About KK&P: Our Mission
ABOUT
KK&P inspires, provokes and generates food systems innovation.
We specialize in translating big ideas into tactical operations. Our process is personal, and our results are driven by success metrics established for each project. Because our approach is people-centered, each project and work plan is customized; and because we apply a unique combination of analytic, strategic, and operational approaches to every problem, so is each solution.
THE TEAM

Our diverse team of thinkers and practitioners apply tried-and-true methodologies and practical experience to each challenge and opportunity, whether the context is a philanthropic organization, a community college, a global food distributor, or a children’s museum. We navigate complex stakeholder environments, ask nuanced questions, predict challenges, “translate” between food system players and, along the way, build trust that enables collaborative problem-solving and productive partnerships.

Karen Karp
Karen Karp
President

Karen Karp is an enlightened entrepreneur and respected consultant with over 25 years of experience. Since founding Karen Karp & Partners in 1990, she has led the organization to become the nation’s leading problem-solver for food-related enterprises, programs and policies.

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Shayna Cohen
Shayna Cohen
Senior Consultant

With more than 15 years of experience developing food systems solutions, Shayna’s work for KK&P focuses on the intersection of local food procurement strategies and vibrant, healthy regional economies. Prior to joining KK&P, Shayna launched several CSAs and worked in journalism and publishing.

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Asia Pasko
Asia Pasko
Finance Manager

Joanna (Asia) Pasko is responsible for all accounting functions for KK&P. Her previous and present experience includes accounting and finance work for small business owners on the North Fork of Long Island. Asia holds a BS/MBA in accounting from Long Island University C.W. Post Campus.

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Dick Batten
Dick Batten
Vice President

Dick Batten is a senior human resources executive who leads KK&P’s Good People division. During his 20-year career at Polaroid, he spearheaded global initiatives to align diverse people, functions and regions with changing business circumstances.

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Ben Kerrick
Ben Kerrick
Senior Consultant

Ben’s work at KK&P includes food system mapping, program and event design, and research and analysis. Before earning his master’s degrees in environmental science and city & regional planning from The Ohio State University, Ben worked for Lower Manhattan Cultural Council.

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Maxwell Bernstein
Maxwell Bernstein
Staff Consultant
Max brings nearly a decade of experience in the food industry to KK&P. He spent eight years as a cook, bread baker, and business operations manager at independently-owned restaurants and bakeries in both Seattle and New York before going back to school, earning his Master’s degree in Urban Planning at the Robert F. Wagner School of Public Service at NYU in 2020. MORE >
EXPERTS
We regularly partner with a number of individuals and organizations
that bring specific expertise to the needs of our clients and their projects.

Andrew Almeter
Partner and Creative Director
Brand Coast

Hakan Andersson
CEO
Establish, Inc.

Mitch Baranowski
Creative Director, Brand Marketer, Entrepreneur 

David Bowen
President
Bowen & Company

Hugh Boyd
Architect

Joe Dack
Transportation Logistics Project Manager
HDR

Kei Hayashi
Owner
BJH Advisors, LLC

Teresa M. Lynch
Principal

Mass Economics

Kristin Madden
Vice President
Bowen & Company

Lisa Nagle
Principal
Elan Planning, Design & Landscape Architecture

Ted Spitzer
President
Market Ventures, Inc.

CONTACT

New York City Office
(currently closed)

Long Island Office
1400 Lighthouse Road
PO Box 515
Southold, NY 11971
T: 631.765.9406
F: 212.260.6041
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