Shaping the Future of Iowa’s Food System
Executive Committee
President, F. R. Fritz Nordengren, MPH, Farmer, Assistant Professor, Des Moines University
Vice President, Sarai Schnucker Rice, Executive Director, Des Moines Area Religious Council
Treasurer, Steven Mandernach, JD, Bureau Chief, Food and Consumer Safety, Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals
Secretary, John Dean, Graduate Student, Community and Regional Planning/Sustainable Agriculture, Iowa State University
Past -President, Linda Gobberdiel, MA, RD, Consultant, Food and You, LLC
The Board of Directors includes 17 elected members
Production - Ellen Walsh-Rosmann, Beginning Farmer, Rosmann Family Farms
Production - Chris Petersen, Family Farmer, President, Iowa Farmer’s Union
Transformation - Steven Mandernach, JD, Bureau Chief, Food and Consumer Safety, Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals
Distribution - Phil Danowski, General Manager, Local Harvest Supply
Marketing/Retail - Jason Grimm, Food System Planner, Iowa Valey RC&D
Consumption - Carol Richardson Smith, Food Systems Consultant
Waste Management - Warren Johnson, Executive Director, Iowa League of RC&Ds
Food Access - Sarai Schnucker Rice, Executive Director, Des Moines Area Religious Council
Health - Judy Solberg, MPH, RD, LD, Retired Public Health Nutrition Director
Environment - Meg Harris, MPH, CPM, Epidemiology Section Chair, Iowa Public Health Association
Economic - Melvyn Houser, Farmer, Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisor, Pottawattamie County Local Food Council Advisory Board
Social Justice - Jess Soulis, Student, Iowa State University
Education - Matt Russell, Farmer, Food Policy Project Coordinator, Drake University Agricultural Law Center
Student - Sara Greer, Student, Iowa State Univeristy
At-Large Director - John Dean, Graduate Student, Community and Regional Planning/Sustainable Agriculture, Iowa State University
At-Large Director - F. R. Fritz Nordengren, MPH, Farmer, Assistant Professor, Des Moines University
At-Large Director - Sally Worley, Next Generation and Horticulture Director, Practical Farmers of Iowa
The Board also includes non voting directors representing key government bureaus, departments and agencies in a ex-officio status.
Ex-Officio Government (Non-voting) Directors
Brenda Dobson, MS, RD, LD, Bureau Chief, Nutrition and Health Promotion, Iowa Department of Public Health
Maury Wills, Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship
Jeff Berckes, Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Rachelle H (Riki) Saltzman, PhD - Folklife Coordinator, Iowa Arts Council/Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs
Carlene Russell, MS, RD, LD, CGS, Nutrition Program Manager, Iowa Department on Aging
Linda G Snetselaar, PhD, RD, Professor, University of Iowa, College of Public Health
Craig Chase, Interim Associate Director, Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture
Ruth MacDonald, PhD, RD, Professor and Chair, Food Science and Human Nutrition, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, Iowa State University
Conveners
Susan Roberts, JD, MS, RD - Roberts Law Firm, PLC
Angie Tagtow, MS, RD, LD - Environmental Nutrition Solutions
Iowa Food Systems Council Candidates and Bios for Board of Directors (Updated October 29, 2010)