Alba Velasquez leads the Los Angeles Food Policy Council (LAFPC) as its executive director. She joined LAFPC in 2017 and has worked to expand the impact of its Healthy Markets LA program. Prior to her work at the Council, Velasquez managed initiatives at the National Health Foundation and contributed to urban agriculture research at UCLA. She holds a master’s degree in urban regional planning from UCLA, and her expertise is grounded in her personal experiences as a Salvadoran refugee and community advocate.
