Trisha Bautista Larson serves as the Program Manager at the National Farm to School Network where she focuses on program development and evaluation of farm to school initiatives and network building across the country, including U.S. Territories. Her passion for working in local food systems began as a nutrition educator at the University of Arizona Cooperative Extension through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – Education (SNAP-ED) initiative. She’s motivated to work across sectors in building resilient local food systems. Trisha is a systems thinker and is eager to address health challenges by collaborating with community members when it comes to implementing sustainable programmatic outcomes. Trisha completed her undergraduate studies in Health Education at San Francisco State University and her Master of Public Health at the University of Arizona in 2018. She enjoys traveling, trying new foods, and practicing yoga.