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Join fellow members of the SEAS community for an Alumni Master Chat with Robin Franz Martin (BS '99): "Recovering Surplus Food: A Key to Combating the Climate Crisis"

About Robin:

Robin Franz Martin began her current role as Executive Director of the Food Recovery Initiative at Joint Venture Silicon Valley in 2017 and has nearly 30 years of experience in public health and community team building. During her tenure at Joint Venture Silicon Valley, she founded the Silicon Valley Food Recovery Council, the Santa Clara County Food Recovery Program on behalf of all jurisdictions in Santa Clara County, and authored numerous seminal reports. She speaks publicly on a regular basis about the importance of safe and nutritious food recovery and waste prevention. Robin serves as a board member for the Santa Clara County Food System Alliance. She leads as the state-wide Chair of the Best Practices and Protocols Subcommittee of the Edible Food Recovery Technical Council of the California Resource Recovery Association.

Before joining the Joint Venture staff, Robin worked on volunteer building projects for LifeMoves, Bay Area, an organization committed to ending the cycle of homelessness in Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties.

Robin started her career with the NAACP working on urban environmental health issues, later working in Boston at the Education Development Center on national and international public health issues, and as Executive Director of the Central Square Business Association. She also founded a summer camp program for at-risk middle school students, fostering personal and social change through exposure to sustainable agriculture and healthy food options.

From 2007-2010, Robin worked in emergency preparedness in Central Ohio, developing and directing the Medical Reserve Corps of Franklin County as a coordinated emergency response team serving the 1.2 million residents during power outages, severe storms, and disease outbreaks.

A Zoom link will be provided to registrants closer to the event date.