Steering Committee

HEAL Collaborative Steering Committee Members and Seats

NWP Co-Chair  Ryan Thayer HHS- Community Health and Prevention
Community Co-Chair Vacant  
Ex-Officio Chair Andy Naja-Riese Agricultural Institute of Marin
Secretary Vacant  
Communications Lead Jacqui Esquivel Vasquez Community Member
Evaluations Lead Vacant
Canal CAT Co-Lead Maite Duran Alcohol Justice
Marin City CAT Co-Lead Jahmeer Reynolds Marin County Cooperation Team
West Marin CAT Co-Lead Madeline Nieto-Hope West Marin Community Services
At-Large Marchon Tatmon SF/Marin Food Bank
At-Large Marian Cremin, LCSW Kaiser Hospital
At-Large Juanita Edwards Marin City Community Services District

Background 

The Marin County HEAL Collaborative’s goal is to advance our shared priority of advancing work that supports community empowerment (control over decision-making processes, self-determination, community leadership, etc.) within the local food system and promotes leadership from low-income Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities. We strive to be as inclusive as possible in our structure and decision-making agreements to make space for many perspectives and organizational capacities, particularly those representing historically marginalized communities. While we work to address equitable food access across the County, we prioritize our work in the geographics of: (1) San Rafael’s Canal neighborhood, (2) Marin City, and (3) West Marin (encompassing San Geronimo Valley and all rural/coastal communities from Muir Beach up to Dillon Beach) 

The Steering Committee’s purpose is to set priorities and guide overall strategy for the full HEAL Collaborative. Steering Committee members must live and/or work in Marin County, including unceded Ohlone and Coast Miwok land.  

MARIN HEAL  20 N. San Pedro Road, Suite 2020   San Rafael, CA 94903

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