I am a food systems consultant focusing on health, equity, and sustainability. I have evaluated numerous projects relating to the Michigan Good Food Charter, statewide food policy and advocacy networks, and for clients working to increase equity and access in the food system 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.