Lisa is a skilled and successful grocery executive with over 25 years of experience delivering smart growth in the natural and organic food marketplace. Lisa is currently the CEO of Community Food Co-op in Bellingham WA. Prior, she founded Green Zebra Grocery with a mission to increase access to healthy food. Green Zebra was designed to modernize convenience stores by offering healthy, natural, organic, and freshly made foods. Prior, Lisa was the President and CEO of New Seasons Market, where she helped grow the business to over $300M in revenue and more than 2,000 employees. Over 30% of the food and goods sold at New Seasons were produced by local farmers, fishers, ranchers, and makers. Lisa also served as the Director of Purchasing at Whole Foods Market and the Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Pharmaca. She is deeply knowledgeable about sustainable food systems, regenerative farming, and food marketing. Lisa has dedicated her career and volunteer capacity to supporting local producers. She believes every person has a right to access nutritious, healthy, and culturally appropriate food.