Meet the team behind Food Rescue Hero
About Us
The Food Rescue Hero technology platform enables a scalable impact on food waste, food insecurity, and climate change.
Staff
Meg Bernard
VP of Development
meg@412foodrescue.org
Victoria Della Rocca
Partnerships Lead
vdellarocca@412foodrescue.org
Danielle DeWitt
Senior Development Manager
danielledewitt@412foodrescue.org
Danielle Engelhaupt
Deployment and Quality Assurance
danielle@412foodrescue.org
Jennifer England
Head of Partnerships
jen@foodrescuehero.org
Juan Fernandez
Junior Full Stack Developer
juan@foodrescuehero.org
Sean Hudson
Data & BI Analyst
email@foodrescuehero.org
Ameesh Kapoor
Head of Engineering
ameesh@412foodrescue.org
Leah Lizarondo
Jessica Parker
Junior Software Engineer
jessica@foodrescuehero.org
Karen Plate
Digital Specialist
karen@foodrescuehero.org
Hannah Ridge
Director of Partner Success
hannah@foodrescuehero.org
Jake Tepperman
Partner Success Manager
jake@foodrescuehero.org
Erinn Tyson
Product Designer
erinn@foodrescuehero.org
Chris Winters
Senior Software Engineer
cwinters@foodrescuehero.org
Jill Wright
Support Specialist
jill@foodrescuehero.org
History
The staggering statistic that we waste up to 40% of our food supply while over 800 million are undernourished (UN) is an unacceptable disconnect.
According to the UN, we produce enough food to feed everyone who is food insecure four times over. Moreover, food waste is one of the leading causes of greenhouse gas emissions (FAO).
Food Rescue Hero rose out of a demand to respond to this challenge. The technology platform works to address waste at the retail segment of the supply chain, where approximately 40% of food waste occurs—approximately 25 million tons per year in the US (ReFed).
In 2016, the Food Rescue Hero platform was launched and piloted by 412 Food Rescue in Pittsburgh. In 2018, the technology began its first pilots outside of Pittsburgh via partners in San Francisco (Food Runners), Philadelphia (Philly Food Rescue) and Cleveland (Hunger Network Food Rescue). In 2020, it received Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas Award. In 2022, the network has expanded to 14 partners covering over 25 cities and reached 100 million pounds of food recovered.
Food Rescue Hero’s goal is to serve 100 cities by 2030, working with a food recovery network to contribute significantly to the UN Sustainable Development Goals by directly responding to SDG 12.3 Responsible Production and Consumption—reduce food waste by 50%, SDG 2 Zero Hunger, and SDG 13 Climate Action.
Food Rescue Hero has been featured on CNN, NPR, Stanford Social Innovation Review, The Washington Post, NowThis, US News & World Report, Martha Steward Living, among others.
Awards
Board
Executive Committee
Beth Slagle, Chair
Counsel, Meyer Unkovic & Scott
LinkedIn: Beth Slagle
James Langton, Vice Chair
Director, Global Transaction Services, Bank of America
LinkedIn: James Langton
Andrew McKinley, Treasurer
Senior Manager | Tax Services, Ernst & Young LLP
LinkedIn: Andrew McKinley
Tony Macklin, Secretary
Principal, Tony Macklin Consulting
LinkedIn: Tony Macklin
Members
Brandon Dudt-Mulzet
VP Global Program Manager of Community Impact, BNY Mellon
LinkedIn: Brandon Dudt-Mulzet
Mary Beth Green
Chief Innovation Officer, Sheetz
LinkedIn: Mary Beth Green
Ralph Gross
Chief Scientist, Disruptive Robotics
LinkedIn: Ralph Gross
Jon Meck
Vice President of Marketin, Bounteous
LinkedIn: Jon Meck
Mercy Senchur
Chief Operating Officer, Eat’n Park Hospitality Group
LinkedIn: Mercy Senchur
Anna Siefken
Commercialization Executive, Office of Technology Transitions, US Department of Energy
LinkedIn: Anna Siefken
Technology Advisory Board
Julien Delange
Founder, Codiga
LinkedIn: Julien Delange
Ralph Gross
Chief Scientist, Disruptive Robotics
LinkedIn: Ralph Gross
Julia Poepping
Founder, Red Chair Pittsburgh
LinkedIn: Julie Poepping
Greg Hopkins
Principal Crafter, 8th Light
LinkedIn: Greg Hopkins
Sriram Palghat
Product Management, Argo AI
LinkedIn: Sriram Palghat