Allie Mentzer, Board Member
(she/her/hers, ze/zir/zirs)
Senior Director of Advocacy and Sustainability, National Co+op Grocers (NCG)
Since 2013, Allie has worked for National Co+op Grocers (NCG) and now serves as Senior Director of Advocacy and Sustainability, reporting directly to the CEO. Prior to that, she was a cashier and produce buyer at a retail food co-op as well as at a conventional chain store for eight years, and still draws on her experience problem-solving with shoppers, local farmers and fellow grocery staff. She also worked for Sandy Fisher at Brookview Farm – one of Virginia’s first Certified Organic farms – where they raised grass-fed beef, organic market crops, cut flowers, organic eggs and hosted not only a weekly farmers market, but also the state’s largest compost pile. Her responsibilities include facilitating NCG’s efforts to build a more inclusive culture and improve racial equity, both internally and among NCG’s co-ops.