CORE TEAM

Representing over 5 decades of combined experience across government, academia, and public and private sectors this team defines the purpose and goals of the Consortium and determines the strategic priorities related to activities, project, initiatives and opportunities.

DANE GOBEL

Co-Founder

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ANGELA HERBLET

Operations & Initiatives

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RALPH FRITSCHE

Strategy & Development

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TOR BLOMQVIST

Food Systems Architecture, Programs & Policy

linkedin.com/in/tor-blomqvist/

ANNIE SHELTON

Science & Research

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JACOB SCOCCIMERRA

Business Development

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STEPHANIE WAN

Cross-sector Opportunities

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NICHOLAS C. FIORENZA

Comms & Community

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COUNCIL

The Council is comprised of experts, innovators and thought-leaders who provide strategic guidance and insight to strengthen the impacts and outcomes of the Consortium’s efforts to ensure opportunities, projects and initiatives are able to scale, integrate and remain mission-relevant. The expertise of the Council Members is focused in three areas:

Science & Technology

High-level thought leaders and subject matter experts from government, industry, and academia who establish and apply shared standards and criteria to guide the collaborative development and testing of future space food systems for analog, demonstration, and space-to-Earth deployment.

Culinary Arts & Hospitality

Chefs and culinary innovators who bring human-centered perspectives to space food by advancing new ideas, technologies, and global influences that shape the future of food for space and Earth.

Astronauts & End-Users

Government, commercial, and analog astronauts who provide operator perspectives to inform space food systems R&D, translating mission experience into human-centered, feasible designs that support health, performance, and well-being.

VICKIE KLOERIS

 Past President Institute of Food Technologists, NASA

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MICHELE PERCHONOK, Ph.D.

Former Human Research Program, Advanced Food Technology Project Manager, NASA

linkedin.com/in/michele-perchonok

CHEF CHARISSE GREY

Director of R&D at ThinkFoodGroup

linkedin.com/in/ck-dickens-01/

FLAVIA FAYET-MOORE, Ph.D.

Chief Executive Officer, FOODiQ Global

linkedin.com/in/drflav/

ADVISORS

Our Advisors are part of a curated community of professionals, researchers, and innovators who have expertise to guide, lead and contribute to specific working groups and projects in their areas of interest and expertise. Advisors volunteer their time to be the “boots on the ground” drivers of outcomes from working groups and committees.

SAM CHAPPLE-SOKOL

Senior Editorial Director, Jose Andres Media, Editorial Director, 
World Central Kitchen

linkedin.com/in/sam-chapple-sokol

CHEF HECTOR CONTRERAS

Research & Development Chef
Jose Andres Group

linkedin.com/in/hector-contreras

JAC COTTEE

Space Health & Performance Researcher, Institute for Space Health & Performance

linkedin.com/in/jacinda-jac-cottee

MADELYN MACROBBIE

Assistant Professor, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Michigan Technological University

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PARTNERS

METHUSELAH FOUNDATION

mfoundation.org

MONOLITH SPACE

monolithspace.com

THE DANDY GROUP

thedandygroup.com

CHALLENGE WORKS
by NESTA

challengeworks.org

FOUNDATIONAL MEMBERS

THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY

osu.edu

AXIOM SPACE

axiomspace.com