Meet NAAFA's New Volunteer Coordinator

Written By Tigress Osborn
 
 

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

Prior to being appointed the first Executive Director of NAAFA in over two decades, Tigress served as Board Chair and Director of Community Outreach. As leader of the most diverse board in NAAFA’s 54-year history, Tigress championed an intersectional approach to fighting anti-fatness through education, advocacy, and support. Her work with NAAFA has been featured in USA Today, Huffington Post, and Newsweek, and heard on BBC AntiSocial and ABC News. Tigress also hosts and produces the NAAFA Webinar Series, which features a wide variety of activists, scholars, and artists from fat community. Tigress founded Full Figure Entertainment in 2008 in Oakland, CA, and co-founded the PHX Fat Force in AZ in 2019. Tigress is a Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) consultant and educator whose clients have ranged from major tech companies to small non-profits. She is a two-time women's college graduate with a BA in Black Studies from Smith College and an MFA in Creative Writing from Mills College. Follow Tigress @iofthetigress on your favorite social media.

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