I am a food systems consultant focusing on health, equity, and sustainability.  I work with diverse and inspiring organizations, educators, thought leaders and activists across the country. I have co-authored articles about utilizing stories as indicators in program evaluation, the Collective Impact Framework, and multifaceted issues about the challenges and opportunities of local and global food systems.  

I led the University of Michigan Sustainable Food Systems Initiative, from 2013-2023 where I brought together diverse stakeholders to produce new forms of knowledge and collaboration. I collaborated with researchers, activists, funders, and Detroit community leaders in launching the nationally recognized community-academic partnership course, “Food Literacy for All.” I also co-launched the inaugural Transformative Food Systems Fellowship, over $1 million to support underrepresented students to study sustainable food systems in graduate school. I received the University of Michigan Staff Impact Award in 2019.

I have led experiential education trips in Bolivia, Peru, Tanzania, Costa Rica, and Cuba. I earned a Masters of Public Health in Health Behavior and Health Education from the University of Michigan in 2015, and graduated from Wesleyan University in 2009 with High Honors in Anthropology. I speak Spanish and French and grow vegetables in my front yard.