Biography:
Erin MacDougall is a healthy food specialist and scientist dedicated to ensuring 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.