WHO WE ARE

Anthony is Senior Counsel - People at Patagonia’s Ventura headquarters, where he supports the company with all manner of labor and employment legal matters.

Prior to going in-house, Anthony was a litigator and advisor in private practice for nearly a decade, handling many different types of civil litigation but eventually specializing in labor and employment law.

Anthony obtained both his Juris Doctorate and Bachelor’s degree in Politics from the University of San Francisco. He remains deeply involved with the USF Law community despite having moved to Southern California. As a Jesuit institution, USF fostered Anthony’s already deep desire to serve his community. Throughout his time in the Bay Area, Anthony volunteered his time or provided professional services to many non-profits in the realm of poverty alleviation and food access, including Seven Tepees, St. Anthony’s Foundation, Compass Family Services, Glide Memorial Church, St. Mary’s Center, and others, in addition to an active pro bono practice.

Anthony looks forward to using his skill and experience to help FEAST chase its goals and benefit the community in whatever way he can. He’s a firm believer that even small acts of service and kindness to others can make big waves in the world.

Outside of work and service, Anthony and his wife can be found chasing around their two beautiful children, walking their two small dogs, or cheering on the Los Angeles Dodgers.

As interim Board Chair Amanda brings her years of experience as FEAST's Development committee co-chair and her engaged philanthropic approach to Board governance and community-building. A third generation Angelino, Amanda's career path began as an educator for children with special needs, and an interior designer. In recent years she embarked on the important path of grief work with Our House, as a co-leader for grief support groups for adults, and children who have lost a partner/spouse/child/sibling/parent Amanda has found a necessary niche for empathy in a post-pandemic world.

Years of supporting mission-driven organizations as an active volunteer at her children's schools, she has also served on the Board Fundraising committee for Soka University. While witnessing her daughter’s first hand experience of food insecurity and access during her college years and coinciding diagnosis of depression, a dedicated mother of 6, Amanda’s deep personal motivation and outrage about the food system was sparked and has since driven her involvement in FEAST to create equitable access to healthy food for all. Actively being of service and practicing gratitude for her blessings and work as a dedicated and supportive mother of 6 grown children, Amanda has also been fortunate to witness her daughter’s eating habits improve and beneficially impact her mental state.

William Finkelstein is a CFO with more than 15 years of experience scaling operations, increasing profit, and raising capital for privately-held and publicly-traded companies in the food & beverage industry. William is currently Senior Vice President of Finance at Yamamotoyama / Stash Tea in Pomona, CA. William has been CFO / head of finance at several other food & beverage companies, including Super Coffee, Numilk and Outstanding Foods. He previously was an investment banker at Bank of America Merrill Lynch for the Consumer Packaged Goods and Retail industries, advising clients on M&A, equity, debt, and other strategic financial transactions. William began his business career at Chubb Insurance in New York and Sydney, Australia.

In addition to serving on FEAST's Board, William currently serves on the Board and is Treasurer of the Mammoth Ski & Racquet Club Homeowners Association and Nichols Canyon Neighborhood Association. He previously served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Microfinance Club of New York. In addition, William is a PSIA-certified ski instructor, having previously worked at mountain resorts in California and the Northeast.

William has an MBA from the NYU Stern School of Business and a BA in International Affairs from George Washington University.

Kip is an award-winning filmmaker who has directed and produced feature films, documentaries, commercials, and digital content which have garnered billions of views, including Sickhouse, In Organic We Trust, 60 Second Docs, and Dr. Feelgood. Most recently, Kip was the EVP of Production at INDIGENOUS MEDIA, a next-gen studio founded by Jon Avnet (Black Swan, Risky Business, and Fried Green Tomatoes) and Rodrigo Garcia (In Treatment, Albert Nobbs, and Last Days in the Desert). Prior to Indigenous, Kip was the Vice President of Production and Digital Development at THIS IS JUST A TEST.

Kip is a graduate from the University of Pennsylvania and received his Masters in Fine Arts degree from the American Film Institute.

Having traveled extensively, Kip finds inspiration in places outside of his comfort zone. He believes that filmmaking is the most effective medium to disseminate big ideas and affect real change.

For Corlis, FEAST was the end of the road of a long line of unsuccessful, non-sustainable diet attempts. She came to FEAST from the attraction of watching others change, and wanting the altered life, camaraderie, and encouragement that the group brings.

She is now a double graduate and member of FEAST's Board of Directors.

Dorcia White-Brake is a native Angelino, and a mother of three fabulous and creative children ranging from ages 11 - 26. She works as a full-time teacher's assistant in a 1st grade classroom, works evenings and weekends at Everytable as a store lead, and is an entrepreneur, running a small business specialized in event cleaning and maintenance. In addition to her many roles, she is pursuing her Bachelor's Degree in Liberal Arts, and intends to transfer to Cal State Dominguez in the Fall of 2018 in order to become a teacher.

A graduate of FEAST's second group, Dorcia says, "Being part of [FEAST] gave me the courage to believe I could achieve my goals... [FEAST] has changed my life in so many ways. My food journey has gotten a lot easier with all the knowledge I gained while in the group. It also taught me to continue to expect food justice for myself and my family.“