Hayden Dansky

In 2011 Hayden Dansky (EBio, Phil), along with Caleb Phillips (PhDCompSci’12) and Helen Katich (Geog’13) founded Boulder Food Rescue after studying food waste in Boulder County. Using bicycles the team gathers soon-to-expire foods from over 40 locations and delivers them to communities in need. Hayden continues to work there as executive director, helping ensure operations throughout the pandemic. Caleb is a research scientist at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and an assistant professor at CU. Helen is interim CEO of Fresh Food Connect, which helps prevent food waste through technology.