Tristan Kitch

RESILIENT FOODWAYS PROGRAM MANAGER

602-956-0909 ext. 37
tristan@localfirstaz.com

Passionate about resilient and localized food systems, Tristan enjoys connecting with small and Indigenous farmers across Arizona to facilitate business-to-business interactions, support markets for selling locally grown desert-adapted foods, and plan and execute food system-focused convenings.

Hometown:
Evansville, IN

What I Love Most About Arizona:
The wonderful relationships I have been able to build since moving here! As well as the beautiful landscapes.

Education/Training:
BA, Public Policy Studies, University of Chicago, 2019

Favorite Movie:
Moonlight

Favorite Book:
The Unbearable Lightness of Being

Favorite Local Business:
The Stand

Favorite Arizona Destination:
The Colorado River (anywhere along it!)

If I'm Not at the LFA Offices, You Can Find Me:
Piestewa Peak

Passions:
People, Food Sovereignty, Music, Singing, Comedy

Proudest Moment:
Some successful food sovereignty projects I have been able to take part in!

Favorite Quote:
Take the deep end and swim till you can stand, 'cause it'll make a difference in the end.

Mom/Dad Always Told Me To:
Find a job you like, and you'll never work a day in your life

Super Power of Choice:
Flight

Guilty Pleasure:
Survivor and other reality competition series

Childhood Ambition:
To make the world a better place