With over 15 years of experience in public health nutrition and food justice, Kelly Moltzen is a tireless advocate of making connections between food, health, faith, and social justice. Kelly’s passion lies in the connection between food and faith and how those connections shape the well-being being of our communities. As a Catholic and Secular Franciscan, she believes that re-discovering the interconnectedness between human beings and the natural world is key to building a resilient, healthful world–for both people and the planet. As someone who has long contemplated the meaning of the Eucharist, she is interested in how spiritual traditions and ritual can promote both health and a deeper level of social justice activism.

Robert (Bob) Pezzolesi, MPH, ODHM, is a dedicated public health advocate committed to fostering healthier communities by merging faith-driven social change with evidence-based public health policy and practice. Bob's work focuses on mobilizing faith communities and diverse groups to support science-based public health initiatives, including food justice, alcohol policy, and infectious disease mitigation and control. His efforts include collaborating with the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) on community engagement strategies that contributed to the successful passage of New York City's Sweet Truth Act—the nation's first law mandating warning labels for chain restaurant menu items with excessive added sugar.

Mahalia Lerebours brings a diverse background in sales, customer experience, and operations to her role at IPHN.

She spent several years working at start-ups such as Warby Parker and Casper and transitioned, in 2021, to a Quality Analyst position, where she gained expertise in workflow processes, data analysis, and compliance.

At IPHN, Mahalia supports leadership by helping standardize operations, keeping financial records on track, coordinating projects, and providing day-to-day administrative support. She is inspired by IPHN’s mission to advocate for equitable public health and is committed to using her skills to help build systems that promote fairness and accessibility. Guided by a strong sense of social responsibility, Mahalia is also passionate about advancing social equity and human rights, and she’s excited to continue growing her impact in this space.

Dr. Rucha Kaur/Kavathe is a social justice and public health advocate with over 10 years of experience in Sikh community centered grassroots organizing and leadership building. Her public health expertise focuses on ensuring that marginalized communities have access to linguistically and culturally competent evidence-based strategies to improve health outcomes. As a trained Community Health Worker, she has helped develop and implemented culturally tailored interventions to address diabetes prevention, hypertension management and oral health promotion in the Sikh community. Rucha currently serves as the Community Development Director at the Sikh Coalition, a civil rights non-profit organization where she works on community empowerment initiatives designed to enhance grassroots leadership, defend civil rights and build community power.

The Rev. Stacey Carpenter is an Episcopal priest at St. James Episcopal Church in Lancaster, PA. Prior to ordination, Stacey had a twenty plus year career working at Fortune 100 companies leading project and program management, training and education, and change management teams.

She completed her Master of Divinity (MDiv) at the Seminary of the Southwest, in May 2022 and a Master of Science in Education from Long Island University in 1999. Stacey's ministry focuses on the intersections of faith, healing, and public policy.

Rachel Stein Berman, MD, MPH, is a pediatrician at Children’s Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM) and an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Berman received her BA in Social Anthropology from Harvard University in 2004. In 2010, she received her MD and MPH from Boston University Schools of Medicine and Public Health.

Dr. Berman is committed to advocating for her patients beyond the medical context, and she seeks to use her clinical experience to inform public health policy, particularly regarding social determinants of health (SDoH) and adverse childhood experiences. Dr. Berman teaches pediatric residents and medical students, and is currently leading an effort to develop an interdisciplinary curriculum on social needs screening and referrals for residents in various specialties.

An observant Jew and active member of her Modern Orthodox community, she resides in Bronx, NY with her husband, a rabbi, and their three sons.

Dr. Marium Husain, MD, MPH is a hematology/oncology fellow at The Ohio State University James Comprehensive Cancer Center. She graduated from The Ohio State University College of Medicine and completed a residency in Internal Medicine. Dr. Husain has been working on community service projects in the Columbus area and abroad for the past 12 years. As the President of the national non-profit, IMANA (Islamic Medical Association of North America), she has been working on public health education and domestic projects related to food insecurity, women’s health, reproductive health, and climate change.

She has traveled to Haiti, as part of IMANA Medical Relief, to help provide primary care at a rural clinic and raised money to build wells for clean water access.

IMANA is a leading resource and network for American-Muslim physicians and other healthcare professionals in North America.

Karen A. Spiller, as the Principal of KAS Consulting based in Boston Massachusetts, has over twenty-five years of experience working in the sectors of education, community and public health, healthcare, and food systems. With a focus on equity, racial equity and intersectionality, Karen works with local, state, regional and national organizations committed to creating equitable public health and sustainable food systems.

Having served as a backbone team member of and as Massachusetts and coordinating Ambassador for Food Solutions New England (FSNE), Karen co-stewards the FSNE 21-Day Habit Building Challenge designed to “build skill and will” and action to address racial inequities, through a food system lens.

Among national engagement in food justice, she is a Coordinating Team member of the National Right to Food Community of Practice.

Ben Marcus is a constituent management professional and strategy consultant. He most recently served as a member of the External Affairs team at USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service working with faith-based organizations and others to expand access to federal nutrition programs and promote healthy eating.

Ben has worked with dozens of organizations and causes, trained groups large and small, and supported issue-based and candidate campaigns up and down the ballot. He served two terms as an AmeriCorps Member (City Year and VISTA) and has been a volunteer for many great causes over the course of his life. Ben was a candidate for Florida State House of Representatives in 2020 and earned his stay-at-home-dad badge three times over, as well.

Victoria Strang has worked as a community organizer and advocate with faith communities for over 10 years. Victoria has held positions at The American Heart Association, the Rhode Island Interfaith Coalition to Reduce Poverty and The Humane Society of the United States and currently serves as the first Faith Policy Advocate for Human Rights Watch.

In 2017, she received her Master of Divinity from Yale Divinity School where she focused on the intersection of faith and social justice.

During her time at Yale she served as a Global Health Justice Fellow through Yale's Law and Public Health Schools.

Victoria completed a double major in Religion and Government at Skidmore College in 2010.

Derrick Weston is the director of theological education and formation at Creation Justice Ministries, an ecumenical organization helping churches, denominations and individuals to restore, rightly share, and protect God's Creation. Derrick is a writer, filmmaker, podcaster, speaker, and educator whose most recent work has focused on the intersection of food and faith. He is the co-host of the Food and Faith podcast and producer of Spoon, Spade, and Soul, a podcast highlighting food and land-based ministries in the Episcopal church. Additionally, he is the producer of the short film series "A Wilderness Like Eden" highlighting the work of churches engaged in food justice work. After two decades of being a pastor and community organizer, Derrick is a strong believer in the potential of local congregations to enact change in their communities.

He and his wife Shannon have four children and live outside of Baltimore, Maryland but will soon be moving to Pittsburgh.