SEE-LA
Jasmine Leong is a professional with a diverse background in various industries, including education, culinary arts, and data science. Currently working as a Regional Manager at SEE-LA, Jasmine previously held positions such as Farmers Market Operations Manager at Farmer Mark and Line Cook at Tsubaki & Ototo. Jasmine also has experience as a Cell Data Science Intern at El Camino College, where Jasmine contributed to CS8 Data Science. With a Certificate of Achievement in Computer Science from El Camino College and previous education at California State University, Long Beach and UC Santa Barbara, Jasmine has a solid educational foundation to complement their practical skills and experience.
SEE-LA
The Sustainable Economic Enterprises of Los Angeles - SEE-LA is a leading Los Angeles non-profit, connecting people to healthy food through farmers’ markets, nutrition education and food access programs. SEE-LA ensures food access by operating 6 community-based farmers’ markets in Los Angeles; providing nutrition education to low-income families and to children in underserved schools; being the first local operator of farmers’ markets to accept government benefits at its markets; and piloting and championing the Market Match program, which matches CalFresh (formerly food stamp) benefits for the purchase of fresh fruits and vegetables. SEE-LA supports sustainable food systems by operating farmers’ markets that sell seasonal, and regionally farmed/ produced foods; providing opportunities for 150 regional family farms across 16 counties to sell directly to customers in Los Angeles, including the largest farmers’ market in the City of Los Angeles. SEE-LA promotes economic development by providing a marketplace and business development opportunities for its 300 farmers and food vendors, and by operating a Food Business Accelerator that provides technical assistance, entrepreneurial training, and access to capital to cohorts of a dozen local prepared food and food product business owners.