Katherine Wright

Katherine Wright serves as the Deputy Director of Strategic Initiatives at The Rippel Foundation since January 2016, having advanced through multiple roles to oversee client programs focused on inclusive strategies in behavioral and mental health, civic capacity, housing, food assistance, justice, and equity. With a portfolio of over 50 annual program build-outs, Katherine is responsible for full project planning, budgeting, and managing deployments. Previous positions include Program Associate and Manager at Vela Foundation, Manager of Community Food Systems at FoodCare Inc., and Graduate Research Assistant roles at both Tufts University and the USDA Jean Mayer Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging. Katherine holds a Master of Science in Food Policy and Applied Nutrition from Tufts University and a Bachelor of Science in Dietetics from Michigan State University.