Corporate Engagement

Pat McAuley
Team Team Member

Pat McAuley

Pat McAuley works with the Corporate Engagement team, serving as the primary contact for alternative protein entrepreneurs and startups. Areas of expertise: entrepreneurship, startups, fundraising, consumer brands, brand strategy

Aimee Pelletier
Team Team Member

Aimee Pelletier

Aimee Pelletier helps to ensure the effective operation and management of GFl's Corporate Engagement Department. Areas of expertise: nonprofit management and strategy, relationship building and collaboration, project management, operations, communications

Chelsea Hammersmith
Team Team Member

Chelsea Hammersmith

Chelsea Hammersmith develops industry narratives and deliverables with actionable insights to accelerate progress on alternative proteins. Areas of expertise: strategic communications, content development, storytelling

Jody Kirchner
Team Team Member

Jody Kirchner

Jody Kirchner leads GFI's market research and consumer insights function, providing actionable data to accelerate the alternative protein industry. Areas of expertise: consumer insights, market research & analysis, food industry, growth strategy, innovation

Abby Sewell
Team Team Member

Abby Sewell

Abby serves as GFI’s Corporate Engagement Manager, supporting food manufacturers and other food companies upstream to inspire and accelerate their shift toward alternative protein. Areas of expertise: CPG marketing, consumer insights, brand strategy, strategic partnerships, social impact

Taylor Leet-Otley
Team Team Member

Taylor Leet-Otley

Taylor Leet-Otley oversees GFI's consumer research, keeping the organization and the industry in touch with consumers' needs & beliefs in the fast-moving alternative protein category. Areas of Expertise: Consumer insights, market strategy, branding & marketing

Kimberly Taylor
Team Team Member

Kimberly Taylor

Kimberly assists the CE team by orchestrating the CE newsletter suite, databases, and industry-focused events and webinar series. Areas of Expertise: business operations, start-ups, plant-based retail & food service landscape, project management

Tessa Hale
Team Team Member

Tessa Hale

Tessa works to catalyze a shift to a more sustainable and just food system by overseeing the corporate engagement team’s direct engagement efforts and supporting strategy development and implementation. Areas of expertise: team building, strategic planning and implementation, fostering collaboration among diverse stakeholders, policy and systems change

Daniel Gertner
Team Team Member

Daniel Gertner

Daniel analyzes the alternative protein industry landscape and identifies gaps and opportunities in the sector. Areas of expertise: alternative protein market landscape, research and analysis, food and agricultural economics

Laura Clark
Team Expert

Laine Clark

Laine serves as Senior Corporate Engagement Manager, Innovation, helping to position GFI as a valuable resource for emerging and established alternative protein companies. Areas of expertise: entrepreneurship, fundraising, commercialization, strategic planning, team building, and market validation