Gabriella DiGiovanni

As Head Food Pantry Coordinator and a founding member of SSF, Gabriella leads national donation distribution, oversees relationships with partner food pantries, and drives program expansion into new regions. Her lived experience growing up with multiple food allergies and undergoing oral immunotherapy informs her deep commitment to supporting food-insecure individuals who must also manage strict dietary restrictions, an often overlooked population in traditional food systems.

Gabriella works to ensure that SSF’s pantry partners receive consistent, medically appropriate foods tailored to the needs of their communities. Outside of SSF, she is a trainee member of the Vermont Cancer Center and conducts research in a pharmacology lab specializing in anaplastic thyroid cancer. Across her roles, Gabriella is dedicated to improving the intersection of community health, nutritional access, and equitable support for families managing food allergies.