About Diana Gregory

 

An innovative and creative visionary, Diana Gregory founded the Diana Gregory Outreach Services Foundation and Gregory’s Fresh Market (GFM) in 2009. GFM serves seniors in the Greater Phoenix area in two distinct ways. First, it is one of only a handful of companies that deliver fresh fruits and vegetables directly to senior independent and affordable living complexes, making it easy for seniors to shop. Second, GFM includes education to increase senior awareness about and understanding of making healthy food choices.

Gregory was selected as the inaugural awardee of the 2017 Experience Matters Encore Impact Award. The award recognizes an inspiring encore career role model, age 50+, who is addressing and impacting a critical social need in Maricopa County. 

Gregory exemplifies encore leadership as she launched both organizations after a 30 year successful and pioneering sales and marketing career with Anheuser-Busch. Using her knowledge, skills, and expertise from the corporate world, she launched the 501(c)3 to positively impact the lives of older adults and veterans. To date, Gregory’s Fresh Market has served more than 50,000 older adults and veterans with fresh produce at more than 60 locations throughout Maricopa County. The mobile market delivers fresh produce to older adults and veterans by “setting up shop” on site where they live—making it easy for them to access affordable fruits and vegetables.

Gregory’s Fresh Market also provides education to its clients about the value and health impact of food choices. “Older adults and veterans often live with limited funds, forcing them to choose between necessary medicines and healthy foods—this is a choice I don’t want them to have to make,” said Gregory. “Since retiring from Anheuser-Busch, my daily mission is to enrich the lives of seniors and veterans in our community.”

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Diana is a special friend to all of us in Phoenix!!! We love her and thankful for ALL she does for the SENIORS and VETERANS!!!!  Supplying fresh fruits and vegetables is a GODSENT for many of us!!!  Many are homebound and can’t get to a store. Thank you, Diana and God bless you!!! May your NEW YEAR be very blessed!!!!!
Barbara Cobb

Awards Her tireless work on behalf of seniors has also been acknowledged by the following awards and recognition

  • 2022 Arizona 48 Most Intriguing Women
  • 2022 Holy Trinity Community AME Church Service Award
  • 2021 Love Images Organization Outstanding Community Service
  • 2021 Sun Valley Chapter Jack and Jill of America, Inc. Community Impact Award
  • 2021 Exemplary Community Response Award from LICS/Phoenix
  • 2022 Phenomenal Women of 2022
  • 2021 Women of Achievement Award
  • 2020 Public Allies Supervisor Award
  • 2019 Living History Award
  • 2018 HeroZona Community Hero Award
  • 2017 Phoenix Metropolitan Chapter, National Coalition of 100 Black Women Strategic Alliance Legend Award 
  • 2017 Experience Matters Encore Award
  • 2017 YWCA Advocacy Award
  • 2017 Sonoran Living ABC15 Arizona Extraordinary Women of Color
  • 2016 Arizona State University Pioneer Award given by the Black History Committee
  • 2015 Empty Plate Project, given by Nat’l Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice
  • 2015 Community Collaboration Award, given by Empowerment Systems
  • 2015 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Living the Dream Award given by City of Phoenix and OIC
  • 2013 Diversity Champion Recognition, given by Phoenix Business Journal
  • 2013 Small Business of the Year Award given by Arizona Black Chamber of Commerce