Prior to joining CAF, Lea spent the past 9 years working for DC Greens, a DC-based health equity non-profit where she designed programs, led campaigns, and advocated for policies that promote sustainable food systems and supported the implementation of values-aligned institutional food service models. She was the driving force behind several major initiatives to improve institutional food in the District, including the DC Good Food Purchasing Program Coalition, DCPS School Food Collaborative, the DC Farm to School Network, and the DC Jail Food Community Conversation Series. Prior to DC Greens, Lea served as a FoodCorps Service Member and Fellow in Montana for 2 years. 

Lea also serves on the board of Common Market Mid-Atlantic and served as the Core Partner for the National Farm to School Network for 6 years. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Anthropology at Barnard College. During her free time, you’ll find Lea hanging with her active and outdoorsy family, including her husband and their kids. Lea loves running, baking bread, and spending as much time as possible getting her hands dirty on her friends’ farms!