This coming year marks the 10th anniversary of the Center, and a full decade of collaborative efforts to embrace the power of our food systems through implementation of the Good Food Purchasing Program framework across the country. This milestone represents a time of pride, gratitude, and transition, as we celebrate two founding leaders of the Center for Good Food Purchasing, Paula Daniels and Ricardo Salvador, who are advancing to the next phases of their distinguished careers.

Paula’s latest endeavor, leading the Los Angeles County Office of Food Equity (LAC-OFE), represents a full-circle moment as she returns to Los Angeles to continue the work she began there as founder of the Los Angeles Food Policy Council, which developed then catalyzed the Good Food Purchasing Program and led to her becoming Co-Founder and Founding Chair of the Center.

As we look to the new year, we’re leading with courage and a steadfast commitment to promoting the health, equity, and wellbeing of our communities, our planet, and each other. We honor Paula and Ricardo’s legacies by building on the strong foundation they established — anchored in the unifying vision of Good Food — and carrying forward the wisdom they have shared with so many of us, as we move boldly into the future. Together.