Amanda Mercer, MS, RD is the leader of the “Additional School Food Initiatives” content group. She is the Program Manager in the Colorado Department of Education Office of School Nutrition. Amanda plans, develops, implements and evaluates child nutrition programs to …
Erin Sharp, MS, MAT, is the curriculum designer for the Smarter Lunchrooms Movement National Office at Cornell University. She studied English as an undergraduate at Cornell University, then completed Master’s degrees in Teaching Pedagogy and Educational Administration during her ten-year …
Conrad Lyford, PhD is a Professor in the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics at Texas Tech University.
One of the largest challenges I see in the obesity field is to develop innovative and effective solutions to this epidemic. My …
Janani R. Thapa, PhD is an assistant professor in the Health Policy and Management department of the College of Public Health in the University of Georgia.
Janani is working on developing, implementing and evaluating community-based behavioral intervention programs to promote …
Elizabeth Shephard is the leader of the Encourage Kids to Eat Healthy Foods CoP content group. She works for the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences in Brevard County as the Family and Consumer Sciences Agent. She …
Barbara Brody serves Oregon State University Extension as a Family and Community Health and non-traditional 4-H faculty member in the southeastern corner of Oregon. Barbara has worked in Extension programs in California, Idaho, and now Oregon. She provides a diverse …
Ginny Hinton is the Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Agent in Santa Rosa County, Florida. She has been with the University of Florida/IFAS Extension since May 14, 2010.
April Neujean is a Nutrition Educator at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Jefferson County, New York. April has recently joined the organization and was previously the founding Health and Wellness Manager for FirstLine Schools in New Orleans. In this role, …
Vanessa Spero works for the University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension as a 4-H Youth Development Agent. She earned her BS from Cornell University in Animal Sciences and her MS from Florida Institute of Technology in …
Drew Hanks is an assistant professor of consumer sciences in the Department of Human Sciences at Ohio State University. He is also a member of Ohio State University’s Food Innovation Center and Institute for Population Research. Drew was formerly …
