At Whole Foods Market Foundation, we know that collective impact requires partnerships and collaboration. Our community partners bring deep local knowledge and innovative solutions. Whole Foods Market Team Members contribute their passion and generosity. Like-minded brands amplify our reach. And together, we're building pathways to health and prosperity that touch millions of lives across 81 countries. This is the power of collective action in service of a shared mission: to nourish people and the planet.

2025 has been a year of growth and learning. Both personally as a first year Executive Director and as a team in our second year as a unified foundation, I'm energized by how our integrated approach is creating new possibilities for the communities we serve. The consolidation of Whole Cities, Whole Kids and Whole Planet has allowed us to think more holistically about the challenges people face around food access, nutrition and financial inclusion and the interconnected solutions that can address them.

This year, we also marked a significant milestone: our 20th Anniversary! Over the last two decades, we've supported over a million smallholder farmers and entrepreneurs with economic opportunities, assisted hundreds of community organizations expand healthy fresh food access, and helped transform millions of children's relationship with food and nutrition. This year, we've witnessed the power of our unified approach to create deeper, more meaningful change through partnerships.

As we move forward, community connection remains at the heart of our work. The team is energized by the opportunities ahead to collaborate with Team Members, community partners, and generous brands. Together, we are creating pathways for innovative approaches that help smallholder farmers prosper, advance children's nutrition, and foster thriving community health. I am deeply proud of our team and honored to lead such a remarkable group of passionate, intelligent, caring, and driven changemakers.