Anan Xola Lololi is the Executive Director of the Black Food Sovereignty Alliance. He is a Food Policy Fellow in the School of Public Policy and Democratic Innovation (“SPPDI”) at the Faculty of Arts at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU). He is one of the founders and former Executive Director of AfriCan FoodBasket (1995-2021), a position he held for 26 years, promoting Black Food Sovereignty and Food Justice in Toronto, North America, and the Caribbean.

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Anan has a master’s degree in environmental studies from York University, a diploma in business administration from Centennial College, and an Honorary Bachelor of Commerce (Culinary Management) degree from George Brown College Centre for Hospitality and Culinary Arts. Anan is also a Research Associate at the TMU Centre for Studies in Food Security and a Senior Advisor for the Atlanta Black Food Sovereignty Collective. 

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He was a member of the City of Toronto Food Policy Council, a Board member of the Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario, and a former food policy consultant of the Detroit Black Food Sovereignty Network.

Lesa Medhin is a respected strategist, grant writer, and facilitator with nearly 20 years of experience supporting nonprofits and grassroots organizations, and initiatives across Canada and Jamaica. She specializes in grant and proposal development, good governance, strategic leadership, and organizational development helping to equip teams with the tools to strengthen accountability, grow impact, and lead change rooted in equity and sustainability.

Lesa has delivered public trainings through provincial and local platforms and continues to support capacity-building for organizations working to drive systemic change in areas like racial justice, youth and community development, and food sovereignty. She holds a Law Clerk diploma from Centennial College and a Business Administration diploma from the Toronto School of Business, grounding her work in both legal literacy and practical, administrative expertise.

Roushelle Reign is the Outreach Coordinator at Black Food Sovereignty Alliance.