Pod Operations Manager
Kera completed both her Bachelors of Science in dietetics and dietetic internship at Iowa State University to become a Registered Dietitian. She is passionate about educating children and adults about the benefits of a whole food, plant-based lifestyle. Kera began working for PlantPure Communities in January 2018 as a Regional Manager to help support group leaders in the PPC Pod Network, and was promoted to Pod Operations Manager in January 2019.
Community Engagement Coordinator
Heather Patrick is excited to bring her years of grassroots organizing and nonprofit experience, and passion for food and climate justice to the PPC team. Heather holds a B.A. in Social and Cultural Anthropology from Connecticut College, a certificate in Permaculture Design from Spiralseed, and a certificate in Plant-Based Nutrition from eCornell. She spent several years post-graduation traveling the world, participating in and studying sustainable organic farming practices throughout rural Africa, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, and Central and South America. Heather is Co-Founder of Wild Earth Farm and Sanctuary, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit farmed animal sanctuary and vegan sustainable living education farm, which offers viable solutions to the climate crisis. Heather supports PlantPure Communities Pods across the globe in their efforts to affect change, and strengthen community efforts surrounding whole food, plant-based education.
Program Coordinator
Heather Borders joins PlantPure Communities in 2022 as the Program Coordinator for the Moving Medicine Forward Initiative. She joins Dr. Michael Klaper in the effort to educate medical students, physicians, and other health care providers on disease reversal through plant-based nutrition and lifestyle medicine. A core part of Heather’s role is to get plant-based nutrition education incorporated into medical school curricula across the country.
Prior to joining the Moving Medicine Forward initiative, Heather was the founder of Kailo Nutrition and spent six years as a private practice registered dietitian and culinary coach. Heather graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics from the University of North Florida. She also has an MBA and Masters of Mechanical Engineering from Rice University and a Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering from Auburn University. Heather loves the Florida heat, is fascinated with space travel, and lives in Jacksonville, Florida with her custom woodworker husband, Lee.
