Curt Ellis

About Curt Ellis

Curt Ellis is an entrepreneur, filmmaker and parent working to reimagine food as a daily source of health, joy, and agency in the lives of kids. Curt is the co-founder and CEO of FoodCorps, a national nonprofit that reaches more than students a year with its food education and school nutrition programs. Prior to starting FoodCorps, Curt helped reframe public debate around the Farm Bill with his Peabody-winning documentary, King Corn. A graduate of Yale and a frequent public speaker and source to journalists, Curt has been recognized as a DRK Fellow, a Claneil Emerging Leader, a Kellogg Food and Community Fellow, a New Profit Social Entrepreneur, and an Emerson Collective Dial Fellow. He is a recipient of the Heinz Award, Pearl Award, and GQ Leader Award, and serves on the steering committee of Voices for National Service and the boards of Springboard Collaborative and GreenWave. Curt and his family live on a farm in rural Vermont. The views I express on LinkedIn are my own.

Experience

1. Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer

   Foodcorps

   Nov 2010 — Present · New York, NY, US

   Co-Founder and CEO of FoodCorps, a justice organization that partners with schools and communities to nourish kids\' health, education, and sense of belonging.

Education

• Yale University

  B.A., History

  1998 — 2002

Skills

• Research
• Editing
• Sustainability
• Public Policy
• Agriculture
• Community Organizing
• Program Development
• Philanthropy
• Policy Analysis
• Program Evaluation
• Event Planning
• Environmental Education
• Public Speaking
• Policy
• Public Relations
• Grants
• Community Outreach
• Community Development
• Social Entrepreneurship
• International Development
• Capacity Building
• Grant Writing
• Youth Development
• Politics
• Fundraising
• Community Engagement
• Board Development
• Qualitative Research
• Non-Profits
• Economic Development
• Nonprofits
• Volunteer Management
• Teaching