Heather Escobar, LFS grad and Business Development Manager of United way will be speaking to the MFRE students about Food systems, Distribution, and Supply chain this Friday, December 02, 2022. Everyone is welcome. Everyone is welcome!

Food System, Distribution and Supply Chain

Date: Friday, December 02, 2022

Time: 3:00-4:30 PM

Location: MCML 160

Heather Escobar is LFS grad and is the Business Development Manager for Food Security at United Way BC. In her previous work she developed relationships with a variety of food systems stakeholders including small scale farmers and producers, large national brands, logistics providers, and independent grocery retailers.

Her current work includes developing and piloting a technology solution that will standardize and aggregate food need data and find efficiencies in supply and logistics to ensure that fresh, nutritious, and culturally appropriate food reaches the communities that need it most.

Thanks,

Olivier

Olivier Ntwali, BSc Ag. Econ, MFRE
Academic Program Manager
Master of Food and Resource Economics| Land and Food System
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus | Musqueam Traditional Territory
Macmillan Building – 348A- 2357 Main Mall | Vancouver BC | V6T 1Z4 Canada
Phone: 6047718961| olivier.ntwali@ubc.ca| http://mfre.landfood.ubc.ca/