Biography

Stella Totino (she/her/hers) is the Innovative Content Manager for the Semel Healthy Campus Initiatives Center at UCLA. She manages the media and communications for the Semel HCI Center and supervises a team of student employees who help tell the Center’s story. Stella has a MA in Food Studies from NYU, where she studied the intersection of the international political economy and food systems, with a focus on agricultural subsidies and US-China trade. She also has a background in food writing for sites like Food & Wine, the Strategist, and Food52, as well as a history in pastry including owning her own donut company, Rabyt Donuts.

Stella is a storyteller, dedicated to communicating about health, wellbeing, and joy. In her free time, she is telling stories as she cooks an elaborate dinner, jumping in the Pacific at sunset, or hiking the Santa Monica Mountains with her dog, Lady.