NH Food Strategy Team
Wide-ranging representation on this team over the last couple years from different sectors. These are the people that have been involved in the process...
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The Strategy Team consists of over 40 individuals, many of whom were NHNDT members, some were nominated by NHNDT members, and others expressed interest in joining this team voluntarily. This team continues to grow with the intention of having representation from every sector of the NH Food System. The role of the Strategy Team is to be an active member of the NH Food System Network, to expand network building and weaving, to help synthesize input and data to inform the NH Food Strategy, and to encourage engagement in this effort throughout their networks and communities.
These are the people who have been involved in the process so far...
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The Strategy Team consists of over 40 individuals, many of whom were NHNDT members, some were nominated by NHNDT members, and others expressed interest in joining this team voluntarily. This team continues to grow with the intention of having representation from every sector of the NH Food System. The role of the Strategy Team is to be an active member of the NH Food System Network, to expand network building and weaving, to help synthesize input and data to inform the NH Food Strategy, and to encourage engagement in this effort throughout their networks and communities.
These are the people who have been involved in the process so far...
Team members include:
Celina Adams, Thomas Haas Foundation
Charlene Andersen - Manager of Business Education, NH Community Loan Fund
Lea Ayres-LaFave, RN, PhD - Senior Project Director Community Health Institute (CHI).
Karen Balnis - Director, Keene State Dietetic Internship, Keene State College
Heidi Barker - Program Coordinator, Youth and Family Program/Nutrition Connections, UNH Cooperative Extension Coos County
Karen Barker - Lakes Region Food Network
Kate Bishop-Hamel - Facilitator, Community Engagement Practicitioner, Buy Local Advocate, Capacity Builder, Community Matters
Melissa Blindow - Farmer, Benedikt Dairy
Gabriela Bradt - UNH Cooperative Extension, NH SeaGrant
Sandra Brocaar - Regional Manager, North Country Farmers Cooperative
Helen Brody - Board President, New Hampshire Farms Network
Heather Bryant - Field Specialist in Food and Agriculture, UNH Cooperative Extension, Grafton County
Charlie Burke - NH Farm to Restaurant Connection
Amy Carrington - Consultant, Organization for Refugee and Immigrant Success
Ray Connor - Beginner Organic Farmer Program Coordinator, NOFA NH
Christophe Courchesne - Conservation Law Foundation
Helen Costello, MS, RD, LD - Recipe for Success Program Manager, NH Food Bank
Stephen Crawford - NH State Veterinarian, NH Department of Agriculture, Markets and Food
Courtney Croteau - North Country Listens
Kenneth Daggett - Board of Directors Secretary, HOPE for NH Recovery
Richard Demark - Executive Director, North Country Resource Conservation and Development Area Council
Donna Doel-Bascom - Certified Soil Conservation Planner, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
Michael Durfor - Northeast Resource Recovery Association
Sasha Eisele - Principal Consultant, Sasha Eisele and Associates, Coos Networks
Deb Erb - Owner, Landaff Creamery
Regina Flynn - Program Manager, Comprehensive Cancer Control Program, NH Department of Health and Human Services
Martha Fuller Clark - NH Senate, Democratic Caucus
Cheryl King Fischer - Executive Director, New England Grassroots Environmental Fund
Jaime Hoebeke - Division Head, Chronic Disease Prevention and Neighborhood Health, City of Manchester Health Department
Matthew Houghton - Chef Consultant, North Country Farmers Cooperative
Sarah Jacobson - Seacoast Eat Local
Terry Johnson - Director, Healthy Eating Active Living NH, Foundation for Healthy Communities
Amanda Littleton - District Manager, Cheshire County Conservation District
Rachelle Lyons - Agriculture and Environment Coordinator, Center for Rural Partnerships, Plymouth State University
Elizabeth "Libby" McCann - Core Faculty and Director of Environmental Education Concentration, Department of Environmental Studies, Antioch University New England
Ian McSweeney - Executive Director, Russell Farm and Forest Conservation Foundation
Julie Moran - Co-op Manager, North Country Farmers Cooperative
Amy O'Hara - Federal Surplus Manager, Surplus Distribution Section, NH Department of Administrative Services
Hilde Ojibway - Interim Executive Director, Vital Communities
Amy Ouellette - Food and Agriculture Program Team Leader, UNH Cooperative Extension
Sara Zoe Patterson - Coordinator/Board Chair, Seacoast Eat Local
Stacey Purslow, DTR - Program Coordinator, NH Farm to School Program
Natalie Reid - Farmer, Gap Mountain Goats
Katelyn Robinson - Project Manager, Northern Communities Investment Corporation
Linda Rubin - Director, Healthy Monadnock, Vision 2020
Steven Ryder - President/Owner, True North Networks
Olivia Saunders - Field Specialist, Food and Agriculture, UNH Cooperative Extension
Mary Margaret Sloan - Executive Director, Vital Communities
Colleen Smith - Food Safety and Defense Specialist, NH Division of Public Health Services, Department of Health and Human Services
Elaine VanDyke - NH Kids Count
Becka Warren - Valley Food and Farm Manager, Vital Communities
Alison Watts - UNH, NH Water Sustainability Commission
Beverly White - Owner, North Country Marketplace and Salvage
Cheri White - Administrator, Bureau of Nutrition Programs and Services, NH Department of Education
Sharon Wogaman - Licensing and Evaluation Coordinator, NH Division of Public Health Services
Celina Adams, Thomas Haas Foundation
Charlene Andersen - Manager of Business Education, NH Community Loan Fund
Lea Ayres-LaFave, RN, PhD - Senior Project Director Community Health Institute (CHI).
Karen Balnis - Director, Keene State Dietetic Internship, Keene State College
Heidi Barker - Program Coordinator, Youth and Family Program/Nutrition Connections, UNH Cooperative Extension Coos County
Karen Barker - Lakes Region Food Network
Kate Bishop-Hamel - Facilitator, Community Engagement Practicitioner, Buy Local Advocate, Capacity Builder, Community Matters
Melissa Blindow - Farmer, Benedikt Dairy
Gabriela Bradt - UNH Cooperative Extension, NH SeaGrant
Sandra Brocaar - Regional Manager, North Country Farmers Cooperative
Helen Brody - Board President, New Hampshire Farms Network
Heather Bryant - Field Specialist in Food and Agriculture, UNH Cooperative Extension, Grafton County
Charlie Burke - NH Farm to Restaurant Connection
Amy Carrington - Consultant, Organization for Refugee and Immigrant Success
Ray Connor - Beginner Organic Farmer Program Coordinator, NOFA NH
Christophe Courchesne - Conservation Law Foundation
Helen Costello, MS, RD, LD - Recipe for Success Program Manager, NH Food Bank
Stephen Crawford - NH State Veterinarian, NH Department of Agriculture, Markets and Food
Courtney Croteau - North Country Listens
Kenneth Daggett - Board of Directors Secretary, HOPE for NH Recovery
Richard Demark - Executive Director, North Country Resource Conservation and Development Area Council
Donna Doel-Bascom - Certified Soil Conservation Planner, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
Michael Durfor - Northeast Resource Recovery Association
Sasha Eisele - Principal Consultant, Sasha Eisele and Associates, Coos Networks
Deb Erb - Owner, Landaff Creamery
Regina Flynn - Program Manager, Comprehensive Cancer Control Program, NH Department of Health and Human Services
Martha Fuller Clark - NH Senate, Democratic Caucus
Cheryl King Fischer - Executive Director, New England Grassroots Environmental Fund
Jaime Hoebeke - Division Head, Chronic Disease Prevention and Neighborhood Health, City of Manchester Health Department
Matthew Houghton - Chef Consultant, North Country Farmers Cooperative
Sarah Jacobson - Seacoast Eat Local
Terry Johnson - Director, Healthy Eating Active Living NH, Foundation for Healthy Communities
Amanda Littleton - District Manager, Cheshire County Conservation District
Rachelle Lyons - Agriculture and Environment Coordinator, Center for Rural Partnerships, Plymouth State University
Elizabeth "Libby" McCann - Core Faculty and Director of Environmental Education Concentration, Department of Environmental Studies, Antioch University New England
Ian McSweeney - Executive Director, Russell Farm and Forest Conservation Foundation
Julie Moran - Co-op Manager, North Country Farmers Cooperative
Amy O'Hara - Federal Surplus Manager, Surplus Distribution Section, NH Department of Administrative Services
Hilde Ojibway - Interim Executive Director, Vital Communities
Amy Ouellette - Food and Agriculture Program Team Leader, UNH Cooperative Extension
Sara Zoe Patterson - Coordinator/Board Chair, Seacoast Eat Local
Stacey Purslow, DTR - Program Coordinator, NH Farm to School Program
Natalie Reid - Farmer, Gap Mountain Goats
Katelyn Robinson - Project Manager, Northern Communities Investment Corporation
Linda Rubin - Director, Healthy Monadnock, Vision 2020
Steven Ryder - President/Owner, True North Networks
Olivia Saunders - Field Specialist, Food and Agriculture, UNH Cooperative Extension
Mary Margaret Sloan - Executive Director, Vital Communities
Colleen Smith - Food Safety and Defense Specialist, NH Division of Public Health Services, Department of Health and Human Services
Elaine VanDyke - NH Kids Count
Becka Warren - Valley Food and Farm Manager, Vital Communities
Alison Watts - UNH, NH Water Sustainability Commission
Beverly White - Owner, North Country Marketplace and Salvage
Cheri White - Administrator, Bureau of Nutrition Programs and Services, NH Department of Education
Sharon Wogaman - Licensing and Evaluation Coordinator, NH Division of Public Health Services