Planning Team

The Local Food Summit is organized by an all-volunteer Planning Committee.

Debbie Baker
Youth Programs Coordinator, Growing Hope


Kim Bayer
Project Manager for the Washtenaw Food Hub
Board Member, FSEP
Food Writer


Becca Baylor
School of Natural Resources and the Environment Masters Student
Leadership Team, UM Sustainable Food Program


Noelle Bowmann


Josh Bryant


Shannon Brines
Farmer, Brines Farm
Applied Geographer, University of Michigan


Emily Canosa
Board Member, The Agrarian Adventure
Co-founder, The Hive Co-op


Caitlin Dickinson


Lucas DiGia
Founder of Rap For Food


Alexa Erickson


Jason Frenzel, CVA
International Cat Herding Competition bronze medalist 2005 to present
Stewardship Coordinator, Huron River Watershed Council


Amanda Gallaher
Nutrition/Dietetics Masters Student, University of Michigan School of Public Health
Healthy Food in Health Care Intern, Ecology Center   


Megan Phillips Goldenberg
Food Systems Consultant, New Growth Associates


Judy Heady
Membership Chair & Leadership Team, Slow Food Huron Valley
Retired Faculty Member University of Michigan-Dearborn; Volunteer


Jamie Kidwell-Brix
Sustainability Associate, City of Ann Arbor


Tedi Milgrom, MPH


Laura Miller
Leadership Team, UM Sustainable Food Program


Sarah Reinhardt, MPH
Dietetic Intern, University of Michigan School of Public Health


Nicki Sandberg


Lilly Fink Shapiro


Madeline Smith


Keith Soster
Director of Student Engagement, Michigan Dining and Sustainability lead for Student Life,http://dining.umich.edu/


Maren Spolum, MPH, MPP
Research Coordinator, Food Access in Michigan project, UM School of Natural Resources and the Environment
Courtney Stinson, RDN
Registered Dietitian Nutritionist/Owner, Savor Life Nutrition & Wellness


Jared Talaga
Farm Manager, Growing Hope


Julia Weinert, MPH


Sivan Yosef
Senior Program Manager, International Food Policy Research Institute