market produce recovery program, we are making the upcycling of edible organics a reality in San Diego. Our small team of staff and organizational volunteers, alongside a powerhouse of community volunteers, growers, partners and supporters, make it happen 52 weeks a year. Please join us at one of our events or make a donation to support our mission of solving the problem of hunger and waste in one sweet step in our beloved San Diego community.