Nuestro Equipo

Personas y aliados detrás de cada bolsa.

Fundadoras

Lisa Helfman

Fundadora

En el otoño de 2011, Lisa y su familia participaron en una actividad semanal cooperativa de…

Shreela Sharma, PhD

Cofundadora

La Dra. Shreela Sharma es una de las cofundadoras de Brighter Bites. Ella es la responsable…

Equipo Ejecutivo

Christina Blick

Gerente del Programa, Creadora de Recetas Saludables y Deliciosas

Christina Blick se siente muy orgullosa de haber nacido en Houston. Se graduó de Licenciada en…

Mike Pomeroy, MPH

Director Especialista del Programa

Mike trabaja como Director Especialista del Programa de Brighter Bites. Él se encarga de supervisar a…

Liz Saxe

Directora de Finanzas

Liz Saxe es la Directora de Finanzas de Brighter Bites. Antes de unirse al equipo de…

Jacqueline Noyola

Gerente del Programa, Educación Nutritiva

Jacqueline ha sido coordinadora del programa en Dallas desde septiembre de 2014. Su trabajo anterior se…

Jennifer Boone

Gerente de Suministro

Jennifer Boone es la gerente de suministro para Brighter Bites. Ella se encarga de que los…

Meredith Spence

Especialista en Relaciones Comunitarias

Como Especialista en Relaciones Comunitarias de Brighter Bites en Dallas, Meredith emplea su tiempo yendo a…

Rich Dachman

Vicepresidente de Productos Frescos

Rich Dachman es nativo de Denver y se graduó en la Universidad de Colorado, Colorado State…

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Michael Carpenter

Coordinador del Programa

Michael Carpenter en uno de los Coordinadores del Programa de Brighter Bites en Houston. Michael comenzó…

Katie Degen

Coordinadora del Programa

Katie Degen es Coordinadora del Programa de Brighter Bites en Houston. Ella recibió su licenciatura en…

Jackie Delagarza

Program Coordinator

Jackie Delagarza is a program coordinator for Brighter Bites in Houston. Jackie was not only born…

Thelma Green

Coordinadora del Programa

Cuando Thelma Green tenía dos años de edad emigró con su familia de Liberia a Suecia…

Tibisay Guzman

Senior Program Coordinator

Tibisay Guzman is a program coordinator for Brighter Bites in Houston. She began her career at…

Tanya Reyes

Coordina

Tanya Reyes es una Coordinadora del Programa de Brighter Bites en Houston. Ella comenzó su experiencia…

Samantha Rodriguez

Coordinadora del Programa

Samantha Rodriguez es una coordinadora del programa para Brighter Bites en Houston, TX. Samantha se graduo…

Jessica Schauman

Coordinadora del Programa

La experiencia de Jessica en Brighter Bites comenzó cuando ella se mudó de Austin a Houston…

Maryann Aguinaga

Coordinadora del Programa

Maryann comenzó en Brighter Bites como voluntaria en el equipo de Dallas en el verano del…

Julie Macpherson

Texas Regional Director

Julie Macpherson is the Texas regional director for Brighter Bites. She holds an undergraduate degree from…

Yesenia Mejia

Program Coordinator

Yesenia Mejia is a program coordinator for Brighter Bites in Dallas. She started with the organization…

Magaly Solis

Gerente del Programa

Magaly siente pasión por marcar la diferencia en la vida de los niños. Ella fue tutora…

Christine Vu

Program Coordinator

Christine Vu is a program coordinator for Brighter Bites in Dallas. She is responsible for assisting…

Veronica Cabrera

Program Coordinator

Veronica Cabrera is a program coordinator for Brighter Bites in Austin. She first discovered Brighter Bites…

Bethany Dawson, MPH

Gerente de Programas, Pasantías, y Voluntariados

Bethany Dawson nació y creció en Brownsville, Texas. En 2012 se graduó de la Universidad Trinity…

Rebeca Hernandez Gonzalez

Senior Program Manager

Rebeca Hernandez Gonzalez is senior program manager for Brighter Bites in Austin. She received her undergraduate…

Lori Hoadley

Senior Operations Coordinator

Lori Hoadley is the senior operations coordinator in Austin, Texas, where she helps manage day-to-day program…

Alison Aguiar

Program Coordinator

Alison Aguiar is a program coordinator for Brighter Bites in New York City. She received her…

Melanie Button

Directora del Programa

Melanie Button es la Directora del Programa de Brighter Bites en la ciudad de Nueva York.…

Gina Flores

Senior Operations Coordinator

Gina Flores is program coordinator for Brighter Bites in NYC. A true New Yorker, Gina was…

Carolina Moppett

Project Manager

Carolina Moppett is a project manager for Brighter Bites in Washington D.C. She received her graduate…

Rajni Sood Laurent

Senior Program Coordinator

Senior Program Coordinator Rajni Sood Laurent is a mom, baker, and lover of fresh foods. She…

Emily Owen

Senior Program Manager

Emily Owen is a senior program manager on the Brighter Bites Washington, D.C. team. Emily has…

Marcela Romero

Directora del Programa

Marcela Romero es la directora del programa de Brighter Bites en el Suroeste de la Florida.…

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On this day, along with the entire month of June, we celebrate the LGBTQ+ community. This month we recognize the impact the LGBTQ+ community has had worldwide and on our Brighter Bites community.
#PrideMonth #PrideDay

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Our Tuesday Tip is add some radishes to your cooking🍃

Radishes are a great source of calcium and potassium. Radishes may be prepared raw, cooked or pickled. Radishes add a peppery flavor and enjoyable crunch to any meal😋!

Read our Tip Sheet on Radishes 👉https://brighterbites.org/tip-sheets/

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Ms. Arias is a teacher and parent at Rodriguez Elementary in @austinisd. She's showing off the beautiful radishes she received in her #BrighterBites bag🍎. We're so grateful for @UrbanRootsatx, who generously donated the radishes to our program. We're thankful for your partnership! 🥰

🤝If you would like to partner with us please visit our website 👉https://brighterbites.org/partner/

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Today we pause to commemorate Black history, culture, and freedom through celebration and reflection of what today represents. We stand in solidarity with the Black community and celebrate this day of freedom, emancipation, and liberation.
#Juneteenth #FreedomDay

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Our 2021 Annual Impact Report is here! 🙌
What's Inside?
- 2021 Milestones 🏆
- Programming Metrics 🚚
- Nutrition Education Data 🍎
- DEI Goals 🏹
- Partner & Donor Highlights✨
- And More! 🤩

“Brighter Bites would like to thank you, our supporters,
who have traveled this extraordinary journey with us.
With your continued support we will build even more communities of health through fresh food. I hope you enjoy learning about our 2021 success and our dynamic organization in our most recent Annual Report.” -Lisa Helfman, Founder & Board Chair

Visit our website at https://brighterbites.org/our-impact/ to see the full report or click the link in our bio. Our Annual Report 2021 featuring the mission that drives us, facts that back up our program methods, and the families and impact that keeps us moving forward. We are so proud of the work that we do, and we hope that you join us in our mission! Here's to looking back at a successful year in 2021 full of impact and to many more years of creating communities of health through fresh food🥰!

Big things are coming in 2022! 🎉

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Did you know leafy greens are packed with tons of nutrients💚! We encourage everybody to add a source of leafy greens to every meal🥗. Some examples of leafy #vegetables include spinach, collard greens, cabbage and kale😋.

We'd like to give a shoutout to @UrbanRootsATX for this beautiful chard that we distributed at our @BrighterBitesAustin schools. The look on these girls' faces says it all! 🥰

Click here to read our Tip Sheet on selecting, storing, preparing and cooking leafy greens and lettuce🥬👉 https://brighterbites.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Leafy-Greens-and-Lettuce.pdf

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It's #CornOnTheCob🌽 Day!

Corn is grown widely throughout the world, and there are many delicious and nutritious ways to prepare it😋. Once you remove the husk corn can be enjoyed raw, sautéed, boiled and grilled! How does your family prepare their corn?

Check out our How To on Corn to learn more about this yummy vegetable👉 https://brighterbites.org/tip-sheets/

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It's been a successful week of distributing fresh fruits and vegetables across all 9 of our cities❤️🥬🥒🍅🍎! Here's a snapshot from one of the students who attended our distribution in @BrighterBitesBakersfield 🥰

Have a lovely weekend everyone!

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Today we are sharing a Tuesday Tip on Nutritious Nibbles

Fruits and vegetables are nutrient-rich, full of the vitamins and minerals your child needs to grow. Healthy snacks, like fruits and vegetables, give children the nutrition and long-lasting energy they need to stay focused during a busy day. Check out our Tip Sheet on Smarter Snacking to read about prepping healthy GO snacks

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Nuestro Equipo

Fundadoras

Lisa Helfman

Fundadora

Shreela Sharma, PhD

Cofundadora

Equipo Ejecutivo

Christina Blick

Gerente del Programa, Creadora de Recetas Saludables y Deliciosas

Mike Pomeroy, MPH

Director Especialista del Programa

Liz Saxe

Directora de Finanzas

Jacqueline Noyola

Gerente del Programa, Educación Nutritiva

Jennifer Boone

Gerente de Suministro

Meredith Spence

Especialista en Relaciones Comunitarias

Rich Dachman

Vicepresidente de Productos Frescos

Michael Carpenter

Coordinador del Programa

Katie Degen

Coordinadora del Programa

Jackie Delagarza

Program Coordinator

Thelma Green

Coordinadora del Programa

Tibisay Guzman

Senior Program Coordinator

Tanya Reyes

Coordina

Samantha Rodriguez

Coordinadora del Programa

Jessica Schauman

Coordinadora del Programa

Maryann Aguinaga

Coordinadora del Programa

Julie Macpherson

Texas Regional Director

Yesenia Mejia

Program Coordinator

Magaly Solis

Gerente del Programa

Christine Vu

Program Coordinator

Veronica Cabrera

Program Coordinator

Bethany Dawson, MPH

Gerente de Programas, Pasantías, y Voluntariados

Rebeca Hernandez Gonzalez

Senior Program Manager

Lori Hoadley

Senior Operations Coordinator

Alison Aguiar

Program Coordinator

Melanie Button

Directora del Programa

Gina Flores

Senior Operations Coordinator

Carolina Moppett

Project Manager

Rajni Sood Laurent

Senior Program Coordinator

Emily Owen

Senior Program Manager

Marcela Romero

Directora del Programa

Junta Directiva

Rich Dachman

Vicepresidente de Productos Frescos

Sysco

Steven Graubart

Director Ejecutivo

Tandem Health Partners

Lisa Helfman

Directora Inmobiliaria

H-E-B

Shreela Sharma, PhD