Cissie Bonini, MPA

EatSF is headed by Cissie Bonini, who is a tireless anti-poverty advocate and has been in non-profit leadership positions for more than two decades. She has established numerous deep and well-respected relationships across the network of public, private, and governmental organizations committed to addressing the needs of and serving the most vulnerable in the community. Prior to EatSF, Cissie served as the Director of Programs at St. Anthony Foundation, a large multi-service agency serving San Francisco’s most impoverished citizens. She has extensive experience in program development, evaluation, strategy, multi-sector collaboration, marketing and fundraising. Ms. Bonini established the Tenderloin Technology Lab, is a founding member of the Tenderloin Hunger Taskforce, a participating member of the San Francisco Food Security Task Force, and is committed to finding innovating ways to reduce food insecurity and improve healthy food access for vulnerable populations. Cissie has a BA in Sociology from Hamilton College and obtained her MPA from the University of Southern California.