Staff Members

Patrick Hudnut returned to the Hollywood Food Coalition in his current role as Program Coordinator in August 2020, having been the HoFoCo Summer Intern for the summer of 2019. He wears many hats for the organization and works primarily with the development, marketing, and leadership teams. If you have any questions about the Hollywood Food Coalition, he invites you to reach out to him at . A native of Los Angeles, Patrick is a graduate of Kenyon College, where he studied philosophy and played on the men’s tennis team.

Matilde Riva, born and raised in Southern California to a Mexican mother and Argentinian father, has embraced the polarized beauty and the pioneering spirit of her parents. Her passion for the kitchen has led her to some of LA’s top restaurants including Bestia where she worked and learned the art of pastry.

That fast paced environment has been the groundwork for her current role at The Hollywood Food Coalition where she is responsible for making delicious meals with the various donations they receive from all around the city. From deep pockets to empty ones, the one thing we as humans can agree upon is nobody should be denied a warm meal.

Erin Lovelace is an actor and works as the Kitchen Night Supervisor at Hollywood Food Coalition. Erin’s job works directly with the volunteers greeting and instructing them on the tasks of the day,  serving clients nightly meals and resources, kitchen cleaning duties. and food donation intake. Before Working for the Coalition Erin worked in the restaurant industry as a bartender and server. She performed weekly on the Chicago stages of iO and other theatres around the city.

Marike started volunteering at the Hollywood Food Coalition in August 2020 and recently started working as a kitchen assistant, helping with meal preparation and nightly services. Marike is currently studying sports nutrition at UCLA extension and used to be a flight attendant based in Montreal, Canada.

Joe Coffey has worked in and out of restaurants for years.  Originally from Boston, he’s lived in Los Angeles 8 years now and calls it home.  He is grateful for the opportunity to work with some of the best people he’s met at HFC.  He believes the empathy and sincerity shown towards the clients is outstanding and he’s grateful for this HFC community.

Bryan has been working with startups since he was old enough to move a lawn mower around his neighborhood. From his early days of convincing adults to trust him with their lawn care to his work in production, fantasy sports, and nonprofits, his work has always reflected a passion for building and growing operations. He’s grateful for the opportunity to bring that same focus to The Community Exchange and The Hollywood Food Coalition, the best 34-year-old startup around. The most exciting part of his work is helping to centralize, organize, and grow food rescue efforts across LA County and create equitable solutions for all Angelenos.

Maria spent nine years in the warehouse industry, before HoFoCo. Ensuring product moves down the pipeline in an accurate and efficient manner. This is the same experience she contributes to the Exchange Program.

Maria is  thrilled to be working for an established non-profit that has touched so many lives. “ It has always been a goal of mine to do something bigger than myself.  I believe that in our purest form, we all just want to be understood and cared for.  It is important to understand why we do the work we do to further improve the wellbeing of the marginalized communities we serve, taking our work from transactional to transformational.”