We work with corporations, NGO’s and academics to build sustainable food chains. Get to know the people behind the Sustainable Food Lab.
Core Food Lab Staff
Stephanie manages Food Lab value chain partnerships focused on impact and learning on sustainable livelihoods. She has a background in sustainable supply chains and ethical purchasing. Her expertise is in sourcing from smallholders in developing countries, with a focus on cocoa.
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Stephanie Daniels
Senior Program Director, Agriculture & Development
Hal Hamilton founded and co-directed the Sustainable Food Lab for fifteen years. Hal continues to contribute his vast leadership skills and experience as a Senior Advisor to the Food Lab. Hal helps lead projects on water and crop diversification, as well as occasional supplier summits and strategic planning initiatives.
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Hal Hamilton
Senior Advisor
Daniella directs the Sustainable Food Lab’s climate work and serves as Deputy General Manager for our flagship project, the Cool Farm Alliance bringing together growers with multinational food companies, NGOs, and academics to obtain sustainable agriculture.
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Daniella Malin
Senior Program Director, Agriculture & Climate
Elizabeth directs the Sustainable Food Lab’s values based consulting and pre-competitive work streams in professionalized grain and livestock systems including oversight for large scale soil health programs in the US, Australia, and South America.
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Elizabeth Reaves
Senior Program Director, Agriculture & Environment
Kelly is a Program Director for Sustainable Food Lab’s Agriculture and Environment team, focused on large-scale grain and livestock systems. She works to bring together companies, growers, NGOs, and community members to find solutions to scaling regenerative agriculture.
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Kelly Rincon
Program Director, AGRICULTURE & ENVIRONMENT
Jill assists with a range of support tasks at the Food Lab including research, communications, operations and administration. She brings a background in sustainable food systems and project and organizational management. Prior to her work at the Food Lab, she directed a small non-profit educational farm.
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Jill Rubin
Communications & Operations Manager
Don brings a background in systems thinking and organizational learning to the Food Lab’s leadership team. The Food Lab has brought together companies, NGOs, and other stakeholders to collaborate on market approaches to promoting a more sustainable food system for over 10 years.
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Don Seville
Executive Director
Food Lab Associates
Patrick is an interdisciplinary scientist focused on the intersection between agriculture, ecology, and human decision-making. He assists the the Food Lab with project management, data analysis, and scientific support for the Cool Farm Tool and Organic Grains initiatives.
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Patrick Lawrence
Project Management & Data Analysis
