Julia Tedesco

Julia Tedesco is the president and CEO of Foodlink, a nonprofit dedicated to ending hunger and building healthier communities in the Greater Rochester/Finger Lakes region of New York. Over the past 15 years, she has led the organization’s evolution from one of the country’s oldest food banks, to an innovative food resource center and public health organization focused on addressing the root causes of food insecurity, including chronic poverty and systemic racism. Julia is a lifelong resident of Rochester, and lives in the Charlotte neighborhood with her husband and three children.