Deb (she/her) is a Latinx immigrant and settler, originally from El Salvador. She moved to Tkaronto/Toronto in 2011 from the territory of the Deshkaan Ziibing known as London, ON, to study Anthropology and International Development Studies at York University. She is passionate about food justice and wants to address the issues of food insecurity and inequality & racism in our food systems. She is also interested in the relationship between food and identity, and believes in the importance of amplifying Black, Indigenous, and other marginalized voices when talking about issues related to food systems. She currently works as a Communications professional and hopes to use her skills to support the TYFPC’s goals for 2021-2022. In her free time, Deb loves drawing cute illustrations, baking, playing guitar, and listening to nerdy podcasts.
