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Maria Balcazar Tellez Consulting

Strategic Management Services

Overview

Reimagining and redesigning systems to address food insecurity, homelessness, and climate change is my passion. I partner and collaborate with impact-driven teams dedicated to building the systems of tomorrow—systems guided by inclusivity, sustainability, and resilience principles. I love to partner with teams to tackle complex challenges. With 8+ years of experience, my unique background as an agricultural engineer, public policy professional, and student of philosophy supports me in thinking outside the box, asking questions, anticipating challenges, and developing integrated and sustainable solutions. I received an MPP from UC Berkeley, where I focused on food policy and advocated for food insecure and homeless students, and an MS from North Carolina State University, where I focused on understanding which national factors affect food security and environmental degradation.