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Profile of Food Policy Councils by State

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
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Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming


Alabama




L: Food Security Coalition of Jefferson County
Contact: Juanita Titrud
mcharvest@bellsouth.net

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Alaska









S: Alaska Food Coalition
Contact: Kerri Burrows (Alaska Food Coalition Manager)
c/o Food Bank of Alaska
2121 Spar Avenue
Anchorage, AK 99501
Phone: (907) 272 3663 or (907) 222 3103
Fax: (907) 277 7368
Website

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Arizona




















S: Arizona Food Policy Coalition
Contact: Cindy Gentry
Coordinator, Arizona Food Policy Coalition
Phone: (602) 493 5231
cgentry@foodconnect.org  
AZFoodPolicyCoalition@googlegroups.com  
Website

L: Pima County Food Policy Council
Contact: Varga Garland
Phone: (520) 622 0525
vgarland@communityfoodbank.com  
Website

S: The Association of Arizona Food Banks
Phone: (602) 528 3434
Fax: (602) 528 3838
brian@azfoodbanks.org   
Website

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Arkansas





S: Arkansas Food Policy Council
Contact: Donna Uptagrafft
Phone: (501) 280 3078
duptagrafft@winrock.org 

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California




























































































L: Berkeley Food Policy Council
Contact: Leah Rimkus
Program Manager
Phone: (415) 252 3937
www.berkeleyfood.org

L: Yolo County Food Policy Council
Contact: Jose Martinez
Executive Director
Food Bank of Yolo County
(530) 668 0690
Website

L: Contra Costa Food and Nutrition Policy Consortium
Contact: Lindsay Johnson
ljohnson@foodbankccs.org  
Website  

L: Get Fit Fresno County
Central California Regional Obesity Prevention Project (CCROPP)
Contact: Reyna N. Villalobos, MPH
CCROPP Director for Fresno County
Fresno Metro Ministry
Phone: (559) 485 1416
reyna@fresnometmin.org  
Website

L: LA Food and Justice Network 
Contact: Francesca de la Rosa
Center for Food & Justice
Phone: (323) 341 5097
fdlr@oxy.edu  
Or Frank Tamborello
Los Angeles Coalition to End Hunger and Homelessness
Phone: (213) 439 1070 x115
frank@lacehh.org
Website 

L: Marin Food Policy Council
Contact: Janet Brown
janet@ecoliteracy.org  
Or Catriona MacGregor, Executive Director
Phone: (415) 663 1338

L: Oakland Food Policy Council
Contact: Alethea Marie Harper
Food First / Institute for Food and Development Policy
Phone: (510) 654 4400 x233
aharper.ofpc@foodfirst.org  
Website

L: Pasadena Food Policy Council
Contact: Mary Urtecho-Garcia
Nutrition and Physical Activity Project
Phone: (626) 744 6163
mugarcia@cityofpasadena.net  
Website  

L: Sacramento Hunger Commission
Contact: Melissa Ortiz-Gray
Phone: (916) 447 7063 x335
Mortiz-Gray@communitycouncil.org  
Website  

L: San Bernardino City Food Policy Council
Contact: Linda Ceballos
Environmental Projects Manager
City of SB, Public Service Dept
Phone: (909) 880 8685
ceballos_li@sbcity.org  

L: San Francisco Food Systems Council
Contact: Paula Jones
Phone: (415) 252 3853
Paula.jones@sfdph.org  
Website

L: Santa Cruz Food System Network
Contact: Tim Galarneau 
Phone: (831) 761 8507 or (805) 264 5752
tgalarne@ucsc.edu or foodpolicy@baymoon.com  
Website

L: Sonoma County Food System Alliance (CA)
Contacts: Joseph McIntyre, Ag Innovations Network
Phone: (707) 575 6043
joseph@aginnovations.org
Website  

L: Stanislaus Nutrition and Fitness Council
Contact: Rocio Huerta
Phone (209) 558-7150
rhuerta@schsa.org

L: Yolo County Food Policy Council (CA)
Contact: Jose Martinez
Phone: (530) 668-0690
jose@foodbankyc.org

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Colorado














































L: Boulder County Food and Agriculture Policy Council
Contact: Cindy Torres
Chair
Phone: (720) 480 9951
ctplant@gmail.com

L: Denver Food and Agriculture Policy Council
Contact: Kathryn Colasanti
Denver Urban Gardens
3377 Blake St, Suite 113
Denver, CO 80205 
Phone: (303) 292 9900
Fax: (303) 292 9911
denverfapc@gmail.com
Website

L: Larimer/Weld Chapter of Northern Colorado Food and Agriculture Policy Council
Contact: Dawn Thilmany
Co-Coordinator, CSU Cooperative Extension
Department of Agriculture and Resource Economics
Phone: (970) 491 7220
thilmany@lamar.colostate.edu  
OR Contact: Laura R. Tanaka
Phone: (970) 224 2960
laurartanaka@yahoo.com  

L: San Luis Valley Food and Agriculture Policy Council (CO)
Contact: Karma Anderson
District Conservationist
NRCS San Luis Field Office
Phone: (719) 672 3673 x106
karma.anderson@co.usda.gov  

L: Sustainability Alliance of SW Colorado
Contact: Jim Dyer
SW Marketing Network
Phone: (970) 588 2292
jadyer@frontier.net  
Website

L: Western Colorado Food and Agriculture Council
Contact: Elaine Brett
Phone: (970) 210 9717
embrett@paonia.com

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Connecticut





















S: Connecticut Food Policy Council
Contact: Linda T. Drake, M.S.
University of Connecticut EFNEP Chair,
Connecticut Food Policy Council
Phone: (860) 486 1783
Linda.Drake@uconn.edu  
Website  

L: City of Hartford Food Policy Commission
Contact: Jerry Jones 
Phone: (860) 296 9325
jjones@hartford.org  
Website  

L: New Haven Food Policy Council
Contact: Becky Elias
Staff to the Council
Phone: (203) 773 3736
becky@cityseed.org    
Website

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Delaware


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District of Columbia





L: DC Mayor’s Commission on Food and Nutrition
Contact: Office of the State Superintendent of Education,
Nutrition Services Department
Phone: (202) 727 2824
Website
 
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Florida










L: Palm Beach County Community Food Alliance (FL)
Contact: Terry Jurewicz
United Way of Palm Beach County
Phone: (561) 375 6600

L: Tampa Bay Food Policy Council
Contact: Rob Alicea
Tampa Bay Post Carbon Council
Phone: (727) 460 1709 or (727) 393 8049
ralicea2@tampabay.rr.com  

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Georgia














S: Atlanta Local Food Initiative (ALFI) 
Contact: Peggy Barlett
Researcher and Professor of Anthropology
Emory University
Phone: (404) 727 5766
pbarlett@emory.edu  
Website

L: Athens Area Food Policy Council
Contact: Shannon McBride
Phone: (706) 354 8080
hands4sg@bellsouth.net 
athensfpc@gmail.com  
Website 
 
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Hawaii




L: Hawaii Food Policy Council (HI)
Contact: leafhawaii@gmail.com  
Website

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Idaho










L: Tables of Hope  
Contact: David Knittel
d.knittel@acommunityactionpartership.org  

L: Treasure Valley Food Coalition
Contact: Sustainable Community Connections of Idaho
Phone: (208) 424 6665
connections@sccidaho.org    
Website  

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Illinois





























L: Illinois Food Systems Policy Council (IL)

L: Local Food, Farms, and Jobs Council (IL)
Website

L: Springfield Local Food Task Force (IL)
Contact: Lindsay Record
Illinois Stewardship Alliance
Phone: (217) 528 1563
Lindsay@ilstewards.org

L: Tri-State Food Policy Council (IL-IA-MO)
Contact: Brenda E. Derrick
Unit Educator, Nutrition and Wellness
Phone: (217) 223 8380
derrickb@illinois.edu
Website

L: Evanston Food Policy Council
Contact: Linda Kruhmin, Co-Chair
Phone: (847) 651 1197
lindakruhmin@gmail.com  
Website

L: Chicago Food Policy Advisory Council
Contact: Rodger Cooley
Phone: (773) 279 9696
Rodger.cooley@heifer.org  
Website

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Indiana


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Iowa
















S: Iowa Food Policy Council
Contact: Matt Russell
Phone: (515) 271 4956
Matthew.Russell@drake.edu  
Archive 2000-2006

L: Pottawattamie County Local Food Council
Contact: Bahia Barry , Local Food Coordinator
Phone: (712) 482 3029 
Bahia.Barry@rcdnet.net

L: Cass County Local Food Policy Council
Contact: Bahia Barry , Local Food Coordinator
Phone: (712) 482 3029
Bahia.Barry@rcdnet.net

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Kansas


























L: Douglas County Local Food Policy Council
Contact: Emily Jackson
Phone: (785) 832 5157
ejackson@douglas-county.com

L: Greater Kansas City Food Policy Coalition
Contact: Gretchen Kunkel
Initiative Co-Coordinator
Phone: (913) 232 8620
ghkunkel@kchealthykids.org
Website

S: Kansas Food Policy Council
Contact: Dan Nagengast
Coordinator
Phone: (785) 748 0959
dan@kansasruralcenter.org
ksrc@rainbowtel.net
Website  

L: Salina Regional Food Policy Council
Contact: Kirk Cusick
Phone: (785) 827 5877 or (785) 827 6276
whisperingctnwd@sbcglobal.net  
Website 
 
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Kentucky


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Louisiana






L: Grow New Orleans 
Contact: Marilyn Yank
Phone: (504) 864 2009
marilynyank@gmail.com  
Website  

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Maine
 




S: Maine Food Policy Council
Contact: Jane Aiudi
Phone: (207) 287 3702
jane.aiudi@maine.gov

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Maryland






L: Baltimore City Food Policy Task Force
Contact: Seema D. Lyer,
Co-chair of Baltimore City Department of Planning
Seema.Iyer@baltimorecity.gov
Website

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Massachusetts



















L: Holyoke Food Policy Council
Contact: Kristin Getler
Coordinator, Holyoke Food Policy Council
Holyoke City Health Department
Phone: (413) 322 5595
kgetler@ci.holyoke.ma.us

L: Springfield Community Food and Nutrition Coalition
Contact: Synthia Scott-Mitchell
Director of Community Services
Springfield Partners for Community Action
Phone: (413) 263 6500 x6518
synthiam@springfieldpartnersinc.com
Website

L: Worchester Advisory Food Policy Council
Phone: (508) 757 5631 x304
Website

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Michigan













S: Michigan Food Policy Council
Contact: Kirsten G. Simmons
Executive Coordinator
Phone: (517) 335 4184
simmonsk@michigan.gov  
Website 1  

L: Greater Grand Rapids Food Systems Council
Contact: Cynthia Price
Phone: (231) 578 0873
skyprice@gmail.com  
ggrfsc@gmail.com
Website  

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Minnesota


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Mississippi


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Missouri


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Montana















L: Missoula County Community Food and Agriculture Coalition
Contact: Bonnie Buckingham OR Paul Hubbard
Phone: (406) 543 0542
cfacinfo@missoulacfac.org
Website  

S: Food Policy Council of the Montana Food Bank Network's Board of Directors (MFBN)
5625 Expressway
Missoula, MT 59808
Phone: (406) 721 3825 or 800 809 4752
Fax: (406) 542 3770
info@mfbn.org  
Website  

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Nebraska


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Nevada


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New Hampshire


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New Jersey


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New Mexico











L: Santa Fe City and County Advisory Council on Food Policy
Contact: Jordan Maril, Coordinator
Fax: (505) 473-3421
Website

S: New Mexico Food and Agriculture Policy Council
Contact: Pam Roy
Phone: (505) 473 1004
pamelaroy@aol.com  
Website 
 
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New York














S: New York Food Policy Council on Food Policy
Contact: Commissioner Patrick Hooker
NYS Department of Agriculture & Markets
Chairman, NYS CFP
Phone: (518) 485 7728
nyscfp@agmkt.state.ny.us  
Website  

L: Food Systems Network NYC
Contact: Fern Gale Estrow
Phone: (212) 691 5154
festrow@FGEteam.org  
Website  

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North Carolina





S: North Carolina Food Policy Council
Contact: Sandi Cummings
Phone: (919) 733 7125 x 256
Website  

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North Dakota


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Ohio
















L: Cleveland/Cuyahoga County Food Policy Council - Development Group
Contact: Matt Russell
Center for Health Promotion Research
Case Western Reserve University
Phone: (216) 368 1918
matthew.russell@case.edu
Website   

S: Ohio Food Policy Council
Contact: Amalie Lipstreu
Senior Program Manager
Phone: (614) 466 6198
Alipstreu@agri.ohio.gov  
Website 
 
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Oklahoma







L: Oklahoma Food Policy Council
Food First / Institute for Food and Development Policy
Contact: Alethea Harper
OFPC Coordinator
Phone: (510) 654 4400 x233
aharper.ofpc@foodfirst.org  
Website 

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Oregon



























L: Lane County Food Policy Council
Contact: Deb Johnson-Shelton, Chair
debj@ori.org  
Website 1 Website 2

L: Portland-Multnomah Food Policy Council
Contact: Steve Cohen
City of Portland, Office of Sustainable Development
Phone: (503) 823 4225
scohen@ci.portland
OR Contact: Tammy VanderWoude, Chairman
Phone: (503) 282-0555 x230
tvanderwoude@oregonfoodbank.org  
Website

L: Ten Rivers Food Web
Contact: Liv Nevin Gifford
Phone: (541) 929 4167
lgifford@emoregon.org or info@tenriversfoodweb.org  
Website 
 
L: Tillamook Community Food Security Council
Contact: Shelly Bowe
Community Food Program, CARE Regional Food Bank
Phone: (503) 842 5261
sbowe@careinc.org 
 
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Pennsylvania


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Rhode Island


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South Carolina







S: South Carolina Food Policy Council
Contact: Beth Crocker
General Counsel  
Phone: (803) 734 2193
bcrocker@scda.sc.gov  
Website 
 
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South Dakota


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Tennessee













L: Knoxville/Knox County Food Policy Council
Contact: Gail Root
gail@secondharvestknox.org  
Website  

L: Food Security Partners of Middle Tennessee
Contact: Del Ketcham
Phone: (615) 322 5638
delk1111@comcast.net  
OR Contact: Darcy Freedman
darcy.a.freedman@vanderbilt.edu  
Website 
 
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Texas


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Utah









S: Utah Food Council
Contact: Gina Cornia, Director Utahns Against Hunger
Phone: (801) 328 2561 or (800) 453 3663
cornia@uah.org
OR Christi Paulson, co-chair
slowfood@xmission.com  
Ben Mates, co-chair
benjmates@att.net

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Vermont







L: Burlington Food Council
Contact Betsy Rosenbluth,
Legacy Project Director
Phone: (802) 865 7515
brosenbluth@ci.burlington.vt.us  
Website  

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Virginia











S: Virginia Food System Council
Contact: Eric S Bendfeldt
Phone: (540) 432-6029
ebendfel@vt.edu  
Website

L: Accomack-Northampton Planning District Commission (A-NPDC) Council
Contact: Barbara Schwenk
Phone: (757) 787 2936
Website 
 
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Washington




















L: Seattle/King County Acting Food Policy Council (AFPC)
Contact: Tammy Morales
Acting Food Policy Council Coordinator
WSU King County Extension
Phone: (206) 205 3131
Tammy.morales@kingcounty.gov
Website  

L: Clark County Food Policy Council
Contact: Tricia Mortell
Clark County Public Health
Phone: (360) 397 8000 x7211
Tricia.mortell@clark.wa.gov  

L: Tahoma Food Policy Coalition
Contact: Sarah Garitone
Phonoe: (253) 845-9770 x108
sarahg@piercecountycd.org 
Website
 
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West Virginia


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Wisconsin






L: Dane County Food Council
Contact: Martin Bailkey, Vice-chair
Phone: (608) 218 9478
bailkey@sbcglobal.net  
Website

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Wyoming


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