Angela Berry

Angela, a member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, is a passionate environmental justice, public health, and Indigenous rights advocate whose work has centered on advancing health equity and food sovereignty in California. As an epidemiologist with over a decade of experience in nonprofit management, Angela is dedicated to using data to develop organizations that are responsive to, and reflective of, the needs of the communities they serve and empower. She has collaborated with Tribes throughout California to develop culturally relevant educational materials and trainings regarding legacy mining toxins and the safe consumption of traditional foods, as well as advised state agencies on the development of outreach materials and fish advisory signage.

As an educator, Angela has taught math and science at the community college level and many hundreds of students at Gregory Gardens Elementary, where she served as Garden Educator in her previous role with Growing Healthy Kids. Angela enjoys teaching children about the reciprocal relationship between humans and plants, and hopes to foster a deeper connection to the land within them. As Head of Programs, Angela draws on her experience as an educator to ensure Growing Healthy Kids’ programs connect students to outdoor science and nutrition education. In doing so, she aims to support the whole student, their community, and the educational goals of Growing Healthy Kids’ school site partners.

The daughter of a scientist and educator, Angela was born and raised in the SF Bay Area and attended local public schools from elementary school in Richmond Unified School District to college at UC Berkeley. She is deeply familiar with, and embedded in, the communities that Growing Healthy Kids serves. Angela and her family live in Concord, CA and enjoy attending evening farmer’s markets, volunteer workdays at the Granjita Pacifica, and biking and hiking all of the wonderful trails and open spaces in Contra Costa County.