Bruce Aidells
Founder, Aidells Sausage Company; cookbook author
Who We Are
Advisory Council
The Advisory Council consists of individuals external to UC Berkeley who serve to advance BFI’s mission and programs through subject matter expertise, fundraising support, and strategic advising. They represent various areas within our food system — from food production and preparation to education and storytelling — and support our work within the context of the food movement beyond campus.
Yolanda Burrell
Urban Farmer and Entrepreneur at Pollinate Farm
Clayton Chan
Chief Operating Officer, San Francisco Soup Company
Bob Epstein
Co-founder, Environmental Entrepreneurs; founding funder, Berkeley Food Institute
Steve Fukagawa
Farmer and Owner of Steve Fukagawa Farms
Nina F. Ichikawa
Former Executive Director, Berkeley Food Institute
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Andrew Judd
Director of Development, Rausser College of Natural Resources
Cheryl Lew
Culinary Faculty, Laney College; Owner, Montclair Baking and Consulting
Doug Lipton
Principal, Lipton Environmental Group; Co-Founder, Healdsburg SHED
Frank McPherson
Former Bay Area Director at UCANR
Linda Renteria
Chief Operating Officer, Casa Sanchez Foods
Steve Silberstein
Trustee, UC Berkeley Foundation; founding funder, Berkeley Food Institute; co-founder, Innovative Interfaces Inc.
Dana Slatkin
Founder and Executive Chef, Violet Los Angeles; founding funder, Berkeley Food Institute
Aliza J. Sokolow
Food stylist/photographer, chef, author of This Is What I Eat
Marion Standish
Vice President, Enterprise Programs, California Endowment
L. Ann Thrupp
Former Executive Director, Berkeley Food Institute
Jen Upson
Garden and Nutrition Educator, Woodside Elementary School