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Fellows alumni
2009-2010
 Fred Bahnson Fred Bahnson is a writer, permaculture gardener, and pioneer in church-supported agriculture. |
 Nicole Betancourt Nicole Betancourt, a New York-based, Emmy-award winning filmmaker, mobilizes urban parents to create a sustainable food system through childhood nutrition and education. |
 Alethia Carr Alethia Carr, Maternal and Child Health Director at the Michigan Department of Community Health, is working to address food deserts in cities like Detroit. |
 Debra Eschmeyer Debra Eschmeyer, food justice and school food maven, promotes access to healthy food for all. |
 Andy Fisher Andy Fisher, the Oregon-based director of the Community Food Security Coalition, focuses on bridging food security with federal programs. |
 Shalini Kantayya Shalini Kantayya, a Brooklyn-based film director, examines water access, nutrition and agricultural issues affecting present and future generations. |
 Erin MacDougall Erin MacDougall, of Washington's King County Public Health Department publicizes the impact of food policy on children's health. |
 Sean Sellers Sean Sellers, a founding member of the Alliance for Fair Food, is raising awareness on farmworkers' rights and promoting socially responsible purchasing by food corporations. |
 Elizabeth Ü Elizabeth Ü, founder of Finance for Food, promotes investment opportunities in healthy food systems. |
2008-2009
 Zoë Bradbury Zoë Bradbury is an Oregon-based organic farmer and journalist focused on beginning farmers and rural revitalization. |
 Patty Cantrell Patty Cantrell works on community-based economies and regional value chains in food systems as Regional Food Solutions LLC. |
 Roger Doiron Roger Doiron, founder of Kitchen Gardeners International, promotes local food systems and launched the successful campaign for a vegetable garden on the White House lawn. |
 Curt Ellis Curt Ellis, the founder and manager of Wicked Delicate Films, co-created the documentaries King Corn and Big River and works to support the next generation of farmers. |
 Jim Goodman Jim Goodman, a Wisconsin dairy and direct-market beef farmer, writes about sustainable farming, local food systems, and food sovereignty. |
 Alissa Hamilton Alissa Hamilton focuses on transparency in the food industry and is the author of Squeezed: What you don't know about Orange Juice. |
 Dr. Rose Hayden-Smith Dr. Rose Hayden-Smith is a food systems educator, U.S. historian, and writer for UC’s Agriculture and Natural Resources division where she promotes the modern victory garden movement. |
 Arnell Hinkle Arnell Hinkle is the Executive Director of the California Adolescent Nutrition and Fitness Program and works on increasing access to Good Food in low-income communities of color. |
 Andrea King Collier Andrea Collier, a freelance journalist in Michigan, focuses on food access in urban areas and other food-related health concerns for people of color. |
 Lisa Kivirist Lisa Kivirist, a Wisconsin innkeeper, farmer, and writer, promotes rural ecopreneuring opportunities and women in agriculture. |
 Eduardo Sanchez Eduardo Sanchez is Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas and focuses on obesity prevention and population-based health promotion. |
 Angela Tagtow Angie Tagtow is a registered dietitian and environmental nutrition consultant in Iowa and writes and speaks extensively on an ecological approach to food and health. |
 Bryant Terry Bryant Terry is an eco-chef, food justice activist, and author of Vegan Soul Kitchen. |
 Cynthia Torres Cynthia Torres, based in Boulder, Colorado, manages a local farmers market and promotes food democracy through local, regional and state food and agricultural policy. |
2007-2008
 Thomas Dobbs Dr. Thomas Dobbs, of Brookings, South Dakota, is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Economics at South Dakota State University (SDSU). |
 Anthony Flaccavento Anthony Flaccavento is an organic farmer near Abingdon, Virginia, in the heart of Appalachian Virginia. |
 Paul Greenberg Paul Greenberg is a writer living in New York City with extensive experience reporting on seafood and ocean issues. |
 Deborah Kane Deborah currently serves as Vice President of Food and Farms at Pacific Northwest-based Ecotrust. |
 Preston Maring Dr. Preston Maring is the Associate Physician-in-Chief at the Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Oakland. |
 David Mas Masumoto David Mas Masumoto is an organic peach, nectarine and grape farmer and author. |
 Lorraine Stuart Merrill Lorraine Stuart Merrill is a dairy farmer and writer specializing in agriculture, business and the environment. |
 Judith Weinraub A longtime print journalist, Judith became interested in the food system as a reporter at The Washington Post. |
 Aimee Witteman Aimee Witteman is Program Officer in the Environment Program at the McKnight Foundation in Minneapolis. |
2004-2006
 Wilbur Bullock, Jr. Wil Bullock is an avid advocate for food access in urban communities, committed to raising awareness about the importance of making healthy food choices among young people. |
 T. Susan Chang T. Susan Chang is a New England-based freelance writer specializing in food and agriculture. |
 Daniel Desmond Dan Desmond is an Advisor with the University of California Cooperative Extension and focuses on agricultural literacy. |
 Johanna Divine Johanna Divine is a freelance filmmaker, writer and development consultant. |
 Melinda Hemmelgarn Melinda is a registered dietitian and "investigative nutritionist" who leaves no stone unturned when connecting the dots between food, agriculture and health. |
 Anna Lappé Anna Lappé is a nationally recognized author and public speaker and co-founder of the Small Planet Fund. |
 Joshua Miner Josh Miner works to develop and promote policies and programs that create direct connections between growers and consumers. |
 Jennifer Wilkins Jennifer Wilkins directs the Cornell Farm to School Program, providing information and technical assistance to public schools, colleges and universities in the state of New York. |
2003-2005
 Curt Arens Curt Arens and his family own and operate Bow View Farm in Crofton, Nebraska. |
 Ann Cooper Chef Ann Cooper is a celebrated author, chef, educator, and enduring advocate for better food for all children. |
 Wylie Harris Wylie Harris and his family operate a cow-calf ranch as part of an extended five-generation family farm on native and improved pasture in Saint Jo, Texas. |
 Mary Hendrickson Mary Hendrickson is the co-director of the Food Circles Networking Project, an outreach program that links farmers and consumers together in a local food system. |
 Rose Koenig Rosalie Koenig operates a 17-acre organic farm in Florida, which was one of the first CSAs in the state. |
 Amanda Manning Amanda Dew Manning & Associates, Inc. is a communications and marketing firm specializing in food, nutrition, and health. |
 La Donna Redmond La Donna Redmond is the Senior Program Associate for Food Justice at the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy. |
 Jonathan Thomas Jonathan Thomas is a scholar, farmer and sustainable agriculture advocate from Pennsylvania. |
2002-2004
 Molly Anderson Molly Anderson is an independent consultant on science and policy for social justice, ecological integrity and community-serving food systems. |
 Jeremy Brown Presently the owner of the offshore albacore troller One And All, Jeremy Brown has worked the waters all over the Pacific Ocean. |
 Leon Crump Leon Crump assists farmers and landowners in the areas of economic development and social justice. |
 George DeVault DeVault and his wife, Melanie, own and operate a 20-acre certified organic farm in Emmaus, PA. |
 Loni Kemp Loni Kemp is a Policy Analyst at Kemp Consulting specializing in conservation programs, agriculture policy, whole farm planning, and water quality issues. |
 Winona LaDuke Winona LaDuke is the founding and current director of White Earth Land Recovery Project in White Earth, Minnesota. |
 Michelle Mascarenhas Michelle Mascarenhas is the coordinator of Rooted In Community (RIC), a national grassroots network that empowers young people to take leadership in their own communities. |
 Ricardo Salvador Ricardo Salvador of Ames, Iowa, is an expert in maize physiology with a special interest in the history and sustainability of human societies and their modes of subsistence. |
 Francis Thicke Francis Thicke owns and operates an organic grass-based dairy farm in Fairfield, Iowa. |
 Amy Trubek Amy Trubek focuses on the importance of the taste of place as a means of promoting and supporting place based foods and regional food systems. |
 Arlin Wasserman Arlin Wasserman leads Sodexo's efforts on sustainability and eco-efficiency, community development, health and wellness in North America. |
 Mark Winne Mark Winne is the former Executive Director of the Hartford Food System and currently writes, speaks, and consults extensively on community food system topics. |
2001-2003
Karen Anderson Karen Anderson, of Pennington, New Jersey, is executive director of the Northeast Organic Farming Association of New Jersey. |
Kari Bachman Kari Bachman, of Las Cruces, New Mexico, coordinates New Mexico's Ideas for Cooking and Nutrition Program. |
Claire Cummings Claire Cummings is a journalist specializing in stories about food and farming that illustrate the environmental, health and political implications of how we eat. |
 LaVon Griffieon LaVon Griffieon, of Ankeny, Iowa, is a farmer and an activist against urban sprawl. |
 Hal Hamilton Hal Hamilton founded and co-directs the global Sustainable Food Lab.
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 Keecha Harris Keecha Harris is president of Harris and Associates, a food systems and public health consulting firm based in Birmingham, Alabama. |
 Richard Levins Dr. Richard Levins, of St. Paul, Minnesota, is a Professor Emeritus with the Department of Applied Economics at the University of Minnesota. |
Gloria S. McCutcheon Gloria S. McCutcheon, of Charleston, South Carolina, is an associate professor in the Department of Entomology at Clemson University. |
 Anne Mosness Anne developed the "Go Wild Consumer Education Campaign" to provide information to the public about how to make health-enhancing and environmentally sound seafood decisions. |
 Denise O'Brien Denise O'Brien is a farmer and community organizer from Atlantic, Iowa. |
Kyle Vickers Kyle works with The Family Farm Opportunity Center on cooperative development projects including pork, beef, dairy products and others. |
Meet the Fellows
Jane Black
Jane Black is a food writer who covers food politics, trends and sustainability issues.Ideas in focus
Cultivating Leadership and Equity in the Food Movement
April 2013
The IATP Food and Community Fellows Program is coming to an end, but it's springtime for our work growing equity in the food system and cultivating diverse leadership in the movement.
