ALBA Welcomes New Board Members and Staff
Shantha Susman Joins ALBA Board
Shantha Susman
ALBA is thrilled to welcome Shantha Susman, an accomplished writer, editor, and communications professional, to its Board of Governors. As the granddaughter of Bill Susman, one of ALBA’s founders, Shantha is quite familiar with our work. In recent years, she has been a leader in organizing the grandchildren of the vets. Alongside her family, Shantha contributed a moving video paying tribute to her grandfather, which was included in the 18-minute film A Grand Tribute (viewable on ALBA’s YouTube channel). She also played an active role in the well-attended tribute to the vets’ grandchildren, this past December, and has been a member of the Watt Essay Prize committee. Shantha holds a BA from Cornell and an MFA from the University of Minnesota.
Marion Nestle Joins Honorary Board
Marion Nestle
ALBA’s Honorary Board welcomes Marion Nestle, a widely published molecular biologist, nutritionist, and public health advocate, as well as Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health Emerita at New York University. Prof. Nestle presented last year’s Susman Lecture, titled Memoir of a Red Diaper Baby.
ALBA/Open Horizon Fellowship
The newest addition to ALBA’s office staff is Jordan Watkins, a lawyer and activist who most recently worked in international transitional justice, specifically focused on arts and memorialization. Jordan holds a Juris Doctor from New England Law (Boston) with a concentration in International Law. For ALBA, she’ll work on development and communications. This one-year position has been generously funded by Open Horizon, a Virginia-based nonprofit that collaborates with nonprofit partners to co-create opportunities to advance racial and social justice through organizational support in the areas of Economic Justice, Education Justice, and Health Justice.
