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food systems development,and non-profit management. She is Program Director of School Food FOCUS, a national collaborative that leverages the knowledge and procurement power of large school districts to make school meals across the country more healthful, regionally sourced and sustainably produced. FOCUS aims to transform food systemsto support students’ academic achievement and lifelong health, while directly benefiting farmers, regional economies, and the environment. Before serving as Executive Director of the National Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture, Kathy directed Just Food, the New York City-based non-profit organization she founded in 1995. Prior to that she coordinated outreach and education for the New York and Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Groups (SAWGs) and engaged in multi-sector citizen advocacy at the United Nations. In addition to food justice work, Kathy’s passions include singing in the a cappella jazz quartet Polka Dots & Moonbeams, tending her perennial flower gardens, practicing holistic psychotherapy and teaching Mandarin Chinese.

health consulting firm based in Alabama. She works with corporate, philanthropic and advocacy organizations on resource management, communications, strategic planning and cultural competence issues. Dr. Harris is a former National Spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association and an American Marshall Memorial Fellow of the German Marshall Fund. She is an alumnus of Iowa State University and the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She has held teaching appointments at the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the School of Public Health and in the Journalism School at the University of Missouri. She has been recognized as Young Dietitian of the Year for the American Dietetic Association and received the Helen LeBaron Hilton Award from Iowa State University. She serves on the advisory board for Girls Inc.’s Body + Mind initiative and other national committees focused on wellness. Dr. Harris was recognized by the Birmingham Business Journal as one of its 2010 Top 40 Under 40. She was a member of the 2001-2003 class of Food and Society Fellows.

Management at the Department of Entomology at The Ohio State University, where he works with scientists in many disciplines devoted to simultaneous ecological, economic and social improvements in agricultural ecosystems. His work generally takes a holistic approach to creating knowledge and positive change in several interrelated areas: watersheds, the science and practice of protecting water quality by farmers and their neighbors; food systems, particularly as a means of creating more connections between farms and neighboring communities and building local economies; and energy, both in terms of farm energy efficiency and conservation and sustainable energy production.

Graddick noticed the inequalities that exist in local food systems and related economic opportunities. Kelvin's family is a lifetime member of the West Georgia Farmers Cooperative, founded around 1968. It's a community member-based cooperative with a goal of bringing African Americans and low income whites together under a cooperative structure to grow and sell fruits and vegetables. WGFC thrived for almost 30 years under the leadership of Kelvin's family, but participation has dwindled in recent years. Through news articles, church discussions, and community events, Kelvin and others have revived interest in the WGFC food system work. Kelvin intends to manage the co-op in a manner that will build a sustainable food system, promote healthy living, and build cultural and economic knowledge. Kelvin will use the princicples of economic, cultural, and ecological cooperation to prepare people to take advantage of expanded opportunities in food production and distribution. He is a member of the 2011-2013 class of IATP Food and Community Fellows.

mothers of color, author of The Mocha Manual™ series of books and founder ofwww.MochaManual.com, a daily parenting and lifestyle destination and blog for African American moms and moms-to-be. Her life’s mission is to help women become powerful parents and to live a life of endless possibilities. She is also a fiercely committed and highly respected advocate in the fight to reduce the high infant mortality and maternal mortality rates and increase the breastfeeding rates in the African American community. In addition to her popular blog on MochaManual.com, Kimberly blogs about the African American parenting experience for MomLogic.com, Babycenter.com, is a regular commentator for Essence.com and is the multicultural moms channel leader for LiftetimeMoms.com. She also serves as editorial director of the Black Maternal Health Project of Women’s eNews, a project of the Kellogg Foundation and is an advisory board member of the Bravado Breastfeeding Information Council. Her first book, The Mocha Manual to a Fabulous Pregnancy (Amistad/HarperCollins) a hip, funny and informative pregnancy guidebook for women of color put her on the map as a pregnancy and parenting expert with real-deal insights. The book was nominated for an NAACP Image Award and later turned into The Mocha Manual to a Fabulous Pregnancy DVD, available at Walmart.com. A divorced mom of 10-year-old Kayla and six-year-old Michael-Jaden, Kimberly left her successful 15-year career as an award winning journalist to transform her life and launch her own business. he had a vision to create a multi-media brand for the underserved market of women of color and even on the brink of single motherhood, she just couldn’t find a good enough answer to the “Why Not?” question that kept circling in her head. Since then, she launched a “mocha-flavored” maternity and new Dad tee shirt line sold at www.MochaManual.com and expanded her book series, writing The Mocha Manual to Turning Your Passion into Profit—How to Find & Grow Your Side Hustle in Any Economy (Amistad/HarperCollins) and then The Mocha Manual to Military Life—A Savvy Guide for Wives, Girlfriends and Female Service Members, both released in 2009. Kimberly and The Mocha Manual™ brand have been featured on various national and local media outlets including CNN, the Tom Joyner Morning Show, Fox News, U.S. News & World Report, Essence, Black Enterprise, Pregnancy and various web outlets, including Celebrity Baby Blog and The New York Times. A card-toting native of Queens, New York and graduate of New York University and Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, Kimberly most recently served as a senior editor at Essence magazine. Her previous positions include serving as a staff writer for Fortune magazine, a business columnist for the New York Post, and as a business writer for The Times of London. She is a member of the 2011-2013 class of IATP Food and Community Fellows.

and cattle. Upon graduating from the University of Missouri, Kyle returned to the farm and spent the following 20 years farming the land. By the age of 27, Kyle had become involved in politics by serving as Chairman of the Missouri Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service Committee. In 1993, he was appointed Deputy Director of the Missouri Department of Agriculture and served for eight years. As Deputy Director, Kyle served as a flood relief coordinator and had the primary responsibility for planning and start-up of Missouri's Agriculture Innovation Center and building the partnerships required to form the statewide Ag Innovation Network. Kyle is returning to farming and is also working with The Family Farm Opportunity Center on cooperative development projects including pork, beef, dairy products and others. Kyle helped organize the Missouri Farmers Union as a progressive alternative to traditional farm organizations. The Farmers Union is a strong advocate for family farms and is working to build relationships with consumers and those concerned about fairness and responsibility in the food system. He was a member of the 2001-2003 class of Food and Society Fellows.

get Chicago Public Schools to evaluate junk food, launched urban agriculture projects, started a community grocery store and worked on federal farm policy to expand access to healthy food in low-income communities. Redmond is a frequently invited speaker and occasional radio host. In 2009, Redmond was one of 25 citizen and business leaders named a Responsibility Pioneer by Time Magazine. In 2007, she was awarded a Green For All Fellowship. LaDonna attended Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio. She was a member of the 2003-2005 class of Food and Society Fellows.

authored and illustrated two children’s books on agriculture, and worked as an Ag-in-the-classroom project volunteer for 15 years. LaVon has hosted over 13,000 visitors on field trips to her family farm, which lies contiguous to the city of Ankeny. She is a member of the social justice committee for her church, a 4-H leader, and has served as secretary of the board of the Wallace House Foundation, and as an assistant soil and water commissioner for Polk County. LaVon was instrumental in the formation of 1000 Friends of Iowa, holding the initial meeting in her century farm home, out of concern for the world-class soil, which was being bulldozed to create subdivisions nearby. In 1990, she won the grand prize at the National County Farm Bureau program exchange for Ag-in-the-classroom. LaVon won the Iowa Farm-City Award in 1993, and in 1995 was runner-up for the Farm Journal Spokesperson of the year Award. In 2000, LaVon and her husband, Craig, won the Wallace’s Farmer Master Farmer Award, and she was the recipient of the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation’s Hagie Heritage Award. She was a member of the 2002-2004 class of Food and Society Fellows, and has traveled to Cuba and several countries in Europe researching sustainable agriculture and has presented at several national conventions.

In this role, she participates in the development of programming priorities, reviews and recommends proposals for funding, manages and monitors a portfolio of active grants, and designs and implements national grants initiatives and multi-year projects. Specifically, Ms. Doctor helps guide Foundation programming in Food, Health and Well Being and in its home state of Michigan. Previously, Ms. Doctor was deputy director for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Allies Against Asthma Program housed at the University of Michigan School of Public Health. She also directed the Division of Prevention at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, where she provided leadership for statewide health promotion and prevention programs and interagency initiatives. She has worked in substance abuse prevention including managing a national training and technical assistance system supported by the federal Center for Substance Abuse Prevention. Ms. Doctor has had leadership roles in several professional associations including the Prevention Network and the Association of State and Territorial Health Promotion Directors, and is a member of the American Public Health Association and the Society of Public Health Education. Ms. Doctor received her Masters degree in public health from Boston University School of Public Health. She received her Bachelor of Science in social work from the University of Cincinnati, College of Community Services.