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Jenna Bensko

M.S., Food Science and Human Nutrition
Current Position: Research and Curriculum Project Manager at UC Boulder, for the Renee Crown Wellness Institute
Jenna is passionate about building a more sustainable and just food system. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Nutritional Science from Cornell University, where she also spent a semester studying food security in Ecuador, Malawi, and Italy. After graduating, Jenna spent a year and a half working as a nutritionist at an HIV resource center in Boston. Moving forward, she is interested in exploring the role that nutrition/diet can play in supporting a sustainable food system, specifically in the restaurant industry. Jenna also enjoys trail running in the Colorado mountain ranges and races for the local women’s team, Front Range Elite. Outside of running she likes leisure reading with a good cup of coffee.