Malnutrition Matters works through a global network of partners, contractors, consultants, and volunteers who are trained and equipped to implement practical nutrition solutions in communities around the world. The organization’s model focuses on empowering local entrepreneurs to run replicable, community-led nutrition enterprises—creating change meal by meal, entrepreneur by entrepreneur, and community by community.
Erick Ndenga - Executive Director
At the center of this work is a lean leadership team led by Erick Ndenga, Executive Director, based in Kenya. With more than 15 years of experience in public health and program management, Erick has dedicated his career to advancing community-driven health initiatives across East Africa. His leadership focuses on building partnerships, supporting local entrepreneurs, and strengthening nutrition-focused enterprises that can sustainably address malnutrition. Under his guidance, Malnutrition Matters continues to deepen local ownership of solutions while driving measurable progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals.
Supporting Erick is a diverse and highly experienced global board of directors whose expertise spans food technology, agriculture, entrepreneurship, nutrition science, and global food systems.
Hart Jansson - Board President
Hart Jansson is the co-founder and former executive lead of Malnutrition Matters in Canada. He brings more than 25 years of experience in telecommunications and more than 18 years in nonprofit leadership. He has been instrumental in advancing soy-based nutrition programs across Asia and Africa and now supports the organization’s continued expansion through African-led initiatives.
Peter Akomo - Board Director
Peter Akomo is also based in Kenya and brings more than 20 years of experience in food technology and product development. His career has focused on designing food factories, leading donor-funded nutrition initiatives, and developing innovative ready-to-use foods that help address malnutrition in resource-constrained settings.
Ariana Constant - Board Director
Ariana Constant is executive director of Community Agri-Business in the United Kingdom. She contributes more than 15 years of experience in international agriculture and rural development. Her work centers on building agribusiness partnerships, supporting farmer-focused initiatives, and strengthening agricultural ecosystems across Africa through policy engagement, finance, and sustainable production systems.
Betelhem Lakew - Board Director
Betelhem Lakew is an MSc-trained nutritionist and food scientist based in Ethiopia and founder of LeHem Nutrition Counseling. She contributes deep expertise in maternal and child nutrition. She has led ventures focused on nutrition counseling and food product innovation designed specifically for African markets.
Dawn Moncrief - Board Treasurer
Dawn Moncrief is the founder and president of A Well‑Fed World in the United States. With more than 25 years of experience in global food security and 20 years in diet‑related climate advocacy, she leads initiatives advancing personal, public, and planetary health for current and future generations by advocating and facilitating plant‑based food and farming systems.
Fabio Rappenecker - Board Director
Fabio Rappenecker is founder of TenX Foods in Kenya. He brings more than a decade of experience in social entrepreneurship and business development. His work focuses on building nutrition-focused ventures and advancing sustainable food and technology solutions that connect African markets to global opportunities.
Taylor Quinn - Board Director
Taylor Quinn is founder and executive director of Tailored Food in Canada and the United States. He brings more than a decade of experience developing food system innovations across over 20 countries. His work focuses on building coalitions that advance the goal of Zero Hunger by 2030 through female-led entrepreneurship, local food production, and multi-sector partnerships.
Together, this leadership team brings decades of combined experience and a shared commitment to transforming food systems through locally led, entrepreneur-driven nutrition solutions that create lasting impact across communities.