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Market Umbrella’s Board of Directors is writing to share an important announcement. In the month to come we will be transitioning our organizational leadership; Cordelia Heaney, Market Umbrella’s current Executive Director, will be transitioning out of her role at the end of February, and Angelina Harrison, longstanding Director of Markets, is assuming the role of Interim Executive Director for the organization.
Cordelia will be joining Findlay Market in Cincinnati, Ohio as their new President & CEO. Cordelia shared that “it has been an honor to serve in this role, and I have learned a great deal from the staff, vendors, partners and board of Market Umbrella. I am proud of the work I accomplished at Market Umbrella, and the growth in staff size, programs and financial resources the organization has experienced during my tenure. I know that the organization is in good hands with Angelina as Interim Executive Director and that Market Umbrella will continue to serve as a small business incubator, as a champion for Southeast Louisiana foodways and food culture, and as a leader in food access programs to ensure more people in our state have access to fresh, local food. I know that I will bring everything I have been fortunate to learn at Market Umbrella to this new role at Findlay Market, and I am excited to continue to work with another respected public market and explore ways we can collaborate in the future.”
“We are sad to see Cordelia leave and grateful for her leadership at Market Umbrella, " says Elisa Muñoz, Chair of the Board. “The organization has grown under her care and our loss is Findlay Market’s gain. The Board of Directors has complete confidence in Angelina’s ability to lead the organization during this time of transition. Her history within the organization and her deep ties in the food system and community have proven invaluable and I look forward to seeing her leadership grow in this interim role. The markets and programming we all love will continue under Market Umbrella’s capable staff.”
Angelina Harrison has been the Director of Markets for Market Umbrella since 2016, overseeing market operation and strategic growth through many challenges, including the tumult of the COVID pandemic and Hurricane Ida recovery. She’s been working in local food systems in New Orleans for over a decade, and is deeply entrenched in the food production, access and support ecosystem in Southeast Louisiana. “I have the utmost confidence in the very capable Market Umbrella staff, and look forward to leading this chapter in the organization’s long history as a regional leader in farmers markets and nutrition incentive programs.” says Angelina.
Thank you to our shoppers, funders and partners for your ongoing support of Market Umbrella and the Crescent City Farmers Market. We know that a strong local food system is nothing without all of you. We look forward to continuing to grow together.
Sincerely,
Elisa Muñoz, Market Umbrella Board President
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