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the Pacific Northwest. Through political action and public outreach, she brings attention to threats to wild fish habitat, the value of coastal communities, and similarities between family fishing businesses and small family farms on land. Mosness developed the "Go Wild Campaign" to educate consumers, media and policy makers about impacts of marine feedlots and how to make health-enhancing and environmentally sound seafood decisions. She was also a member of the 2001-2003 Food and Society Policy Fellows.

and more equitable inner city communities through solutions shaped by the history, knowledge and cultures of those diverse communities. With a background in the environmental justice movement, Brahm has, for the last ten years, focused his work on creating meaningful change and innovation to critical facets of the food system that directly impact low-income urban communities. In 2003, Brahm co-founded People’s Grocery, a nonprofit organization that has attracted local and national attention for its effort to transform inner city food systems. Seeking to create new solutions to creating access to fresh food in “food desert” communities, People’s Grocery launched the nation’s first Mobile Market - a traveling food store that sold healthy foods at affordable prices. In 2010, Brahm founded People’s Community Market (PCM) to develop a food retail store that provides programs, tools and settings for engaging residents in improving their health. Brahm has a B.A. in Sociology from the University of California and a M.B.A. in Sustainable Management from the Presidio Graduate School. He is a member of the 2011-2013 class of IATP Food and Community Fellows. Brahm was born is Tehran, Iran and grew up in Los Angeles, CA. He now lives in Oakland, CA, with his wife.

journalist. She writes about the environmental, political, and cultural implications of food and farming. She produces, hosts, and reports for public radio, had a popular weekly show on KPFA-FM in Berkeley called "Eater's Digest." She lived and farmed in Vietnam and California, served in the USDA's office of General Counsel for four years and worked with traditional native communities for over 20 years. She was a member of the 2001-2003 class of Food and Society Policy Fellows. Claire's book "Uncertain Peril: genetic engineering and the future of seeds" won the 2009 American Book Award, and the Mary Klinger award for outstanding book from the Society for Economic Botany.

County. She works with the Boulder County Farmers' Market as the manager of the Longmont Farmers' Market and co-organizes the farmers market Inclusiveness Committee, identifying ways to make the market more accessible for under-served communities. She was also a member of the 2008-2009 class of Food and Society Fellows.

Extension. He currently works in El Dorado County, set in the foothills of the Sierras and bordering the rapidly growing Sacramento metropolitan area. Dan's focus is on agricultural literacy, helping citizens to understand and appreciate sustainable agriculture in the nation's most populous state. He has also done extensive research in the area of garden-based learning and believes gardens can be an effective strategy for introducing children and families to ecology, the food cycle, nutritious diets and healthy lifestyles. He was a member of the 2004-2006 class of Food and Society Policy Fellows.

books including: Heirlooms, Letters to the Valley, Four Seasons in Five Senses, Harvest Son, Epitaph for a Peach and Wisdom of the Last Farmer. A third generation farmer, Masumoto grows peaches, nectarines, grapes and raisins on an organic 80 acre farm south of Fresno, California. Masumoto is currently a columnist for and The Fresno Bee. He was also a member of the 2006-2008 class of Food and Society Policy Fellows.

Initiative. Previously, she was Ecotrust's vice president of Food & Farms. She was also a member of the 2007-2008 class of Food and Society Policy Fellows.

a future in which every person has access to healthy food produced in a just and sustainable manner. With a background as a nutrition scientist studying heart disease, MacDougall approaches real-world problems with a systems view toward comprehensive solutions. In her public health role, she works with a diverse group of community-based organizations, government agencies, policymakers and community residents to help identify and realize tangible changes for policy and systems to improve the food system and public health for residents in the Pacific Northwest. She was also a member of the 2009-2010 class of IATP Food and Society Fellows.

has worked the waters of the Pacific Ocean from Alaska to the "Roaring Forties" of the Southern Ocean. Starting out as deckhands in Alaska, Jeremy and his wife, Jill, followed the salmon migration along the Pacific Coast, catching the fish one at a time with hook and line. When his wife stayed ashore in 1994 to qualify as an acupuncturist, Jeremy headed offshore seeking albacore tuna. After seven years and half a million miles of ocean, he now fishes his yearly halibut and blackcod quota in Alaska each spring and works on fishery policy issues. As a founding member and current board member of the Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association (a community-based group that works to restore salmon runs in Whatcom County) Jeremy focuses his work on the connections between fish, water quality, community and how food is valued. He currently works in Washington State for Slow Food Four Corners. He was a member of the 2002-2004 class of Food and Society Policy Fellows.