Helen Burgess
Chair of the Board
What do you do outside of FEAST professionally?
Managing Director of Pocket Power and business mentor
How/why did you get involved in FEAST?
I am a nutritionist with a deeply held belief that good quality food is the foundation of health and happiness. I ran a business for 6 years with a mission to connect children to the amazing power of real food, and before that worked on homelessness policy and tackling social exclusion, so FEAST is a pretty perfect match! I'm so grateful I found FEAST at a time when they were advertising for Board members – it is an incredible charity and it’s an honour to contribute to it.
Anything FEAST is doing that you are particularly passionate about?
I love that we are so much more than just a meal – from tackling loneliness and social barriers through community dining, to empowering service users with skills and knowledge to help them climb the food ladder, I love everything we are achieving!
Hobbies and interests outside of work?
Being mum to my 10 year old son, yoga, cooking, growing our own food on our allotment, cold water swimming, walking in nature.