Meet Ralph Loglisci

Director of Communications and Public Outreach

As the Director of Communications and Public Outreach, Ralph hopes to use his public health communications and journalism background to further Wholesome Wave's mission of bridging the gaps between local agriculture and underserved communities.  Ralph spent the last several years as the Project Director for the Johns Hopkins Healthy Monday Project based at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health's Center for a Livable Future (CLF). Among his many duties there, Ralph helped translate scientific findings surrounding the complicated intersections between food systems and public health to the general public. It was at the Center that Ralph was able to hone his food policy communications skills serving as an advisor to both CLF and the national Monday Campaigns. In addition to his advisory roles, he has written about issues ranging from food politics to obesity and health behavior change. Ralph has worn many hats over the years. Before joining the Center for a Livable Future, Ralph served as the communications director for the Pew Commission on Industrial Farm Animal Production and the Berman Institute of Bioethics. Before that Ralph spent almost 15 years as an Emmy Award-winning broadcast journalist.

Q: What food smell brings you instantly back to childhood?
A: I have to admit the smell of chocolate cake makes me homesick. While growing up my grandmother made her special chocolate cake just once a year - on my birthday.

Q: What is your first food memory?
A: As with many, the holidays always seemed to be focused around food in my family. I think my first food memory is helping my mom prepare Thanksgiving Dinner.

Q: If I came to your house for supper tonight, what would you make me?
A: I'd probably whip up something simple, such as vegetarian chili with corn bread and spinach salad.

Q: What is your perfect idea of happiness?
A: I think the happiest people never worry about being perfect.

Q: What is your greatest fear?
A: Fear itself.

Q: What historical figure do you most identify with?
A: I don't know if I identify with any historical figures, however, I have great respect and admiration for great men and women who questioned the status quo and whose ideas eventually changed our views of the world, such as Copernicus, Newton, Jefferson, Darwin, Einstein, Gandhi, Parks, and King.

Q: Who are your heroes in real life?
A: My greatest hero in life is my grandfather who taught me that everyone deserves respect.

Q: What do you consider your greatest achievement?
A: Ask me again in a couple of decades.

Q: What is your most treasured possession?
A: My most treasured possessions only have sentimental value.

Q: What is your motto?
A: I never met a person I didn't like.