Meet Our Team
Zoe Grodsky (she/her)
Zoe is the School Food Systems Coordinator at CCFSC. Before joining the council in 2021 as the Food Fuels Learning Coordinator, Zoe worked as a Farm School Educator and a Researcher studying the U.S. Environmental Movement. Zoe graduated from Middlebury College where she focused her studies on social movements, environmental justice, and the education system. Outside of work, Zoe enjoys exploring the many beaches and forests of Maine and cooking good food with friends!
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Jim Hanna (he/him)
Executive Director
jhanna@ccfoodsecurity.org Jim is Executive Director at CCFSC. He has been a leader in Maine’s food system for almost 30 years. Among his achievements are founding the New American Sustainable Agriculture Project and co-authoring “Whole Measures for Community Food Systems”. He has been a member of Willow Pond Farm’s CSA program since 1991. He shares those veggies, as well as the ones he grows in his Portland garden, with his friends and family which includes six grand children.
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Adele Wise (she/her)
Adele is the Food Access Programs Manager at CCFSC. Before joining CCFSC, Adele studied food systems and Human Ecology while attending College of the Atlantic. She has worked on various Maine vegetable farms and most recently a mussel aquaculture farm. She enjoys going for hikes, making homemade pizza with friends, and spending time with her cat Minnow.
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Liza Gallandt (she/her)
Liza is the Local Foods Coordinator VISTA at CCFSC. She joined the council in 2022 after graduating from Dartmouth College with degrees in History and Political Science. Before working at the council, Liza worked at a food recovery organization in the Upper Valley of New Hampshire and Vermont. Liza is from central Maine and likes riding bikes, making ceramics, and fermenting cabbage.
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Nick Escobedo (he/him)
Food Fuels Learning VISTA
escobn@portlandschools.org Nick is the Food Fuels Learning Coordinator VISTA at CCFSC. Before joining the council in 2022, Nick attended the University of Southern Maine, where he graduated with a degree in Political Science and Public and Professional Writing, with a focus on the politics of climate change. Outside of work, Nick loves to photograph the beautiful nature of Maine, go for hikes, read (anything from anthropology to philosophy to biology), and hang out with friends!
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Jayna Mallon (she/her)
Maine Meat Initiative VISTA Member
jayna@ccfoodsecurity.org Jayna is the Maine Meat Initiative VISTA at CCFSC. Before joining the council in 2023, Jayna graduated from the University of Virginia with degrees in Public Policy and Economics. While in college, she worked on her school's organic farm, where she learned about food systems and sustainable agriculture. Jayna enjoys paddling, exploring local trails, and trying new recipes.
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Crystal Tovar Tellez (she/her)
AmeriCorps FoodCorps Member
crystal.tovartellez@foodcorps.org Crystal is an AmeriCorps FoodCorps service member serving with CCFSC in the South Portland school district. She recently moved to Maine from Fayetteville, Arkansas where she had previously served with AmeriCorps. During her years of service, Crystal co-managed several urban gardens and served at a local non-profit where she led multiple garden-based nutrition education programs. In her free time, Crystal enjoys exploring the outdoors, making amateur pottery, doing puzzles, and meeting new people!
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