Hana Uman (she/her) is the Senior Program Officer at the Posner Foundation, managing the Foundation’s Environment and Jewish Life programs. She has worked in food systems and food waste for over a decade and was recognized as  Waste360’s “2020 40 under 40” and The Incline’s “Who’s Next: Food” (April 2017) and was a member of the 2025 XPRIZE Food+Water+Waste Brain Trust. Hana is the board vice chair for Grow Pittsburgh and a board member of Allegheny Goatscape, and is an active Phipps Conservatory Master Gardener. She holds an M.A. in Food Studies from Chatham University and B.A. in Media Arts and Design from James Madison University. Hana has also completed YogaRoots on Location’s 200-hour Anti-Racist Raja Yoga Teacher Training and the Wild Cherries Herbal Studies program. Hana lives with her husband and dog in Pittsburgh, PA and enjoys gardening and all things plant-related, adventuring, hiking, practicing yoga, and keeping food waste out of the trash.