Community Spotlight: George and Gloriana Gund
"Farmers deserve to be treated just like anyone else and have proper conditions to sell what’s most important to anyone’s survival: clean and healthy food. The CFA will help leverage their status and hopefully the community will understand that we need farmers treated with dignity and respect. We need a farmer 3 times a day, 365 days a year."
This season, we proudly spotlight Gloriana Mejia-Gund and George Gund, whose dedication to the environment and commitment to ensuring universal access to nutritious food shines through their extensive involvement in regenerative agriculture.
Gloriana and George express their unwavering support for the Center for Food and Agriculture (CFA) with these inspiring words. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to Gloriana and George for their invaluable support and for their outstanding contributions to making a positive impact in our world.
Gloriana Mejia-Gund is a committed architect and conservation activist, born and raised in Costa Rica with 12 years of experience in the hospitality and coastal residential projects fields focused on sustainability and regeneration. Gloriana’s design philosophy is based on Passive Strategies, portrayed in projects ranging from small boutique hotels to celebrity private homes. True to her core deep ecologist and social wellness activism, Gloriana is a passionate advisor to non-profits in Costa Rica and the United States including the G. Frederick Gund Foundation, Electric Planet and OSA Conservation. Being a connector between cultures, she brings an empathetic vision to endeavors that range from construction, planning, investment, architectural design, local business administration, and management of local resources amongst others. Gloriana was recently the focus of One Tree Planted’s Small World Spotlight.
George Frederick Gund IV is the President of Gund Real Estate Group, trustee of the George Gund Foundation, and a native San Franciscan. Beyond his professional roles, George finds solace and purpose as a nature photographer, using his lens to bridge people with the roots of real food. Hailing from the Gund Family's legacy in the food industry, George is deeply invested in cultivating this connection.