Hana Uman (she/her) is originally from Northern VA with familial roots in Pittsburgh, with Pittsburgh officially becoming her home in 2011. Hana has held leadership roles in the nonprofit food systems sector as the Director of Strategic Volunteer Programs at Hunger Free America and as the Program Director for Special Programs and Projects at 412 Food Rescue. She also has experience working in community relations and corporate philanthropy at Duquesne Light Co. Hana has an M.A. in Food Studies from Chatham University and B.A. in Media Arts and Design from James Madison University and was the recipient of Waste360’s “2020 40 under 40” award and The Incline’s “Who’s Next: Food” award (April 2017). She is currently on the board of directors at Grow Pittsburgh, is the Advisory Committee Chair at Repair the World Pittsburgh, and is certified as a Phipps Conservatory Master Gardener and a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) through YogaRoots on Location’s 200-hour Anti-Racist Raja Yoga Teacher Training. Hana enjoys gardening, adventuring, hiking, dog walks, building up her indoor plant collection, vegetarian cooking, and practicing yoga.