Meet the Team

As the founder of Eat Club, Ruth Soroko offers the charity a range of personal skills. Her Masters degree in Food and Nutrition Policy from City University of London underpins the academic and research foundation of Eat Club. Her past experience with running her own design business has given her financial and project management skills as well as aiding her in giving Eat Club a unique visual identity

Liza is an AfN registered Nutritionist with a marketing background, and an interest in how our dietary choices and environment sit at the nexus of human, planetary and economic health. She’ll be getting more and more people to know about and support the incredible impact of Eat Club.

Driven by an interest in how food shapes physical and mental wellbeing, I joined Eat Club as a Programme Coordinator. During my Criminology degree, I studied the role of food in prisons and its potential in rehabilitation. At Eat Club, helping run cooking sessions shows me how learning to cook and eat well can empower young people. I also help coordinate with partners to plan courses and build new community relationships.

Hi I’m Dan and I’m a chef, gardener and food grower! I have loved working for eat club which can be both fun and challenging (in a great way!) I come from Leeds and also run a school allotment.

When not creating dishes at Alba inside Whitechapel Gallery, Jess dedicates her time to New Horizon’s Youth Centre. Together with the young chefs, she prepares global delicacies most Tuesdays, bringing joy and flavour to every meal.

I started washing dishes as a teenager in Cornwall where I grew up, since then I've lived in Bristol and London, working in a range of spots, casual and fine dining. I love the process of transforming basic ingredients into something more, and think it's something everyone should have the opportunity to enjoy.

Peter Fischer Brown is a corporate, marketing and brand strategist with over 30 years’ experience including senior roles at KPMG and Orange. He specialises in Team and Organisational Development for fast growth SMEs, and consults in the Circular Economy for Innoboost. He teaches MBA and Executive Education courses at ESADE Business School Barcelona. He is Chair of Eat Club, as well as Chair of Deal Music and Arts.

Carmen brings over 15 years of leadership experience specialising in growth and partnerships, executive advisory, and risk management. A holder of MBA from the London Business School and Fellowship with the Society of Actuaries, coupled with strategy advisory experiences at the Boston Consulting Group and Google, Carmen brings her acumen in growth and tech balancing with responsible finance, risk and governance.

Caroline is a public policy expert, who has been working in research and evaluation at the local, national and international level since 2014. She led on food and agriculture policy evaluation for Ipsos UK, before leaving to complete a PhD at the UK Food Systems Centre for Doctoral Training. Caroline is a Director of the Kentish Town Vegbox, and has experience as an organic grower.

If there’s one thing universally known about Mira, it’s her love for feeding people and sharing meals. Growing up in a Gujarati vegetarian household, food was a way to connect. Now, through Eat Club Org, she helps disadvantaged young Londoners experience the joy of cooking, eating, and community.

Part of Eat Club since 2021, she joined initially as a Young Leader, bringing a background in nutritional sciences along with a love of food, cooking, and community. Now coordinating the Young Leaders Programme, she draws on her experience in food activism to empower other young people to improve young Londoners' relationships with food.

Having moved to London from Pakistan, he was shaped by vibrant flavours that sparked a passion for food and its power to bring people together. As a dental student, he became interested in how food impacts both oral and overall health, and joining the Young Leaders Programme gave him a chance to connect with a diverse group, learn about the food system, and explore ways to encourage healthier eating.

He enjoys bringing people together and creating spaces where young people feel included and confident. Drawn to Eat Club's mix of community and creativity, he hopes to support sessions and help build a welcoming atmosphere.

Passionate about community wellbeing and using food to bring people together, with experience in youth leadership including the Welsh Youth Parliament. Having grown up between cultures, she's especially interested in the links between food, identity, and wellbeing.

A Nutrition student and keen baker, with cookies as her speciality. Passionate about gut health, she loves helping others feel confident in the kitchen.

Soon to be an AfN accredited associate nutritionist, with experience across health tech, sustainable nutrition, and social action. As Eat Club's Project Management Intern, she's building projects that develop young Londoners' food literacy while strengthening her own leadership skills.

Studying for a BSc in Nutrition, she's passionate about food's role in building community. Cooking has given her confidence and creativity, and she's keen to share that with others.

She enjoys bringing people together and creating spaces where young people feel included and confident. Drawn to Eat Club's mix of community and creativity, she hopes to support sessions and help build a welcoming atmosphere.

Working in the food industry since her teens, from food trucks to Chef de Partie, she's seen firsthand how valuable cooking skills are. Through Eat Club, she hopes to bridge the gap between food education and hospitality for young people.