Dr. Dennis Derryck

Corbin Hill Food Project

Dennis Derryck is the Founder of Corbin Hill Food Project, a social enterprise with a mission of providing food to those who need it most. Its work is grounded in the values of sovereignty, racial equity, and sharing power. Corbin Hill’s impact continues to grow as its innovations are adopted as best practice by organizations like Grow NYC. Its flexible model now serves both low-income communities of color and middle-income communities.Dennis Derryck is a Professor Emeritus at the New School University where he was formerly a Professor of Professional Practice at the New School of International Affairs, Management and Urban Policy for the past 15 years. He views himself as a practitioner generating theory through practice, and his experiences span the nonprofit, public, and private sectors. He is the former Chair of WE ACT for Environmental Justice. Dennis earned his BS from Manhattan College in Mathematics and his MS and PhD from Fordham University in Education Administration and Supervision.