Category: Staff Bios

Liz Blakeway, MUrb Liz is a systems change practitioner, with 15 years of experience in sustainability program creation and implementation, policy planning and development, and community engagement. An early passion for waste reduction and recycling education and program development set the foundation for her food systems work. Liz has loved working in and with the community on projects ranging from zero waste schools curriculum delivery and community composting initiatives in Western Australia, to shifting community behaviour change at the District of North Vancouver. Over the past five years as the Coordinator, now Executive Director with Land to Table, Liz has grown the organization from a small, consultation based network, to a staffed organization that is addressing local food system gaps through projects, research and partnerships (e.g. with local government and…

We would like to introduce you to a new member of the L2T team, Madison Pinder! Madison is taking on the position of Communications Coordinator for L2T. In partnership with the Public Health Association of BC, she supports both Farm to School and Land to Table programs and projects. We look forward to how she will contribute creatively to our team and highlight everything L2T has to offer. Madison was born and raised in Nassau, Bahamas before taking the leap to attend the University of British Columbia about 5 years ago. In this time she built her marketing, graphic design and web design skills through leadership positions in various student organizations. Most recently, she held communications positions at the UBC Farm Centre for Sustainable Food Systems and UBC's School of…

We would like to introduce you to a new member of the L2T team, Sammy Blair! Sammy is stepping into the position of Food Security Coordinator for L2T in collaboration with United Way BC. This role is key to the North Okanagan Regional Community Food Hub initiative and will support L2T local food procurement projects as well as some organizational development work that we hope to undertake this winter. Sammy holds a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish and English Literature from Colorado College (2016) which led her to pursue an early career in writing and journalism. She has lived in many places around the world working with different communities to tell their stories with a focus on the outdoor industry and food systems. Then, after volunteering for a year as…