The Food Project
Maritza Rosario is the Co Executive Director and Director of Human Resources and DEI at The Food Project, overseeing regional operations since May 2019. Prior to this role, Maritza served as Shelter Program Manager at Women's Lunch Place and worked at Jacobs Engineering Group as a Construction/School Choice Enhancement Project Facilitator. Additional experience includes Employment Program Manager at Caritas of Austin and Volunteer Specialist/Development Resource Manager at Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas. Maritza co-founded and acted as Executive Director at Chicago School Associates, where a Youth Development Program was initiated with a $5 million annual budget. Work at KaBOOM! included managing community-built playground projects nationwide, while earlier experience involved directing youth and HIV/AIDS education programs at Casa Iris. Maritza holds a Bachelor's degree in Human Resources Management from Cambridge College and a Certificate in Diversity & Inclusion from Cornell University, complemented by a degree in Public Administration from St. Edward's University.
The Food Project
The Food Project started in 1991 as a way to bring together youth and adults across the divides of race and class through the shared work of farming. Since our founding, The Food Project has grown into a nationally-recognized non-profit organization that works at the intersection of youth, food, and community. Over the past 25 years, we have grown from a single two-acre farm in Lincoln, Mass., to an organization that now maintains 70 acres of both urban and suburban farms in five towns on the North Shore and in Greater Boston. We believe that food is a unique vehicle for creating personal and social change. We believe that everyone should have access to fresh, local, healthy, affordable food regardless of age, gender identity, socio-economic background, or the color of your skin. The Food Project aims to transform our food system into an equitable and inclusive model that is community-controlled and supports food justice for all. Working in partnership, we can realize the vision of a more sustainable and just food system.