CORE TEAM
Representing over five decades of combined experience across government, academia, and the public and private sectors, our team defines the Consortium’s purpose and sets strategic priorities across activities, projects, initiatives, and opportunities.
DANE GOBEL
Co-Founder
ANGELA HERBLET
Operations & Initiatives
RALPH FRITSCHE
Strategy & Development
TOR BLOMQVIST
Architecture, Programs & Policy
ANNIE SHELTON
Science & Research
JACOB SCOCCIMERRA
Business Development
STEPHANIE WAN
Cross-sector Opportunities
NICHOLAS C. FIORENZA
Comms & CommunityCOUNCIL
Our multidisciplinary Council unites scientific, culinary, and astronaut experts to drive scalable, mission-ready, human-centered space food systems.
VICKIE KLOERIS
Past President Institute of Food Technologists, NASA
MICHELE PERCHONOK, Ph.D.
Former Human Research Program, Advanced Food Technology Project Manager, NASA
CHEF CHARISSE GREY
Director of R&D,
ThinkFoodGroup
FLAVIA FAYET-MOORE, Ph.D.
Chief Executive Officer,
FOODiQ GlobalADVISORS
Advisors are a curated group of experts who lead and contribute to working groups and committees, volunteering their time to drive outcomes in their areas of expertise.
SAM CHAPPLE-SOKOL
Senior Editorial Director, Jose Andres Media, Editorial Director,
World Central Kitchen
CHEF HECTOR CONTRERAS
R&D ChefJose Andres Group
JAC COTTEE
Space Health & Performance Researcher, Institute for Space Health & Performance
MADELYN MACROBBIE
Assistant Professor, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Michigan Technological UniversityPARTNERS
FOUNDATIONAL MEMBERS
The Deep Space Food Consortium is administered by the Methuselah Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and the allied partner of NASA’s Centennial Challenges Program
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