Meet NAAFA's New Volunteer Coordinator

 
 

Image description: A headshot of Kristen Foos.

 

For over 50 years, volunteers have made the work NAAFA does possible. We are thrilled to announce our new Volunteer Coordinator, Kristen Foos (she/her). You’ll soon see her featured on our IG Live series, Tamra Talks, but in the meantime, here’s a bit about Kristen:

Kristen Foos is currently pursuing her PhD in the Literature for Children and Young Adults program at The Ohio State University. Her research focuses on critical theories, counternarratives, and fat studies in education. Kristen finds joy in exploring the potential of books as sites for imagining fat liberation and in understanding how stories can create connections within the fat community. She leads a book club for fat educators, facilitating discussions on the significance of fat representation in literature and the implementation of fat pedagogies in classroom settings. Her current favorite read is Big by Vashti Harrison. In her leisure time, Kristen loves cozy video games and writing!

We know Kristen is going to do amazing things with NAAFA’s volunteer program – do you want to be a part of the action? Sign up to volunteer and Kristen will reach out to you with more information.


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Tigress Osborn

Tigress Osborn is the Community Outreach Director and Board Chair Elect (Board Chair position to begin January 1, 2021) Tigress joined the NAAFA Board of Directors in 2015 and became Director of Community Outreach in 2017. She is the founder of Full Figure Entertainment in Oakland, CA and co-founder, with activist/blogger Nicholet Deschine Parkhurst of Redstreak Girl, of PHX Fat Force in Phoenix, AZ. Her professional background as a youth advocate, diversity educator, and equity and inclusion consultant informs the fat liberation activism she has engaged in since 2008.

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