About
Mission
To cultivate a just food system and opportunities for joyful movement. We accomplish this through policy, planning, and programming.
Values
Compassion, Respect, Collaboration, Accountability, & Justice
At Pinnacle Prevention, we are committed to cultivating a just food system and opportunities for joyful movement. We know that the health and wellbeing of one is intimately bound to the health and wellbeing of all. To achieve this, we recognize the need to eliminate inequities. Our only path toward healing ourselves and the systems at the core of our work is through a deep commitment to social, environmental, and economic justice for all. We
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How we cultivate a just food system and opportunities for joyful movement:
Policy
Our health is the result of a complex combination of factors that are greatly influenced by policies and systems. Pinnacle Prevention works to make change in laws, rules, and regulations at the federal, state, and local levels to result in improved community wellbeing.
Planning
There are various planning processes that organizations and communities engage in on a regular basis that have great influence over development, design, service delivery, and programming approaches. Pinnacle Prevention collaborates with partners to design, facilitate, evaluate, and carry out planning processes to uplift community voices in decision-making that impacts wellbeing.
Programming
The programs offered through Pinnacle Prevention support a complimentary approach to supporting wellbeing including Double Up Food Bucks Arizona, the Arizona Farmers Market Nutrition Program for families participating in WIC and seniors, Pots to Love, Seeds to Grow, Active Living and Built Environment initiative, our Trauma Informed Nutrition Systems initiative, and our coalition work with Arizona Food Systems Network.
Our Team
Adrienne Z. Udarbe, MS, RDN
Executive Director
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Persephonie Devereaux
Communications and Outreach Manager
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Kelley Villa
BA Farm to Fork Programs Director
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Kenneth Steel, MPH
Director of Healthy Communities Initiatives
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Jaclyn Chamberlain, MPH, RDN, CSP
Director of Community Engagement
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Ro Tamayo, BA.ED, ASM
Grocery Specialist
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Leo Lopez
Operations Support Specialist
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Liv Light, BS
Farmers Market Nutrition Program Manager
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Rachel Gomez-Acosta, MBA
Farm to Institution Partnerships Manager
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Parker Filer, MPS
Local Food Purchasing Program Manager
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Shelby Thompson, BA
Arizona Food Systems Network Coalition Coordinator
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Jessie Gruner, PhD, RDN
Director of Community Innovation
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Sara Sprague, MA
Double Up Food Bucks Specialist
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Programs
Explore our programs and initiatives:
Arizona Food Systems Network
Purchase Local Arizona
Double Up Food Bucks Arizona
Farmers Market Nutrition Program
Trauma-Informed Nutrition Initiative
Pots to Love
Seeds to Grow
Local Food Movers
RFSI Grant
Joyful Movement
Smart Growth Development
Policy Change