Our Team

At the Collaborative, Kristina is responsible for the oversight, development, and execution of the Collaborative’s overall mission to work towards an equitable, sustainable, resilient, and connected local food system in Massachusetts. Kristina is a graduate of Northeastern School of Law, the Simmons University Master’s of NonProfit Management program, and Kenyon College. Prior to working at the Collaborative, Kristina taught Massachusetts Politics, food policy, and Constitutional law to undergraduates, as well as managed a competitive fellowship program that placed Simmons students with legislators at the Massachusetts State House. Prior to her work at Simmons, Kristina worked in a variety of positions including as an Assistant Corporation Counsel at the City of Boston, and as a legal services attorney. In her free time, Kristina spends as much time as she can outside with her husband and kids.

Rebecca Miller is the Policy Director at the Massachusetts Food System Collaborative. At the Collaborative, she advocates for the organization’s policy priorities to the legislature and state agencies, and leads advocacy campaigns to support a resilient, equitable, and sustainable local food system. She is an experienced organizer and facilitator and is well regarded in the agricultural community for her skills as a policy advocate and advocacy trainer. She has a Master’s degree in Environmental Science and Policy from Clark University.

Emily facilitates our Local Food Policy Councils, Urban Agriculture, and Food Waste networks and the Campaign for Food Literacy. Emily previously worked at Health Resources in Action where she was a Program Officer working on the Massachusetts Community Health and Healthy Aging Funds. She has experience working with partners across the state who are implementing policy, systems, and environmental change strategies to address social determinants of health. Emily studied human services, with a concentration in food systems and public health, at Northeastern University. She also has experience working at Boston Cares and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, and participating on the Southcoast Food Policy Council. In her free time, Emily enjoys photography, soccer, being outside, reading, and spending time with her family.

Ben is the Policy Specialist at the Collaborative, where he supports state and municipal policy initiatives that advance a more equitable, sustainable, and resilient food system. His work focuses on strengthening the capacity of cities and towns to develop and implement equitable food policy through research, policy analysis, stakeholder engagement, and advocacy. Ben has worked across the Massachusetts food system, including as a research fellow with the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries, a teaching assistant at New Entry Sustainable Farming Project, and as a farm worker for nearly a decade. He studied Community Health and Food Systems at Tufts University and earned a Master of Public Health from the Tufts University School of Medicine. In his free time, Ben enjoys skiing, crocheting, seeing new movies, and spending time with friends.

Thank you to the members who have recently transitioned off the Advisory Committee for their dedicated service.

• J. Harrison
• Vivien Morris
• Nathan L’Etolie