Amy Berkhoudt | Detroit Food Academy

Amy Berkhoudt

Co-Founder

Amy Berkhoudt is passionate about building innovative educational communities where kids and adults feel capable of changing their lives and the world. During her time as an high school ELA teacher in Detroit, she began exploring new educational opportunities for her students beyond the traditional classroom. She co-founded Detroit Food Academy in 2011, helping to guide, build, and run the foundation of the curricula and programmatic aspects of the organization.

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Meet the Team

Kelli Bartelotti Operations Coordinator
Jermond Booze Classroom Facilitator
Tiffany Brown Program Director
Daria Beavers Facilities Manager, DFA Alum
Mackenzie Cartwright Small Batch Junior Production Facilitator, DFA Alum
Diamond Dantzler Classroom Facilitator, Small Batch Kitchen Manager, DFA Alum
Ederique Goudia Program Manager
Shay Goudia Classroom Facilitator
Shawndrea Hollins Small Batch Production Facilitator, DFA Alum
Tiffiny Jones Classroom Facilitator
Shardaya Morse Small Batch Junior Production Facilitator, DFA Alum
Jen Rusciano Co-Founder, Executive Director
Jacob Schoenknecht Small Batch Director
Rob Streit Classroom Facilitator
Le’Genevieve Squires Classroom Facilitator
Julie Wainwright Operations Director
Noam Kimelman Co-Founder, Board President. Impact Hub Director, Fair Food Network.
Desire’ Vincent Board Member. Associate Director of Communications, American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan
David Tarver Board Member. Senior Counselor to the Provost for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Wayne State University; President, Urban Entrepreneurship Initiative
Brittany Rhodes Board Secretary. Director of Community Engagement, Belle Isle Conservancy
Jackie Victor Board Treasurer. Co-founder, Avalon International Breads
Advisory Board

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