Ederique Goudia, director, A Louisiana native, Ederique Goudia has been a resident of East Village since 2018 and a Michigan resident, chef, and food activist for over 20 years. Beyond her ability to create delicious and culturally significant food, she is committed to the health and sustainability of our local community and food system, both here in the Villages and beyond. This is evident through her recent work with Detroit Food Academy, a non-profit that teaches youth about culinary and food entrepreneurship, and Make Food Not Waste, a non-profit committed to keeping food out of landfills, slowing climate change, and creating lasting solutions to food waste. Throughout her long standing career in the hospitality industry, she has also been a fierce advocate for child nutrition, food waste, food insecurity, small business support, minimum wage increase and mental health support for hospitality workers. She is also a dedicated board member of Eastside Community Network, Make Food Not Waste, and a member of the Junior League of Detroit, and Slow Foods USA.