The Team
meet the ladies behind Lettuce Eat!
Carlee Kelly
Principal + Product Strategist
Think business savvy entrepreneur meets nutrition science nerd — Carlee speaks bottom line and cold pressed oil all in the same sentence. With 12 years of industry experience, a masters degree in nutrition, and her love of whole food eating, Carlee utilizes her high-level project management skills to help her clients innovate and elevate their vision from conception to post-production.
Brenda Vest
Quality mANAGER + BIOCHEMIST
Brenda provides clients with hard scientific data backed by her 11 years of lab and quality experience. She is HACCP certified and professionally trained in organoleptic analysis. From the early stages of R&D all the way through post-production quality checks, Brenda provides invaluable insight for every aspect of our process together.
Danielle Brady
Project Manager
With a background in operations, project management and client services, Danielle helps to provide efficiency, organization and communication between all aspects of client projects.
Melissa S. Barber
RESEARCH SCIENTIST + R&D Specialist
As a Research Scientist, Melissa brings over a decade of expertise to our team. With an impressive research background working with leading institutions such as the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU), Melissa delivers vital, evidence-based nutrition research for our projects.
Sophia Malek
Product Strategy and Culinary R&D Chef
Sophia has used her Masters in Nutrition to help change the dialogue in the natural food community. Most recently, she has worked in leadership roles formulating new CPG products and worked in Learning and Development with company leaders to drive business strategy and organizational development in $200m+ companies. She takes deep pride in her ability to bring together business acumen, culinary science and strategic innovation to drive brands forward. innovation to drive brands forward.
Lake Oswego, Oregon
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