Our Team

Steven’s role at Nurture Life focuses on operations, finance and human resources. Steven is an accomplished executive with 30 years of operating experience in the technology industry. He has held senior executive roles at both startup and public companies including i2 Technologies, a supply chain management software company where he played a significant role in its revenue growth from $50 million to $1.2 billion resulting in a market capitalization of greater than $40 billion at its peak. Prior to co-founding Nurture Life, Steven was CEO of Marketron Broadcast Solutions, one of the largest software companies in the media industry. Steven attended the State University of New York at Oswego. Steven’s love for fresh, wholesome food began at an early age when he spent summers helping his grandmother tend to her vegetable garden. Steven is the proud father of five.

Jennifer is a lifelong foodie and mother of two little boys whose passion for helping families through childhood nutrition led her to start Nurture Life. As she works towards setting a new standard for the kids food industry, Jennifer focuses on new product development and innovation, customer experience and strategy. Prior to Nurture Life, Jennifer spent 17 years in marketing and product development in the technology industry, most recently as vice president of marketing at a high-growth, cloud platform startup. She previously ran marketing at a media software company and cleantech company. Jennifer holds a B.S. in Economics and MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

As Chief Marketing Officer, Frank is building Nurture Life into the leading brand in better for you kids food and driving breakthrough growth. Prior to Nurture Life, Frank worked as Vice President and Head of Marketing for The Spice House. Prior to this, Frank was a Brand Manager at Tyson Foods leading their Jimmy Dean Delights and Hillshire Snacking brands and Buyer of Infant and Toddler Toys at Target Corporation. Frank holds a Bachelor of Arts from Northwestern University and a Masters of Business Administration from the Kellogg School of Management.

As Chief Financial Officer, Lee manages all aspects of finance and accounting. Lee has extensive financial and operational experience in both large multinational public and private companies, primarily in manufacturing businesses. Lee started his career in public accounting at Coopers and Lybrand (now PwC) and has held senior finance and accounting roles at Caterpillar, where he was the CFO for its Manufacturing Logistics segment, RR Donnelley where he was the VP of Finance overseeing its $1.2B variable print business and OSI Group, a private, multi-billion food manufacturer, where he was a VP of Finance and CAO. Lee received a B.S. in Accounting and International Business from Susquehanna University and a CPA from the Pennsylvania Board of Accountancy. Lee is married with two daughters.

As a Research and Development Chef at Nurture Life, Imaide is in charge of developing nutritionally dense, culturally diverse meals for babies, toddlers and kids. Her goal is to create delicious meals that balance protein, veggies and complex carbs in dishes that celebrate flavors and ingredients that might not otherwise be introduced into the home. She loves the challenge of making veggies more kid-friendly, especially when she finds a way to showcase them at the forefront of a meal. With a Bachelor’s degree in culinary nutrition and a concentration in clinical dietetics, Imaide brings a balance of culinary expertise and nutrition knowledge. In her previous position as Executive Chef and Food Service Director at a childcare center, she was in charge of feeding children from 6 months to 6 years old. This allowed her to gain a strong understanding of what flavors, textures and ingredients kids love. Imaide’s passion for food is rooted in its power to bring people together—food lets children learn about diversity and how what we eat can help us accept each other’s differences.

Liz is a Registered and Licensed Dietitian with a foundation in culinary nutrition, a strong background in food allergy management, and a passion for engaging kids positively around healthy food. Liz collaborates with the Nurture Life culinary, research & development, and marketing teams to ensure menus are nutritionally appropriate and correctly portioned for every age and stage of a child’s development as well as providing pediatric nutrition guidance to Nurture Life customers. Liz has been practicing dietetics since 2014 after receiving her B.S. from Michigan State University and M.S. and dietetic internship from Loyola University Chicago. In her previous position as the nutrition manager of a healthy kids cooking school, she gained valuable experience introducing kids to new foods early and often and continued to feed kids of all ages in her role as director of dietetics for a local school foodservice company. Liz loves to garden, and enjoys using the food she grows to get creative in her kitchen at home.