What is the University of Virginia Sustainable Food Collaborative? 

Formed in 2016 as part of the UVA 2016-2020 Sustainability Plan, the UVA Sustainable Food Collaborative—formerly known as Sustainable Food Strategy Task Force—is a group under UVA Sustainability's Environmental Stewardship Subcommittee that bridges a diverse array of organizations within UVA and the surrounding community to further food sustainability, food justice, and food equity at the University and in Charlottesville.

Collaborative Structure: 

Who is on the Collaborative?

• UVA Faculty: 
  • Tanya Denckla Cobb (Director, Institute for Engagement & Negotiation)
  • Paul Freedman (Department of Politics)
• UVA Offices: 
  • Andrea Trimble, Dana Scrhoeder, Erika Herz, Libby Dukes, Grace Dellecave, Katie Steele (Office for Sustainability)
  • Melanie Brede (Office of Health Promotion)
  • Wynne Stuart (Office for the Executive Vice President and Provost)
  • Corey DiLuciano (Health System Committee on Sustainability)
  • Darryl Rudge, Allie Berry, Sarah Gordon, Danielle Schneider, (Aramark - UVA Dine)
  • Kristin Floyd (UVA Finance)
  • Laura Toscano (Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy)
  • Nicole Thomas (Director of Development, Student Affairs)
• UVA Programs and Projects: 
  • Sarah Medley, Barbara Brown Wilson, Stefanie Georgakis (UVA Equity Center)
  • Lauren Parker (Virginia Humanities)
  • Rebecca Deeds, Fiona Flynn, Taylor Goff (Morven Kitchen Garden)
  • Garreth Bartholomew (UVA Community Food Pantry; UVA Care and Support Services)
  • Austin Widner, Brooke de Maio, Erica Szymanski (Darden School of Business)
  • Jay Vetter, Matt Rogers, Jared Hardy (Harvest Table)
  • Maya Koehn-Wu, Spencer Duval (Institute for Engagement and Negotiation)
  • Jim Galloway, Libby Dukes, Andrew DiSanto (Nitrogen Working Group)
  • Janie Sanborn (UVA Student Council Sustainability Agency) 
  • John Piller (Madison House)
  • Madeline Casper (Community Food Pantry) 
• Community Organizations: 
  • Emily Turner (4P Foods)
  • Laryssa Smith (Local Food Hub)
  • Jeanette Abi-Nader, Quentia Taylor (Cultivate Charlottesville)
  • French Price (Virginia Cooperative Extension)
  • Lilia Fuquen (Lilia Fuquen LLC)
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