Roundtable: Redefining Farm to Table Full
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Cofounder & Principal, MB2 Solutions
Marland Buckner serves as Cofounder and Principal of MB2 Solutions LLC, an impact development firm.From 2001 to 2008, Buckner was Director of Federal Government Affairs for Microsoft Corporation in Washington, DC. Prior to Microsoft, Buckner served in several Congressional staff roles...
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Speakers
Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of the Governor
Governor Ralph S. Northam appointed Bettina Ring in 2018 to serve as the fourth Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry for the Commonwealth of Virginia. In this capacity, she supports the Governor’s mission of building a strong Virginia economy in agriculture and forestry, two of...
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Scholars
Cofounder, Coalition of Immokalee Workers
Greg Asbed, a 2017 MacArthur Fellow, is a co-founder of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers and a principal architect of the Fair Food Program and the Worker-driven Social Responsibility (WSR) model, a breakthrough approach to verifiable corporate accountability recognized by observers...
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Executive Director, Shalom Farms
Dominic Gibbons Barrett is the Executive Director of Shalom Farms, a nonprofit in Richmond, Virginia focused on working with communities to increase access to healthy food and the support to lead healthy lives. He came to Shalom Farms from Palmetto Project in Charleston, SC where...
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Community Engagement Coordinator, Happily Natural Day
If you had a theme song, what would it be? Made You Look by NasWhat three things is your organization best at?Ag Education, Racial Justice, Food JusticeWhat is an ambition you hold for your organization's next chapter?Black Owned and Controlled Food Systens including Land Justice...
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Founder, 4P Foods
He is the founder of 4P Foods, a Benefit Corporation that works with over 200 local farms, delivering their sustainably produced food to customers in and around DC. The goal is to use food as a tool to create a more equitable, socially just and sustainable food system of tomorrow.Tom...
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CEO, FeedMore
Douglas “Doug” Pick joined FeedMore, Central Virginia’s core hunger-relief organization, as Chief Executive Officer in November 2012. Under his leadership, FeedMore is focused not only on nourishing the community but also on empowering lives. FeedMore collaborates with hundreds...
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Executive Director, Tricycle - Urban Ag Culture
Sally comes from a long line of family gardeners, farmers and cooks. She loves the process of growing seed to harvest, and sharing the preparation and celebration of good food with friends and family. For several years she ran programs and events for nonprofits in Northern California...
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Principal, Forth Bridge Associates
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Executive Director, Local Food Hub
Kristen came from the environmental and philanthropic world to become Executive Director of Local Food Hub in 2013. The hub is a non-profit organization that works with Virginia farmers to increase community access to local food. In addition to managing the aggregation and sale of...
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Associate Dean and Director of Global Programs, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Tech
Dr. Tom Thompson is Associate Dean and Director of Global Programs in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Tech. He leads the college’s global mission to build partnerships, create opportunities, and serve globally.
VP of Growth and Development, FoodCorps
For more than two decades, Ellen Moncure Wong has helped connect philanthropic dollars with organizations driving major social and environmental change. Prior to joining FoodCorps, Ellen worked in resource development for the American Civil Liberties Union, the Coro New York Leadership...
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Sponsors
MB² (MB Squared) is a Washington, DC and Richmond, VA based public policy and domestic strategy firm co-founded by Melody Barnes and Marland Buckner. We deliver value for clients by providing strategic counsel that utilizes our teams’ decades long experience across the public...
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