Vivian Poonsopin was born and raised in North Hollywood climbing trees, digging holes, and getting stuck in each. She went to college for a bachelor’s in animation, later again for computer graphics but eventually fell into event production. During her time working at festivals, she saw firsthand the piles of waste left behind and the impact on the environment, and something inside her shifted. It was serendipity that she was riding her bike down the same street as the Food Forward office and saw the van parked on the street. She looked Food Forward up online and from then knew she had to be part of it. When not roaming around the offices she can be found watching cartoons, playing video games, or tending to random animals and plants in her life.