Ashley is a born and bred Bostonian. Since founding Lovin’ Spoonfuls in 2010, Ashley and her team have rescued and distributed more than 3 million pounds of fresh, healthy food into the social service stream. She has created unparalleled awareness for food rescue, with dedication to addressing the significant consequences of food waste.

In 2014, Ashley was recognized by The Boston Globe as a ‘Game Changer, and in Boston Magazine‘s ‘Power of Ideas’. She serves on the Boston Food Policy Council, and is one of Oxfam International’s Sisters of the Planet Ambassadors. A Fellow at The 2013 Nantucket Project, she’s also a member of TEDWomen, and a TEDx community speaker.

A New Hampshire native, Catherine grew up in a family that cooked, gardened, canned and tapped trees to make maple syrup, so you could say New England cuisine is in her blood.

After graduating from the University of New Hampshire in 2007, she moved to the Boston area to pursue a culinary certificate and MLA in gastronomy at Boston University. While working toward her degree Catherine fell in love with the Boston food scene, started a personal chef business, The Pocket Garden, and became a regular contributor to The Boston Globe food section.