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Advisory Board


Meet our advisory board. They bring together expertise in food systems, food security, nutrition and dietetics, public health, human development and family studies, culinary arts, and community engagement. The board works closely with the Center’s leadership team and helps guide our mission and initiatives.
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Angie Abbott
Purdue University
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Marcie Barker
Transplant House of Cleveland
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Jared Hibbard-Swanson
Oregon State University
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Kristen Matlack
MetroHealth
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Roni Neff
Johns Hopkins University
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Shelly Nickols-Richardson
University of Illinois
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Diana Romano
Oklahoma State University
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Karla Shelnutt
University of Florida
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Abbie Arnold
University of Illinois
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Allie Dariano
Oregon State University

From the Blog

Students in Action: Universities Pioneering the Movement to End Campus Food Waste

January 5, 2026
From Scraps to Soil: The Rise of Bokashi as a Composting Alternative

December 15, 2025

Recent News

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January 15, 2026
Study finds food waste compost less effective than potting mix alone

January 12, 2026
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This work is supported by the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative, project award no. 2024-68015-42110, from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and should not be construed to represent any official USDA or U.S. Government determination or policy.