Health

Molly Anderson

MollyAREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@middlebury.edu
(802) 443-3644


Middlebury College
middlebury.edu
131 South Main Street
Middlebury VT, 05753

I am coordinating the development of a Food Studies Program at Middlebury College. I've been working on the sustainability of food systems as a teacher, researcher, program administrator, consultant and partner for more than 20 years through New England. I am especially interested in food security, food rights, sustainability metrics and food system planning.

Alison Baker

alison.n.bakerREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com
(802) 785-4737


Cedar Circle Farm & Education Center
cedarcirclefarm.org
225 Pavillion Road
East Thetford Vermont, 05043

Kitchen manager at Cedar Circle Farm.

Julianna Banach

julianna.banachREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vermont.gov
802-241-0619


Vermont Department for Children and Families
dcf.vermont.gov
280 State Drive
Waterbury VT, 05671-1020

Justin Barrett

workREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@piecemealvt.com
(541) 510-5873

chef owner
Piecemeal Pies
piecemealpies.com
5 South Main Street
White River Junction Vermont, 05001

Natalie Bekkouche

natalieREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@salvationfarms.org


Salvation Farms
salvationfarms.org
PO Box 1174
49 Portland Street
Morrisville VT, 05661

Kristen Bigelow-Talbert

kbigelowREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@bistatepca.org
802-229-0002

Community Health Quality Manager
Bi-State Primary Care Association
bistatepca.org
61 Elm Street
Montpelier Vermont, 05602

Kate Bowen

kategraves2REMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@yahoo.com
(802) 387-2391


Meadowdale Farm
meadowdalefarm.com
16 Spring Hill Rd
Putney VT, 05346

Secretary
Farmer Veteran Coalition of Vermont
facebook.com/farmerveterancoalitionofvermont
16 Spring Hill Road
Putney VT, 05346-8892

I'm Kate from Meadowdale Farm. I'm a first generation farmer living my dream of owning a diversified farm in the town where I grew up. We are a traditional Vermont Hill Farm raising: meat, eggs, hay, sap, and forest products. My mission is to serve and support Vermont's rural traditions and its Working Landscape while producing outstanding quality products. Check out our website for a virtual tour of our farm and follow us on Instagram or Facebook.

Ember Boyle

HappyBirdPoultryFarmREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com
802-343-4182

owner
Happy Bird Poultry Farm, LLC
HappyBirdPoultryFarm.com
568 Main St
Isle La Motte Vermont, 05463

Happy Bird Poultry Farm, LLC started as two couples growing their own chicken. One year we (The Boyles) gave some of our homegrown chicken as gifts for Christmas and WOW! It was popular so we grew more and more each year. Then we added the smokehouse and farm market. We now offer a diverse variety of local food and non food items for sale. Our chicken is still grown here on the farm and is now (as of 2017) processed by us in our on farm VT Department of Agriculture inspected poultry processing plant. We aren't a deli or restaurant but we do offer some awesome foods for you to take home and share with family and friends. Real smoke, real flavor, low and slow!

Bill Brown

billREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@confluencevt.com
(802) 952-8907

Executive Director
Confluence Behavioral Health
confluencevt.com
1646 GOVE HILL RD
Thetford Center Vermont, 05075-9041

Erica Campbell

erica_campbellREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@sanders.senate.gov

Policy & Outreach Staff - Agriculture, food, rural dev. & transportation
Office of Senator Bernie Sanders
1 Church St, 3rd Floor
Burlington Vermont, 05401

Office on Senator Bernie Sanders--agriculture, nutrition, rural development & transportation policy

Jane Kolodinsky Center for Rural Studies University of Vermont

jkolodinREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@uvm.edu
802-656-3021


UVM Center for Rural Studies
uvm.edu/crs
146 University Place
202 Morrill Hall
Burlington VT, 05401

The Center for Rural Studies (CRS) at the University of Vermont is a nonprofit, fee-for-service research and resource center. CRS works with people and communities to address social, economic, and resource-based challenges through applied research, community outreach, program evaluation, and consulting.

Jake Claro

JakeREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vsjf.org
(802) 828-5669

Farm to Plate Program Director
Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
vsjf.org
3 Pitkin Court
Suite 301E
Montpelier VT, 05602

Emily Cohen

ecohenREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vtfoodbank.org
(802) 477-4136


Vermont Foodbank
vtfoodbank.org
33 Parker Road
Barre VT, 05641

I currently work at the Vermont Foodbank on programs such as 3SquaresVT and others food access programs oriented towards Vermonters 60+ years old. I bring a background in farm-based environmental education, farming, and local food systems.

Ignacio Coviella

2coviellaREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com
617-459-7199

MD, PhD
private consultant
4 Washington Ave, Apt. 19
Cambridge Massachusetts, 02140

SUMMARY I am originally from Spain. My background is in medicine, nutrition, neuroscience, and data analytics. After graduating from medical school, I came to MIT (in 1982) as a research associate in the Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences (later, Applied Biological Sciences). Within several months and while doing research on neurotransmitter precursors in foods and brain metabolism, I was offered to stay at MIT and enroll in a PhD program in the Department of Brain and Cognitive sciences, where I graduated in 1989. After graduation, I joined the faculty at Boston University School of Medicine as a research associate and, later, as assistant professor, until 2011. During this time I continue research in the areas of neuronal development and regeneration, neurotransmitter specification, and the study of basic models of neurodegenerative disorders. In addition, I taught signal transduction mechanisms to graduate students and pre-medical students. Following my departure from BU, I took a sabbatical of nine months as a resident at the School of Visual Arts in New York City to fulfill a long deferred ambition to study art, specializing in oil painting. Immediately after, through connections with art faculty at various universities and my experience with data analytics and programming skills, I was hired by East Carolina University as Associate Director of Marketing and Finance for a study abroad program in Florence, Italy. In this position, I worked in the school program budget and marketing synchronizing all financial transactions between the university administration and their Italian counterpart and, also, I developed experience in data acquisition and integration and business data analytics. Since then, I have taken various courses on-line related to data science, statistical learning, and predictive analytics. Currently, I work as a private consultant for biotech and start-up companies, bringing together my scientific domain expertise in the life sciences and computational and statistical skills, to tackle data-intensive projects. I am interested in joining efforts to solve grand challenges at the juncture of data science, preservation of natural resources, climate change, sustainability, and social issues related to local farming development, food distribution, and poverty. I want to work with people concerned with similar subjects, transforming data analytics into evidence-based projects with impacts and solutions to concrete questions and the betterment of local communities. CORE COMPETENCIES • Broad range of biomedical laboratory protocols in biochemistry, molecular biology, cell & tissue culture, immunohisto-chemistry, DNA micro-arrays, microscopy, & HPLC/GC. • Data mining, curation, and visualization (Tableau). • Biostatistics. • Statistical learning and modeling in R. • Data science and predictive analytics. • SQL and database management. • Scripting languages and front-end Web development (HTML,CSS, Javascript). • Object oriented and functional programming (C/C++). • Scientific writing, medical communication, & publication management. ACCOMPLISHMENT HIGHLIGHTS • Conducted relevant research on food ingredients and metabolism, trophic factors and brain development. • Developed advanced laboratory and biotechnology protocols (Nature Protocols, 2008). • Designed and applied data analytic and statistical predictive models for the screening of genes and DNA-microarray gene expression models. • Created and managed database applications and administrative tools that resulted in considerable increases in ECU operational budget program. • Developed three patents: Europe EP20060020758, United States WO2001017547 A2, and United States WO1990004400 A1. PROFESIONAL EXPERIENCE • Private consultant (2014 – present). • Volunteer Participatory Budge Delegate, Cambridge, MA (2015). Study, research, and inform a selection of potentially fundable ideas aimed at ameliorating and improving living conditions in the City of Cambridge (total budget, over $500,000). • Associate Director of Marketing and Finance at Italy Intensives Study Abroad Program, ECU, Florence, Italy (2012 - 2014). • Resident at the School of Visual Arts, NY, NY (2011). • Assistant Professor, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA (1996 – 2010). EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS • Data Science and R Programing (on-line certificates), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (2015). • Excel to MySQL: Analytic Techniques for Business (on-line certificates), Duke University, Duke, NC (2015) • Computer Career Programs Masters Certificate, Field of C/C++, Microsoft Windows Development Programming, Boston University, Boston, MA.(2003) • Doctor of Philosophy Degree (PhD), Department of Brain & Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA. • Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) Certificate (# 322-115-7), Philadelphia, PA (validation of Spanish Medical Degree). SELECTED PUBLICATIONS 1. López-Coviella I, Berse B, Krauss R, Thies RS, Blusztajn J.K. (2000) Induction and maintenance of the cholinergic phenotype of neurons in the central nervous system by BMP-9. SCIENCE 289: 313-316. 2. Brandon EP, Mellott T, Pizzo DP, Coufal N, D'Amour KA, Gobeske K, Lortie M, Lopez-Coviella I, Berse B, Thal LJ, Gage FH, Blusztajn JK. (2004) Choline transporter 1 maintains cholinergic function in choline acetyltransferase haploinsufficiency. J. NEUROSCI. 24(24):5459-5466. 3. Lopez-Coviella I, Follettie MT, Mellott T, Kovacheva V, Slack BE, Diesl V, Berse B, Thies RS, Blusztajn JK. (2005) BMP-9 induces the transcriptome of basal forebrain cholinergic neurons. PROC. NATL. ACAD. SCI. USA, 102: 6984-6989. 4. Mellott TJ, Follettie MT, Diesl V, Hill AA, Lopez-Coviella I, Blusztajn JK. (2007) Prenatal choline availability modulates hippocampal and cerebral cortical gene expression. FASEB J. 21:1311-23. 5. Schnitzler AC, Lopez-Coviella I, Blusztajn JK. (2008) Purification and culture of nerve growth factor receptor (p75)-expressing basal forebrain cholinergic neurons. NATURE PROT. 3: 34-40. 6. Lopez-Coviella I, Mellott TJ, Schnitzler AC, Blusztajn JK. (2011) BMP9 protects septal neurons from axotomy-evoked loss of cholinergic phenotype. PLoS One. 6(6):e21166. LANGUAGES Native/bilingual proficiency in English, Spanish, & Proficiency in French and Italian.

Sarah Danly

sarahREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vsjf.org
(802) 828-3745

Farm to Plate Network Manager
Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
vsjf.org
3 Pitkin Court
Suite 301E
Montpelier VT, 05602

Katy Davis

kdavisREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@hungerfreevt.org
(802) 865-0255


Hunger Free Vermont
hungerfreevt.org
38 Eastwood Drive
Suite 100
South Burlington VT, 05403

Jane Edwards

buildahealthyplateREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com
802-355-9707


Build A HealthyPlate: VT Agriculture to Health
376 Quarry Hill Rd
#326
South Burlington Vermont, 05403

Education: MS & Ph.D from Purdue University, Nutritional Science BS from UVM, Science/Education Credentials: Registered Dietitian (Commission Dietetic Registration, Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics) Certified Dietitian (Vermont Office of Professional Regulation) Work: Extension Specialist, Nutrition & Health, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND. Developed nutrition education programming related to health promotion/chronic disease prevention (healthy weight, school wellness, diabetes, cancer) with focus on health benefits of ND food products (Agriculture to Health). Also Extension Specialist at Virginia Tech and Purdue University. Faculty member providing dietetic education at state schools in Ohio, WV and NY.

Katherine Elmer

katewREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vtherbcenter.org
(802) 870-0982

Food Systems Research Specialist
UVM Community Development and Applied Economics (CDAE)
uvm.edu/cdae
146 University Place
Morrill Hall
Burlington VT, 05405

Katherine Elmer, MS grew up in the green hills of Central Vermont and revels in the opportunity to connect with clients around a shared love of place and nature through whole foods nutrition and herbal medicine. She is a clinically-trained community herbalist and faculty member at the University of Vermont focusing on Herbal Medicine, Integrative Health and Food Systems topics. She serves on the UVM Medical Center Program in Integrative Health. She has a Master's in Natural Resources from UVM and has completed clinical training through the Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism. She manages medicinal plant gardens on UVM campus and is the faculty advisor for the UVM student Herb Club. She also teaches regular community classes and herb walks in the Burlington area. She is co-founder of the Burlington Herb Clinic (btvherbclinic.com), the RAILYARD Healing Center (raiyardapothecary.com), and an educational organization called Spoonful Herbals (spoonfulherbals.org) which offers a local Herbal CSA share program, a Community Herbalism Apprenticeship, and organizes medicinal plant gleaning events (“Herb Mobs”) on area organic farms and public green spaces.

Allison Filepp

afileppREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com
(413) 302-0923


Vermont Youth Conservation Corps (VYCC)
vycc.org
1949 East Main Street
Richmond VT, 05477

A dietetic intern with a Masters in Nutrition and a passion for studying the connection between diet and mental health.

Virginia Flanders

g.flandersREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@nvrh.org
(802) 748-7433

Nutrition and food service director Northeastern Vermonnt Regional Hospital

DAVID GOODMAN

DGOODMANREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@CEDARHILLCCC.COM
(802) 779-8652

Food Service Director
Cedar Hill Continuing Care Community
cedarhillccc.com
49 Cedar Hill Drive
Windsor Vermont, 05089

Food service Director for Cedar Hill Continuing Care Nursing home Facility. 6 years in restaurant business and 25 years in School lunch program before switching to health care in 2015. Bachelors Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management and Masters in Organizational Management.

Samantha Gaines

sgainesREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@middlebury.edu


Middlebury College
middlebury.edu
131 South Main Street
Middlebury VT, 05753

Student in Molly Anderson's Food Policy class Spring 2018, with previous classes in Agroecology and Food Sovereignty.

Gregory Georgaklis

gregREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@farmerstoyou.com
802-881-3447

Owner
Farmers To You
farmerstoyou.com
115 Granger Road
Berlin Vermont, 05641

Gregory A Georgaklis – Founder/Owner - Farmers To You - Berlin, VT Greg has been involved in agriculture for over 30 years, as a farmer, business owner and advisor. He owned and ran Gold Star Wholesale Nurseries of Lexington MA for 25 years. Gold Star was a highly regarded grower, wholesaler and retailer of horticultural products in New England with over 200 employees and $25 million in annual sales. He has served on many association boards at both the state and national level as well as serving on the Massachusetts Board of Agriculture. Greg has an MBA from Boston College as well as several horticulture certifications. He is regarded as an expert in many areas of farm production and sustainability, and currently serves on the Board of the Biodynamic Association. Greg sold his business in 2005 and he, his wife Eva and their three children moved to Vermont to build and test a Biodynamic farming business model. He was hired by several not-for-profit and Vermont state agencies to work directly with and advise organic producers and conventional farmers who sought a new road map for sustainable agriculture. In 2009 Greg focused his energies on starting Farmers To You – an associative business model that is rebuilding a sustainable, appropriately scaled regional food system. Farmers To You, LLC is an on line farm to kitchen grocer that partners families directly with farmers – improves access to high quality, consciously grown food and expands markets for sustainable farmers in New England. Farmers To You is a partnership of families and farmers who feed and support each other.

Kathryn Hansis

infoREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vtherbcenter.org
(802) 224-7100

Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism
Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism
vtherbcenter.org
252 Main Street
Montpelier Vermont, 05602

VCIH is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to providing our community with healthcare resources grounded in Nature. We offer free and sliding-scale herbal consultations through our community clinic, as well as affordable classes that empower individuals to take care of themselves and their families, whenever appropriate. We also provide comprehensive herbalist training programs, which include clinical experience gained through collaborative practice in the community clinic.

Kristen Hughes

krunyonhughesREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@nmcinc.org
802.524.1219

More to come....

Jessica Hyman

JessicaHymanVTREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com
(802) 598-3139


Vermont Community Garden Network
vcgn.org
1 Mill Street
Suite 200
Burlington VT, 05401

Jessica Hyman was executive director of the Vermont Community Garden Network from 2011 to 2018. She began working with the organization in 2003 as a volunteer and went on to serve on the VCGN board from 2009-2010. Growing up on a dairy farm in the Eastern Townships of Quebec instilled a lifelong connection to growing, preserving, and sharing food. She has lived in Vermont for 20+ years and is deeply connected to her Old North End neighborhood where she helped start and coordinate two vibrant neighborhood gardens with the grassroots group Grow Team O.N.E. A former community journalist and food systems researcher, she is passionate about the importance of information, resources, and encouragement in healthy and engaged communities. Jess has a Master’s in Community Development and Applied Economics from the University of Vermont.

Diane Imrie

diane.imrieREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vtmednet.org
(802) 847-3642

Director of Nutrition Services
University of Vermont Medical Center
uvmhealth.org
111 Colchester Avenue
Burlington VT, 05401

Penrose Jackson

penrose.jacksonREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@uvmhealth.org

Lauren Kaskey

lkaskeyREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@hcwh.org
(413) 218-8085


Health Care Without Harm
healthyfoodinhealthcare.org
1310 Broadway
Somerville Massachusetts, 02144

Lauren is happy to call Vermont home after a decade in the Boston, MA. She is a recent transplant to Fayston and has quickly acclimated to living in nature's playground and seeing the stars. Her background is in institutional procurement as well as food systems policy advocacy. In the past few years, she has managed the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program for the Boston Public School system and more recently worked for the Agency of Education as a Child Nutrition Consultant specializing in procurement. Lauren is currently a Procurement and Facility Engagement Coordinator for Healthy Food in Health Care and looks forward to building a stronger, more sustainable food system throughout the region.

Suzanne Kelley

Suzanne.KelleyREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vermont.gov
(802) 657-4202


Vermont Department of Health
healthvermont.gov
108 Cherry Street
Burlington VT, 05402

Joseph Kiefer

josephkiefer53REMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com
802-229-2507

Kathy King

kkingREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@wakerobin.com

Director of Dining Services
Wake Robin
wakerobin.com
200 Wake Robin Drive
Shelburne Vermont, 05482

Ashwinee Kulkarni

ashwinee.kulkarniREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vermont.gov


The Vermont Department of Health-HPDP Division
healthvermont.gov/index.aspx
108 Cherry Street
Suite 203
Burlington Vermont, 05401

I'm the Worksite Wellness Coordinator at the Vermont Department of Health. I'm interested in supporting worksites in promoting local, healthy food for their employees through strategies such as local first procurement, on-site CSAs, gardens, farmers markets, etc. I'm also interested in support the food system through promoting the health and wellbeing of Vermont's farmers.

Kerry Kurt

kerryREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@unboundgrace.org

Growing up in the woods and fields of Vermont, I aspired to run my own farm one day where youth could enjoy the quiet yet intensely informative open spaces, relationships with animals and responsibility learned from their care. Sentinel Farms in Starksboro, VT raises the highest quality grass fed & grass finished Red Angus,Hereford Beef with similar levels of Omega-3's as wild salmon yet without the heavy metals. Sentinel Farms is a cross pollinating integrative learning center where youngsters find the time and space to develop relationships with nature, the family of farm animals and a health-focused community while integrating science and math into abundant opportunities to learn and practice problem-solving and teambuilding skills. Internships are available for all ages. Group field trips, week long summer programs, after school programs and one on one counseling keep the working farm campus hopping and healthy. Sentinel Farms is open every Wednesday from noon to six serving Sentinel Farms Hot Beef Sandwich meals which helps raise funds to support the scholarships provided to all youth in need. At Sentinel Farms you can buy your healthy, single source beef direct. When you take part in the Wednesday Public Feed you're going from farm to plate all in one spot while supporting the healthy maturation of our growing generation of rural youth. Don't forget the Honey and Maple Syrup! Sentinel Farms offers therapeutic farm and horse experiences within a beautiful rolling farm atmosphere to fit the unique needs of an individual or a working group.

Michael Latreille

michael.latreilleREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@uvmhealth.org
631-793-2535

Heidi Lynch

vffc.heidiREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com
802-342-4219

Health Care Share Program Coordinator
Vermont Farmers Food Center
vermontfarmersfoodcenter.org
251 West Street
Rutland Vermont, 05701

Vermont Farmers Food Center, Health Care Share Coordinator

Faye Mack

fmackREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@hungerfreevt.org
(802) 865-0255

3SquaresVT Advocate
Hunger Free Vermont
hungerfreevt.org
38 Eastwood Drive
Suite 100
South Burlington VT, 05403

Alissa Matthews

alissa.matthewsREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vermont.gov
802-505-1661


Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
vermontagriculture.com
116 State Street
Montpelier VT, 05620

Terry McDonnell

terryREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@ohveggies.net
802-674-4280

Founder
Oh! Veggies
ohveggies.net
9 Artisans Way
Windsor Vermont, 05089

Janet McLaughlin

jmclaughlinREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vermontcf.org
802-388-3355 x 289


Vermont Community Foundation
vermontcf.org
3 Court Street
Middlebury VT, 05753

Janet McLaughlin is the Special Projects Director at the Vermont Community Foundation; her role includes leadership of its Food and Farm Initiative.

Joan Marie Misek

Joan.MisekREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vermont.gov
802-272-9384


Vermont Department of Health
healthvermont.gov
108 Cherry Street
Burlington VT, 05402

Joan Marie is the District Director for the Vermont Department of Health's Barre District Office. Prior to working in public health, Joan Marie spent two decades providing humanitarian assistance, education, and program management in Latin America, Africa, and rural and urban America, including managing a statewide AmeriCorps program that addressed affordable housing and land conservation issues in Vermont. Along the way, she volunteered and conducted research on fair trade coffee farms to promote increased economic, environmental, and health justice for producer communities within fair and alternative trade models. Joan Marie received her MS in Food Policy and Applied Nutrition with a focus on Nutrition Interventions in Public Health at Tufts University's Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy. She is driven to create a healthier culture by changing the environments where we spend a great deal of time, including the places where we nourish ourselves- schools, workplaces, homes, community gathering sites, grocery stores, and media- so that healthy living is easy. She lives in Marshfield.

Jessica Moore

moorejREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@bcbsvt.com
(802) 730-4201

Karen Nelson

karen.nelsonREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vermont.gov
802-479-7457

Public Health Nurse
Vermont Department of Health Barre District Office
healthvermont.gov/local/barre
5 Perry Street
Barre Vermont, 05641

Chronic Disease and School Health specialist in the Vermont Department of Health, Barre District Office.

Kelly Nottermann

kellyREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vsjf.org
(802) 828-1121


Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
vsjf.org
3 Pitkin Court
Suite 301E
Montpelier VT, 05602

Jennifer Obadia

jobadiaREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@hcwh.org


Health Care Without Harm
healthyfoodinhealthcare.org
1310 Broadway
Somerville Massachusetts, 02144

I am the Eastern US Regional Director, Healthy Food in Health Care Program with Health Care Without Harm. I am fortunate that in this role I am able to work with wonderful health care institutions and food systems advocates in Vermont and across all of New England.

Krystyna Oszkinis

tigertownfarmREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com
(802) 281-0781


Tigertown Farm
191 Tigertown Road
Norwich Vermont, 05055

Tigertown Farm is an off-grid, experimental homestead developing low cost and low energy input strategies for regenerating a tired piece of land in our Vermont landscape. Through permaculture system design, building with reclaimed construction materials, and agro-ecological farming practices, we seek to relearn how to live and sustain ourselves within a greater working ecosystem. Our enterprises include Tigertown Compost, which annually diverts tens of thousands of pounds of restaurant organic material from landfills each year and doesn't stop there. We aim at achieving highest use from all materials put through our system- feeding pigs, chickens, fungi and the soil! Additionally, nearly all of our and our guests' diet comes from our farm and woodlands. Specifically, from foraging, hunting, raising heritage pigs and birds, organic culinary mushroom production, the biodynamic orchards, sugar bush as well as a diverse and resilient rotation of annual veggies which share our 30 acre farm. We are 100% off grid, which means we source all of our own water, and electricity from our gravity well and solar panel array. We offer free room and board homestead immersion experiences to travelers from around the globe.

ALEX PISSALIDIS

alexREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gratitudefarmsvt.com
802-485-9660


Gratitude Farms, LLC
1270 Rabbit Hollow Road
Northfield VT, 05663

Gratitude Farms is a small, market garden styled operation in Northfield. Although not certified yet, we are a biodynamic farm, making some of our own biodynamic preparations and compost. We produce soil grown wheatgrass and a variety of microgreens year round. In season we will be growing a variety of greens (ex., mixed salad greens, some Asian greens, Kale, Arugula, etc.), Ginger & Tumeric, Carrots, Radish and Tomatoes. We are participating in a University of Burlington pilot program to grow Saffron in Vermont as well (currently growing 400 Saffron corms). We are always happy to connect our produce to more chefs and retail markets. We can also be found at the Montpelier Farmer's Market.

Allie Perline

allie.perlineREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vycc.org


Vermont Youth Conservation Corps (VYCC)
vycc.org
1949 East Main Street
Richmond VT, 05477

Growing up playing in the Green Mountains, Allie developed a deep love for the natural world that surrounds and supports us. A degree in Wellness and Alternative Medicine and graduate work in Community Health further built on this love of the outdoors and fostered a great interest in holistic, sustainable models of health. Furthermore, it instilled in her an appreciation for the impact that food has on our sense of place, health, and community. Allie has experience in community health outreach and the facilitation of community coalitions and health initiatives using collective impact. She enjoys the challenge of thinking creatively and outside the box to support collaborative approaches to long lasting, sustainable change. The programs at VYCC embody the work that Allie is so passionate about and she is excited to be part of the team. Allie’s appreciation has grown tremendously for the working landscape and the diverse and vibrant community that is Vermont, and looks forward to better connecting with her home state through the work that takes place at the beautiful space of the Farm at VYCC.

Lydia Pitkin

lydiaREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vsjf.org
802-828-5670

Office Manager & Program Coordinator
Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
vsjf.org
3 Pitkin Court
Suite 301E
Montpelier VT, 05602

Jennifer Porter

jennifer.porterREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vermont.gov
(802) 661-8201


Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
vermontagriculture.com
116 State Street
Montpelier VT, 05620

Jennifer is the Farm to Institution Coordinator for the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets, where she focuses on facilitating institutional purchasing of local foods, supporting the Farm to School program and managing the Farm to School Universal Meals Grant Program. She holds an M.S. in Food Systems from The University of Vermont, where her thesis research was focused on the Real Food Challenge, and B.S. in Mathematics from St. Lawrence University.

Katherine Robinson

k.robinsonvt23REMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com
(802) 356-6606

Passionate about sustainable communities, food and travel | Pursuing a career in Farm to Table Event Planning | Currently based in Jeffersonville, VT

Shane Rogers

shaneREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vsjf.org
802-828-0404

Rooted in Vermont Project Manager
Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
vsjf.org
3 Pitkin Court
Suite 301E
Montpelier VT, 05602

Rooted in Vermont Project Manager

Liz Ruffa

lizREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@northshiregrows.org
(802) 379-4013

Project Director
Northshire Grows
147 Green Peak Orchard North
East Dorset Vermont, 05253

Liz Ruffa lives in East Dorset, where she has runs Northshire Grows Inc., a farm and food systems network that serves the southwestern region of Vermont.

Scott Sawyer

scottREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vsjf.org

I edited the Farm to Plate Strategic Plan and wrote many of the sections. And I worked with Vermont Design Works to create the Farm to Plate website.

Julia Scheier

juliaREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@salvationfarms.org

Operations Director
Salvation Farms
salvationfarms.org
PO Box 1174
49 Portland Street
Morrisville VT, 05661

Johanna Setta

jsettaREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@nmcinc.org
802-524-8947


Healthy Roots Collaborative
133 Fairfield St.
St. Albans Vermont, 05401

Andrea Solazzo

asolazzoREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vtfoodbank.org
802-917-1283


Vermont Foodbank
vtfoodbank.org
33 Parker Road
Barre VT, 05641

Andrea Solazzo is the Gleaning and Community Outreach Coordinator for the Vermont Foodbank. Based out of the Burlington area, Andrea works with partnering food shelves in Northern Vermont to implement VT Fresh, a Vermont Foodbank program that improves access and appeal for health food choices by setting-up attractive produce displays and cooking demos. In the summer months Andrea coordinates the Vermont Foodbank’s local gleaning program by working with volunteers to harvest excess produce at local farms; that produce is then distributed throughout Vermont to low-income community members. Prior to this position she led and organized international agricultural volunteer trips abroad, worked at farms in Vermont and Florida, and organized for UN-affiliated organizations around international climate justice and food sovereignty issues.

LiveWell Vermont State Employees Wellness Program

dhr.livewellvermontREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vermont.gov
802-828-2804

The program supports the State of Vermont employee and retiree population through partnerships with health and wellness resources both within and outside of state government. Our initiatives include, but are not limited to: Onsite Biometric Screenings; Telephonic Wellness Coaching; Quarterly Wellness Challenges; Annual Flu Vaccination Clinics; Health & Wellness Workshops and Classes - Onsite and Online; and Staff Retreats.

Jill Sudhoff-Guerin

jill.sudhoffguerinREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@cancer.org
802.917.5817

Rene Thibault

rthibaultREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@newenglanddairy.com
802-673-7057

PR & Communications Specialist
New England Dairy Promotion Board
mustbethemilk.com
The Woolen Mill
20 West Canal St., Suite C13
Winooski Vermont, 05404

Solenne Thompson

solenne.thompsonREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com
1-802-498-8534


Tulsi Tea Room
tulsitearoom.com
34 Elm Street
Montpelier Vermont, 05602

I have owned and operated Tulsi Tea Room in Montpelier, VT for the last 7 years. We now currently have only weekend hours and a take-home meals option for people looking to have nourishing, individualized meals prepared bulk for the week. I am also enrolled in the PN program at Vermont Technical College. My goals are to support the prevalence of nutrient-dense local foods in the health care system.

Ryan Torres

RtorresREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gbymca.org

Soo Uhm

suhmREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@springfieldmed.org

Outpatient dietitian with the Springfield Community Health Team.

Graham Unangst-Rufenacht

grahamREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@ruralvermont.org
802-223-7222


Rural Vermont
ruralvermont.org
46 East State St
Montpelier VT, 05602

Julia & Paul VanDerWielen

innkeeperREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@themarblewestinn.com
(802) 867-0400

Chefs & Innkeepers
The Marble West Inn
themarblewestinn.com
1847 Dorset West Road
Dorset Vermont, 05251

We are the Chefs & Innkeepers of The Marble West Inn. Our Inn highlights the abundance of the Taconic Mountain Valley. There are no set menus at The Marble West Inn. Instead, guests are offered a multi-course experience featuring the best offerings from our gardens, our partner farms, local markets and purveyors. We offer a true farm to table experience, and coordinate several events a year, highlighting Vermont agriculture.

Steve Voigt

Steven.p.VoigtREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@Dartmouth.edu

Executive Director
ReThink Health: Upper Connecticut River Valley
rethinkhealthucrv.org
Level 5, WTRB
1 Medical Center Drive
Lebanon New Hampshire, 03756

Michelle Wallace

mwallaceREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vtfoodbank.org
(802) 477-4125

Program Manager
Vermont Foodbank
vtfoodbank.org
33 Parker Road
Barre VT, 05641

I am the Director of Community Health and Nutrition at the Vermont Foodbank. I'm responsible for directing community-based programs and initiatives that emphasize access to fresh produce, nutrition/ health education and community food security. I oversee several Vermont Foodbank programs including the Gleaning Program, Community Kitchen Academy, VT Fresh and Pick for Your Neighbor.

Joan West

Joan.westREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vermont.gov
(802)760-8159

Registered Dietitian Nutritionist
Vermont Psychiatric Care Hospital
350 Fisher Road
Berlin Vermont, 05633

I am a Registered Dietitian, currently working at the Vermont Psychiatric Care Hospital. I am working to increase Hands-on-Nutrition education opportunities for my patients. Opportunities provide a therapeutic experience, as well as teaching and/or enhancing skills to enable patients to prepare basic healthy meals utilizing foods they routinely have available to them.

Sophie Westover

swestoverREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmfts.org
(603) 277-1169


Green Mountain Farm-to-School
greenmountainfarmtoschool.org
115 2nd Street
Newport VT, 05855

Communications and Development Coordinator for Green Mountain Farm-to-School.

Abbey Willard

abbey.willardREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vermont.gov
(802) 828-3829


Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
vermontagriculture.com
116 State Street
Montpelier VT, 05620

I actively participate in the Aggregation and Distribution Working Group, Food Access Crosscutting Team, and Farm to Institution Task Force. My position attends to the following aspects related to strengthening VT's food system: farm to institution program development, support for farmers' markets and CSAs, food access issues including EBT at farmers' markets, increasing local food in state government, food hub liaison, and management of the GAPs (Good Agricultural Practices) and local food market development matching grant programs.

Sherry Winnie

sherryREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@sherrysofvermont.com
(802) 244-5388

Owner/Operator
Sherry's of Vermont, LLC
sherrysofvermont.com
926 Marshall Road
North Duxbury Vermont, 05676

Ali Zipparo

alexandra.zipparoREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vermont.gov
802-505-1822


Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
vermontagriculture.com
116 State Street
Montpelier VT, 05620

Ali Zipparo manages the Vermont Farm to School and Childcare Program, which includes a grant program, at the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets.She works at the intersection of food access, wellness, and farm to institution market development, which includes local procurement in state government. She works on several inter-agency food initiatives, including a strategic task force focused on aligning the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Agency of Education, Department of Health and Department for Children and Families around farm to school/childcare goals. She also works very closely with partners in the Vermont Farm to School and Farm to Plate Networks to on projects to enhance food, farm and nutrition education in Vermont, benefiting the economy, health outcomes, and educational impact on Vermont children and families.