Ameesha Sampat, Food Project Organizing Director, is responsible developing and overseeing the Food Project's organizing and outreach strategies. She joined Public Justice's Washington, D.C. office in October of 2017.
Prior to joining Public Justice, Ameesha managed digital strategies at Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC, where she implemented campaigns around Advancing Justice | AAJC's political, grassroots, and legal advocacy work. Ameesha has extensive experience in digital advocacy and organizing within the immigrant and LGBTQ communities, as well as communities of color and progressive faith communities. Ameesha is also Vice Chair of the Board for Esperanza Education Fund, a volunteer-led organization that provides college scholarships and professional mentorship to local immigrant students regardless of national origin, ethnicity, or immigration status.