About Us
That’s us — Lissy and Adam.
We are the founders of The Cookbook Project, and we are thrilled to answer any inquiries that you have!
Lissy (aka Alissa) is a Food Education Scholar and Certified Health and Wellness Counselor from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. She is an avid vegan chef and foodie, with a background in environmental sustainability.
Adam is an Educator both in and out of the classroom. He loves working with students of all ages, with a focus on experiential education. While he truly enjoys the classroom, he thrives on developing and implementing leadership and community development-oriented programs for his students.
Between the two of us we have over two decades of travel experience and over 60 countries visited! We founded The Cookbook Project to help people connect with food – by participating in workshops, becoming trained as local leaders, or experiencing cultural exchange, we can all become closer to our food and the role that food plays in our own health, the local economy, and our global environment.
Meet The Board of Directors —
Brad Mckenna – With a Master’s Degree from NYU’s School of Non-Profit Management and an impressive roster of experience working for a variety of Non-Profit Organizations both domestically and abroad, Brad brings vital strategic development skills and pragmatic management experience to our new organization! He has a big heart, and an even bigger stomach (for eating, that is…)!
Dianna Hahn – With a dynamic background in experiential education and inter-cultural immersion coupled with her role as Director of the US Chapter for Clowns Without Borders, Dianna brings her love of education, creativity, and culture alongside her valuable skills of organizational development and planning to CBP. We are thankful to have her exuberant smile and tireless character present on our Board.
Leah Boch – After working and traveling all around the world as an experiential educator Leah now serves the amazing experiential education community of The Chewonki School in Maine as the Director of Admissions. She brings countless years of program development and leadership programming to CBP. Leah is a huge advocate for locally sourced whole foods and a dedicated consumer of hummus.
Maggie Klousia – With a background in Environment and Agricluture and a lover of culinary delights, Maggie Brings her experience working for the UN FAO and the Chicago Council on Global Affairs’ Global Agricultural Development Initiative to the table. She is a self-taught chef from way back when, and is just as comfortable making homemade hot sauce as she is with conducting research. Lucky, CBP loves hot sauce –
Michael Kuczinsyki – A foodie inspired by the bold flavors of his university’s hometown of New Orleans, Mike brings his experience as an accountant, LLM, and practicing attorney in Non-Profit compliance law to the table in order to help CBP grow and thrive. He is a superstar in the kitchen and at the office!