The NH Food Alliance has assembled an all-star planning team and advisory committee of food system professionals to guide the planning process, with consulting support from Food Works Group, to ensure the final plan is comprehensive and impactful.
The Planning Team
Nicole, Celie, and Elise hold the center of the NH Food and Agriculture Strategic Plan. They engage with the NH Food Alliance network and other partners to seek input from stakeholders accross the state, organize and incorporate feedback received, and engage the advisory committee for additional guidance.
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Food Works Group is a women-owned advisory firm that measures, strategizes and supports progress across the food system. They advise clients on business planning and development; project feasibility, need, and best practices; food hub networking; culinary operations; and food production. Regional supply chain infrastructure, sustainability, food security, and equity underpin their work.
Food Works Group is supporting the development of the NH Food and Agriculture Strategic Plan through high-level project design and management, reviewing draft content, and coordination of a public comment period before publication of the plan, among other responsibilities.
The Advisory Committee
The NH Food and Agriculture Strategic Plan is made better by the support, guidance, and input from some of the most influential leaders in our food system. Browse through our advisory committee below.
Commissioner Shawn Jasper
NH Department of Agriculture, Markets and Food
Ariel Aaronson-Eves, Coordinator
NH Queer Farmers Network
Ben Amsden, Senior Program Officer
NH Charitable Foundation
Charlene Andersen, Food and Farm Lender
New Hampshire Community Loan Fund
Amy Bassett, Deputy Director
Division of Travel and Tourism Development, NH Department of Business and Economic Affairs
Anton Bekkerman, Director, Associate Dean
NH Agricultural Experiment Station
UNH College of Life Sciences and Agriculture
Xochiquetzal Berry, Marketing & Communications Coordinator
Northeast Organic Farming Association of NH (NOFA-NH)
Representative Peter Bixby
New Hampshire House of Representatives
Tiffany Brewster, Community Engagement Director
NH Hunger Solutions
Noah Hodgetts, Principal Planner
Office of Planning and Development, NH Department of Business and Economic Affairs
Todd Horner, Assistant Director
Southwest Region Planning Commission
Cameron Huftalen, Project Manager, Food Systems and Economy
Vital Communities
Lauren Judd, Executive Director
Cornucopia Project
Nikki Kolb, Operations Director
Northeast Organic Farming Association of NH (NOFA-NH)
Eileen Liponis, Executive Director
New Hampshire Food Bank
Chief Lisa Gray, Pocasset Wampanoag Tribe of the Pokanoket Nation
Pocasset Pokanoket Land Trust
Gavin Macdonald, Owner
Genuine Local
Josh Marshall, Director
Division of Agricultural Development, NH Department of Agriculture, Markets and Food
Josephine Porter, Chief Strategy Officer
NH Center for Justice and Equity
Katelyn Porter, Coordinator
NH Food Hub Network
Allan Reetz, Director Public & Government Affairs
Hanover Co-op Food Stores of VT and NH
Ameenah Shabazz, NH Racial Equity Ambassador
Food Solutions New England (FSNE)
Sarah Waring, State Director for VT and NH
USDA Rural Development
Tim Wennrich, Owner and Operator
Meadowstone Farm
Tara Westenhiser, Food Access Coordinator
Division of Public Health Service, NH Department of Health and Human Services
Seth Wilner, Extension Field Specialist
Food and Agriculture Team, UNH Extension
