Diane Hatz

Birthday: October 11, 1961 in Wilmington, Delaware, USA

Diane was founder, organizer and host of TEDxManhattan "Changing the Way We Eat" from 2011-2015, an annual event that brought together key leaders in the food and farming movement to discuss ...Show More

Diane was founder, organizer and host of TEDxManhattan "Changing the Way We Eat" from 2011-2015, an annual event that brought together key leaders in the food and farming movement to discuss problems, and solutions, with the U.S. food system. She is also organizer of the Change Food Fest. Talks from the events can be found online in the Change Food Video Library.Previously, Diane worked at the GRACE Communications Foundation for 12 years, where she founded and directed the hugely successful consumer education program Sustainable Table; was executive producer of The Meatrix movies, critically acclaimed, award-winning animated films on factory farming; and was the founder and director of the online sustainable food directory the Eat Well Guide.She has appeared in many publications and media outlets, including The New York Times, NPR, Grist, More Magazine, Fine Cooking and Vegetarian Times.Hatz has an MA in Creative Writing from Antioch University, a BS in Business Administration and Marketing from the University of Delaware, and a Minor in Philosophy. In her spare time, she can be found fostering rescue dogs and helping at rescue adoption events. Her claim to fame is having The Relay, her fanzine on The Who, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. Hide