2024
5/19/2024
Jonny Zackman ’11 is a mover and shaker with an ever present passion for supporting community through fostering meaningful connections, creating scalable programs, and being a mentor for local youth and peers.
In 2023, he co-founded Roundtable with local chef Tracy Chang to convene top chefs, entrepreneurs, industry leaders, and community organizers for food driven events that center on a specific social justice cause. As a part of his love of food and education, he launched a pilot program with the Moses Youth Center to educate youth on cooking skills and grocery budgeting, gaining exposure to job opportunities in the food industry, and empowering youth to express their culture through food. With a recent appointment to the Board of Directors of Project Restore Us, he will lead a new initiative to pair the mission of the culinary program with that of Project Restore US; “Restoring food security to Greater Boston with accessible, culturally appropriate, affordable groceries.”
After experiencing the death of his dad, Michael, in 2017, Jonny honors him through their shared love of camp. As a regional advisor and volunteer for Experience Camps, Jonny spreads the mission of ExCamps around the Northeast throughout the year and spends 1 week each summer in rural PA, transforming the lives of grieving children through mentorship, shared experience, and most importantly, fun.
He is a Senior Product Manager at PlatformQ Health, a digital health company focused on empowering patients and providers to further clinical outcomes through education.
In his free time, you will find him cycling, writing (kid’s book coming soon!), and continuing his search for the best fish tacos in the Boston area.
