He/Him

Founder and CEO

Ben brings over a decade of work with schools throughout California to enhance food programs through local, regenerative, healthy food procurement within regulatory compliance.

The Favorites:

Food: changes frequently, but currently grilled oysters. Also cheese in general.

Food memory: My nickname was "cheeseboy" in elementary school and I worked hard to earn it.

Vegetable pun: We carrot 'bout our customers.

He/Him

Procurement Project Manager

Tim brings decades of operations and organization experience to ensure a streamlined bid process.

The Favorites:

Food: Triscuits and Cheese

Food memory: Spaghetti the night before swim meets. Or tri-tip after a football game.

Vegetable pun: I don't want to tell you. Its too corny.

He/They

Head of Inspiration, Marketing and Operations

David brings 25 years of customer service, marketing, procurement & operations to ensuring Shared Plate runs smoothly

The Favorites:

Food: Pizza

Food memory: Mom’s hot & fresh brownies with extra chocolate chips

Vegetable pun: Spread Hap-pea-ness

He/Him

Procurement Project Manager

Chris brings over fifteen years in the culinary, specialty proteins, and food production and procurement worlds, specializing in inventory management, forecasting, budget and cost analysis and creating sustainable vendor relationships.

The Favorites:

Food: Fresh picked…anything.

Food memory: Fresh-pressed olive oil on warm bread in the Tuscan hills

Food pun: This too shall pasta.

She/Her

Program Specialist

Becca specialized in farm to school and organizing excel documents in graduate school, teaches at Cal Poly SLO, founded NegotiateHers and is a cultural burn practitioner.

The Favorites:

Food: cherries, burritos and coffee.

Food memory: Climbing and eating oranges from a tree with 5 varieties grafted on it with my sister in our neighbors yard

Vegetable pun: How do avocado spies communicate?

They use guacie-talkies!

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Client Relationship Specialist

Matt brings over 5 years of experience in developing client relations for various companies and non-profits in California and elsewhere!

The Favorites:

Food: Pasta with Garlic and Olive oil

Food Memory: Late night diner excursions in my home-state of New Jersey

Food pun: We eat spaghetti to forgetti our regretti! 

She/Her

Team Mascot

Salchi brings almost eight years of face licks and requests for belly scratches to boost the morale of the team.

The Favorites:

Food: floor scores

Food memory: finding, rolling in, and eating hot pink candy in a gutter

Vegetable pun: romaine calm!