We nourish dreams, transform lives and empower communities through food, education, and community initiatives.
Our Programs
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School & Community Gardens
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Culinary Programs
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Scholarships
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Mentorship
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Career Advancement
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Schools K-12
Who We Serve
Communities
Educators
Food & Agriculture
Charlie Trotter
“If you go around the kitchen and ask my employees what they want to be doing in three to five years, most of them, if they are being honest, will tell you that they don’t want to be working for me. They want to have their own place. And I think that’s great.”
— Charlie Trotter
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Our Team
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Paula Houde
Director of Community Partnerships & Operations
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Derrek Miller
Executive Director
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Sarah Perkins
Marketing Lead
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Amanda Stuckey
Strategic Advisor
Our Board Members
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Robert Houde
President, Robert Houde Wines
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Marilyn Jackson
Vice President, Muhammad Ali Center
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Jason Girardin
Treasurer, Wintrust Commercial Banking
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Anne Hinkamp
Secretary, The Trotter Family Foundation
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Chef D’Andre Carter
Soul & Smoke
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Chef Maneet Chauhan
Morph Hospitality, Food Network
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Janie Brooks Heuck
Brooks Wine
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Sharon Morgan
Catalyst Schools, Kehrein Center for the Arts, Austin Coming Together
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Jayne Portnoy
JP Consulting
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Anne Rashford
Museum of Science and Industry
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Kim Shambrook
Amazon
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Paul Vitagliano
Pony Up Productions, Ombrello Agency
Our Supporters
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STATS & FACTS
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Nourish & Flourish Blog
The Trotter Project Aims to Change Lives, Uplift Communities Through Food
NBC 5 Chicago “Making a Difference” April 18, with LeeAnn TrotterThe Trotter Project's upcoming Off the Clock Fundraiser on May 4 will help feed more dreams and build more futures.
Chef Maneet Chauhan Joins Board of Directors of The Trotter Project
We are thrilled to welcome our longtime friend and supporter to our Board of Directors - the award-winning chef, restaurateur, author, and television personality, Maneet Chauhan.
Janie Brooks Heuck of Brooks Wine Joins as Trotter Project Board Member
We are beyond thrilled to welcome our friend and newest collaborator to the Board of Directors, Janie Brooks Heuck, Managing Director of Brooks Wine.
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