News about the budget status of the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed), which funds our CalFresh Healthy Living, UC program.
Hannah Thompson has been named as the new director of the Nutrition Policy Institute. With Lorrene Ritchie retiring July 1, Wendi Gosliner will serve as interim director until Thompson begins in her new role on Sept. 1.
Lynn Schmitt-McQuitty, Director of County Cooperative Extension, is retiring at the end of June. While we launch a search for a new Director of County Cooperative Extension, Keith Nathaniel will serve in an interim capacity starting June 1.
Teams across UC are deeply engaged in communicating with the federal government on the impact of the proposed spending cuts to CalFresh Healthy Living, UC. The CFHL, UC office; UC Davis; UC ANR leadership; UC ANR Government Relations and UC Federal Government Relations are all focused on this effort.
