Our Story
The Green Beetz Story
Green Beetz was founded in 2013 by Dr. Anna Chapman, a psychiatrist, Andrew Chapman, a restauranteur, and Tracey Kemble, an entertainment veteran.
Noticing the lack of healthy food options and nutrition education in Harlem, they decided to bridge their three domains of expertise in science, food, and media to bring Green Beetz to life and engage NYC tweens in historically underserved neighborhoods about the effects of food on our health, our community, and the environment.
Over the past ten years, the organization has grown in immeasurable ways from expansion to funding and partnerships, and adapting to the growing needs of educators.

Green Beetz Team
We’re creative, results-oriented individuals who are passionate about food as a means for social and environmental change.
Board Members
Advisory Board
Donnovan Andrews
Founder & CEO OVERTURE Global
Dr. Nicole Avena
Research neuroscientist, author and nutrition, diet and addiction expert
Michelle Byrd
Associate National Exectuive Director, Producers Guild of America
Nancy Easton
Executive Director, Wellness in the Schools
Mark Izeman
Senior Director, New York Regional, Healthy People & Thriving Communities Program, Natural Resources Defense Council
Pashon Murray
Executive Director, Detroit Dirt
Dr. Drew Ramsey
Psychiatrist, author, and farmer
Chloe Thompson
VP of Strategic Initiatives, Bombas
Marcel J. Van Ooyen
CEO and President, GrowNYC
Partners and Collaborators








Collaborators
Healthy food is a right, not a privilege.
We talk a lot about choice, but the truth is that for many, healthy food is not always accessible or affordable. That’s why we partner with—and put our name behind—like-minded organizations advocating for better food access and affordability and for more comprehensive school wellness policies:
Office of the Mayor NYC—Mayor Eric Adams is making Food Education a Priority