Aubrey Alvarez is a native Iowan and has spent her career collaborating with others to build something better. Whether it was building fitness programs people enjoyed, corporate sales incentives, or rebuilding our food system, Aubrey puts her curiosity and persistence to good use. For the last 10 years she worked as the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Eat Greater Des Moines, a nonprofit working to rebuild the central Iowa food system into something that works for everyone. Aubrey’s values of justice, kindness, and collaboration are integral to how she approaches any project. She has been challenging the status quo and showing what is possible when we work trust, empower, and work with our community and tries as hard as possible to have a good time while doing it.