Faces of Food Systems Planning

Who are the people behind food systems planning in North America? As part of an on-going series, the APA FOOD Executive Committee is interviewing practicing planners and allied professionals engaged in some aspect of food planning or policy. We want to highlight how planners in the private, public, and non-profit sectors are actively working on food production, processing, distribution, access, consumption, and/or waste issues as part of their day-to-day jobs. We ask about on-the-job opportunities and challenges; how food systems planning and policy fit into their work load; who had the most influence on their planning and food systems planning work; advice they would give to planners wishing to engage in food systems planning work; and more.

The APA FOOD Executive Committee is now accepting nominations for the Faces of Food Systems Planning series. If you would like to nominate someone, please fill out this form.

  • Martin Bailkey, Food System Consultant and former Staff Project Manager for Growing Power, Inc. and Co-Director of the Community & Regional Food Systems Project, Madison, WI
  • Kajsa Beatty, APA Food Student Representative (2021-2022)
  • Becky Bodonyi, Program Specialist, Multnomah County Health Department, Portland, OR
  • Ellie Bomstein,  Project manager, Wallace Center at Winrock International, Arlington, VA
  • Robert Brown, former Director of City Planning, City of Cleveland, OH
  • Megan Bucknum, Faculty, Department of Geography, Planning and Sustainability, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ
  • Erica Campbell, Director, Farm to Plate Network, Montpelier, VT
  • Marcia Caton Campbell, Executive Director, Center for Resilient Cities, Madison, WI
  • Laine Cidlowski, Food System Administrator, City and County of Denver, Denver CO
  • Ross Daniels, Community Planner and Policy Analyst St. Paul, MN
  • Vincenzo Ferriola, APA Food Student Representative (2020-2021)
  • Matthew Gabb, Program & Social Science Research Coordinator, University of Minnesota
  • Erica Hall, M.S. CED, MBA, ARM, St. Petersburg, Florida
  • Hunter Heaivilin, Food Systems Planner, Hawaii
  • Janice Hill, Executive Planner and Farmland Protection Manager, Kane County, IL
  • Kimberley Hodgson, Principal, Cultivating Healthy Places, Vancouver, BC
  • Megan Horst, Assistant Professor, Portland State University, Portland, OR
  • Brian Hurd, Technical Assistance Program Manager, Rise Community Development, Inc., St. Louis, Missouri
  • Thyra Karlstrom, Senior Planner, Marquette County, MI
  • Ben Kerrick, Consultant, Karen Karp & Partners, New York, NY
  • Sharon Lerman, Food Policy Advisory, City of Seattle, WA
  • Arielle Lofton, Associate Consultant, KK&P, Washington, D.C.
  • Kara Martin, Program Director, Food Innovation Network, King County, WA.
  • Jaspal Marwah, Regional Planner, Metro Vancouver, Burnaby, BC
  • Trevor McCoy, Masters of City Planning & Public Policy Candidate at Georgia Tech
  • Wendy Mendes, former Social Planner, City of Vancouver, BC
  • Wendy Peters Moschetti, Director of Food Systems, LiveWell Colorado, Boulder, CO
  • Luis Nieves-Ruiz, Economic Development Manager, Orlando, FL
  • Andrea Petzel, Principal, Broadview Planning, Seattle, WA
  • Laura Raymond, Commerce Specialist, Small Farm Direct Marketing, Washington State Department of Agriculture
  • Molly Riordan, Good Food Purchasing Coordinator, Philadelphia, PA
  • Elliott Royal, Food Access Coordinator, Mecklenburg County Public Health
  • Helen Schnoes, Food Systems Coordinator, Douglas County, KS
  • Tia Schwab, Policy Advisor, New York City Mayor’s Office of Food Policy
  • Dean Severson, Principal Agricultural and Rural Planning Analyst, Lancaster County Planning Commission, Lancaster County, PA
  • Heidi Stucker, Food System Planner, Metropolitan Area Planning Council, Boston, MA
  • Amy Verbofsky, Planner, Office of Environmental Planning, Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission, Philadelphia, PA
  • Amanda Wagner, Nutrition and Physical Activity Program Manager, Get Healthy Philly, Philadelphia Department of Public Health, Philadelphia, PA
  • Monica Wilkinson, Community Development Director, City of Vernon, TX
  • Mary Yetter, Program Coordinator, Piedmont Park Conservancy, Atlanta, GA