People
Healthy Waltham’s core team members are Judy Fallows, Project Director, Maria DiMaggio, Communications Manager/Project Coordinator, Leslie Glynn, Chef Consultant/Project Coordinator, and Nina Rogowsky, Garden Facilitator.
Judy Fallows, Director
Judy Fallows has worked at the intersection of the fields of education, biology, and health for over 30 years. Her career has included such positions as: science teacher for prekindergarten through grade 12 (not all at once), school technology coordinator and website manager, learning garden facilitator, Physician Assistant, and health education curriculum development consultant. Judy’s education includes two Bachelor’s degrees from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Life Science and Music, completion of the Physician Assistant Program at Hahnemann (now Drexel) University, and Master’s in Education from Harvard Graduate School of Education.
Maria DiMaggio, Project Coordinator
Maria DiMaggio is a Waltham resident with two children in the Waltham Public schools. An enthusiastic cook and community volunteer, she worked previously in Corporate Communications and Marketing in the financial services industry. Maria was a founding member of “I to I” Waltham, a cooperative playgroup and parent support group. Maria earned a B.A. from Wesleyan University (CT) with a major in German. She is also on the board of the Friends of the Waltham Public Library.
Leslie Glynn, Chef Consultant/Project Coordinator
Chef Leslie Glynn has worked for Healthy Waltham as both a Chef Instructor and Chef Consultant. As a HW collaborator, she has worked with the Waltham Family School and Waltham Fields Community Farm, and she is in her fourth year of running a very popular healthy cooking program called “Kitchen etc.” in the Waltham Public Schools after school programs at McDevitt and Kennedy Middle Schools. Leslie has recently become Mayor Jeannette McCarthy’s contact person for Waltham’s participation in “Let’s Move Cities and Towns,” part of Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” campaign to combat childhood obesity. Leslie collaborated with Waltham’s Food Service Department to develop a recipe for Waltham Butternut Squash Soup, which has been submitted to the Recipes for Healthy Kids Challenge, a nationwide recipe contest. A Waltham resident with two children in the Waltham Public Schools, Leslie has helped hundreds of kids (and adults) find new ways to prepare and enjoy healthy foods. Leslie has also been very active in the community regarding Food Allergy Awareness. Leslie has an Associates Degree in Culinary Arts from Newbury College and a B.S. in Journalism /Marketing from Suffolk University. She is also ServSafe certified.
Nina Rogowsky, Garden Facilitator
Nina Rogowsky has always sought roles as an educator, from teaching scuba diving in the British Virgin Islands to teaching four- and five-year-olds how to collect chicken eggs at the Natick Community Organic Farm. She became involved with Healthy Waltham through a community service work day planting gardens with residents at Prospect Hill Terrace. Initially hired as an intern, Nina was able to expand her role as the Garden Facilitator through a grant from the American Heart Association supporting school gardens as a means to increase students’ fruit and vegetable consumption and promote physical activity. She now oversees Healthy Waltham’s many gardens and helps coordinate gardening activities with the community. Nina graduated from Brandeis University in 2008 with Bachelor’s degrees in English and Fine Arts.
Upcoming Events
- Kids to Parks Day
on May 19 2012 09:00 AM more »
