Jannie Susan Wolff, Founder Gallery Owner and Director - The Good News Foundation YES Gallery
Jannie Wolff is an actress, writer, designer, curator, and collaborative artist who has appeared on stage, film and television and has had her work published and produced by various organizations. She produces evenings of new theater, music and art, and also works in the areas of community and youth development, sustainability, holistic health and wellness, and towards alleviating the effects of food insecurity, hunger and homelessness. Her company The Good News Foundation connects communities through collaborations. Her project Love And Plenty addresses community health and economic concerns, bringing Artists, Designers and small business owners together with community residents for events to raise awareness, market goods and services, and help restaurants receive funding to hire and train staff and provide meals for people in need. Love & Plenty was accepted into the Food Systems Game Changers Lab and is part of Cohort 21 which presented the solution “Education = Power In Choice (EPIC): Empowering Communities Through Food System Education” at the UN Food Systems Summit 2021 and is currently developing a sustainable local program model that will be replicated globally. In August 2022 she opened the community art space YES Gallery in Hoboken where she serves as Gallery Director and Curator.