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Workgroup Information Building Food Security
Summary	Some issues this group is interested in addressing include the following: availability of nutritious foods in low-income neighborhoods; evaluation of community food security projects; causes of food insecurity; impact of welfare reform on former food stamp recipients; community needs assessment of resources to strengthen food security; and trends in the usage of community emergency food services. We intend to build a collaboration of Cooperative Extension advisors and specialists, Agricultural Experiment Station faculty, and community organizations.
Website:	http://nature.berkeley.edu/bfswg/
Workgroup Chair Information
Name	Christy Getz (Chair)
Phone	(510) 207-9424
E-Mail	cmgetz@ucdavis.edu
Unit:	Environmental Science, Policy and Management (ESPM)
Location:	University of California, Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management 130 Mulford Hall, MC 3114 Berkeley, 94720-3114

Membership List
AES Scientist
DeMaster, Kathryn		Environmental Science, Policy and Management (ESPM)
	Associate Professor of Agriculture, Society, and Environment	Agrifood systems, rural sociology, the sociology and political ecology of agriculture
Hirtz, Frank		Human & Community Development
	AES   Associate Professor   Associate Sociologist	Sociology of development, rural sociology, sociology/anthropology of law, social policy and welfare issues. Researches comparative social policy and social welfare, food policy and agrarian policies; charity, philanthropy and non-governmental organizations. Geographic specialization: Southeast Asia, Southern Africa, Western Europe, California.
Jetter, Karen		Agricultural Issues Center
	Associate Project Economist
Romm, Jeffrey		Environmental Science, Policy and Management (ESPM)
	Professor	Resource policy and economics; resource conservation and economic development; intergovernmental relations in resource management
CE Advisor
Blackburn, Mary		Alameda County Cooperative Extension
	Family and Consumer Sciences, Health & Nutrition Advisor	Family and consumer sciences, EFNEP and FSNEP
Elkins, Rachel		Lake County
	Pomology Farm Advisor in Lake and Mendocino Counties and Master Gardener Advisor in Lake County - Emeritus
Farfan-Ramirez, Lucrecia		Alameda County Cooperative Extension
	Emeritus	Community health and nutrition, youth nutrition
Ingels, Chuck		Capitol Corridor MCP Cooperative Extension
	Farm Advisor	Tree crops, grapes, environmental horticulture, and Master Gardeners/urban horticulture. Areas of research and extension focus include IPM, evaluation of sustainable products and practices, water conservation and deficit irrigation, home orchards and vineyards, sustainable landscaping, alternative turfgrass species, and tree training, pruning, and grafting.
Junge, Sharon		Program Council
	Interim State 4-H Director	Youth Development
Lamp, Cathi		Tulare County
	Nutrition, Family, and Consumer Sciences Advisor, Emeritus	Nutrition, food safety, food access, nutrition education, nutrition monitoring
Martin, Anna		San Joaquin County
	Nutrition   Family   Consumer Sciences Advisor	Community Nutrition Education
Mendoza, Concepcion		Shasta County
	Advisor - Retired	Nutrition, Family, and Consumer Sciences
Neelon, Marisa		Community Nutrition and Health
	Community Nutrition and Health Advisor, Emeritus	Food security and the prevention of childhood obesity and chronic disease in populations with low-income.
Schneider, Constance		Nutrition
	UC Cooperative Extension Academic Emeritus	Nutrition, Social Marketing, Obesity, Marketing, Administration, Evaluation
Smith, Dorothy		Tuolumne County
	Nutrition Family and Consumer Science Advisor El Dorado/Amador /Calaveras /Tuolumne Counties	Nutrition
Sutherlin, Jeanette		Fresno County
	Administration and Management, Emeritus	Administration and Management - Emeritus
Wooten Swanson, Patti		San Diego County
	Nutrition,  Family, and  Consumer Science Advisor - Emeritus	Family Resource Management, Nutrition and Health, Food Safety, Adult Education
CE Specialist
Crawford, Patricia		Nutrition Policy Institute
	Cooperative Extension Nutrition Specialist	Prevention of childhood obesity. Studies on how environmental, family and clinical approaches address childhood obesity.
Getz, Christy		Environmental Science, Policy and Management (ESPM)
	Associate Cooperative Extension Specialist in Agriculture and Food Systems	Political economy and governance of food and agriculture systems; farm labor movements; social certification; food safety; cannabis; organic agriculture; farmworker health and wellbeing
Hardesty, Shermain		Agricultural & Resource Economics
	Specialist in Cooperative Extension	Cooperative Theory, Management and Finance, and Food Marketing Systems
Kaiser, Lucia		Nutrition
	CE Nutrition Specialist	Acculturation and dietary changes; ethnic food habits (particularly Latino); child feeding practices; evaluation of nutrition education
Ritchie, Lorrene		Nutrition Policy Institute (NPI)
	Director of the Nutrition Policy Institute and Cooperative Extension Nutrition Specialist	Childhood, Food Security, Obesity Prevention, Public health
Other ANR
Feenstra, Gail		Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education Program (SAREP)
	Emeritus, SAREP; Sustainable Food Systems	Sustainable agriculture, local and regional food systems, regional marketing, farmers markets, farm to school programs, nutrition, food system assessments/ indicators, food security, program evaluation, values-based supply chains, food policy councils
Sutherland, Barbara		Expanded Food Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)
	Program Director Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program
Woodward-Lopez, Gail
	Associate Director	Obesity prevention esp. in children
Non-UC
Jessup, Edie
Jones, Paula		SF Dept of Public Health
	Food Systems Project Coordinator	Food Security
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Membership Totals
Number of Members		28
ANR Members		25
Non-ANR		3
Info Only		0