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  • Marcus Coleman

    Program Director for the Grow Louisiana Beginning Farmer Training Program, Louisiana State University AgCenter
    MAColeman@agcenter.lsu.edu

  • Lucy Diekmann

    Urban Agriculture and Food Systems Advisor, University of California Extension
    lodiekmann@ucanr.edu

  • Rachel Lindvall

    Retired

  • Lindsey Lunsford

    Assistant Professor and Coordinator for Food Systems, Education, and Policy, Tuskegee University
    llunsford@tuskegee.edu

  • Courtenay Simmons

    Program Specialist, Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition – USDA NIFA
    courtenaysimmons16@gmail.com

  • Kolia Souza

    Food Systems Equity & Advocacy Specialist, institutional affiliation to Center for Regional Food Systems
    ksouza@msu.edu

  • Gizem Templeton

    Associate in Research, Duke World Food Policy Center
    gizem.templeton@duke.edu

  • Diego Thompson

    Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Mississippi State University
    dthompson@soc.msstate.edu

  • Crystal Tyler-Mackey

    Community Viability Extension Specialist, Virginia Cooperative Extension/Virginia Tech
    cmtyler@vt.edu

  • Mekko Tyner

    Dean of Academic Affairs, College of Muscogee Nation
    mtyner@cmn.edu

  • Renee Wallace

    Executive Director, Doers Consulting Alliance
    renee@doersconsulting.com

  • Dwayne Wharton

    Advocate and Independent Consultant
    dwaynewharton@gmail.com

Former Racial Equity in the Food Systems Members

  • Shorlette Ammons, Community Food Systems Outreach Coordinator, NC State Extension (until 2022)
  • Aurora Buffington, Branch Chief, institutional affiliation to SNAP-Ed Branch - USDA FNS (until 2022)
  • Kimberly Carr, Community Resource Specialist, Georgia Rural Health Innovation Center at Mercer University School of Medicine (until 2020)
  • Heather Hyden, Portfolio Officer, Humana Foundation (until 2021)
  • Erin Peot, Community Food Systems Outreach Specialist, University of Wisconsin Extension (until 2021)
  • Rich Pirog, Former Director, Center for Regional Food Systems (until 2022)

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