Marlboro grad hired at nonprofit

BRATTLEBORO - Food Connects is excited to welcome Kristen Thompson to the team as its marketing coordinator. Thompson will work closely with the organization’s food hub to improve the program’s communications and increase its promotion of local farmers and food producers.
Thompson joined the team in early March and brings a wealth of experiences. Before joining Food Connects, she held positions at Community Garden Connections and the Alliance for Youth Climate Leadership, located in Keene, NH. Kristen received her undergraduate degree from Marlboro College, where she first started studying food systems, and her time as a master’s student at Antioch University exposed her to even deeper issues within the industrial food system; her interest was piqued.
Thompson has a background in marketing and outreach for small, fast-growing nonprofits. Her unique perspectives on research, strategic thinking, and experimentation are exciting prospects for how Food Connects can better tell the story of its producers. Additionally, her background in systems theory and storytelling will help lift up the Food Connects narrative as the organization continues to build broad support for big food systems changes. Beyond her wide range of skills that will amplify the organization’s work, Thompson has a passion for creating serious change within the industrial food system.