About the Greater KC Food Policy Coalition
Mission
Convene diverse stakeholders to advocate for an equitable, sustainable and resilient food system in greater Kansas City and promote policies for the nutritional, economic, social and environmental health of the community.
Vision
All people in greater Kansas City will have access to healthy food that is fresh, nutritious, affordable, culturally appropriate and produced and sold locally, with care for the environment, food system workers and the community.
Values
Goals
Leadership
The coalition is staffed by KC Healthy Kids and guided by a steering committee representing all sectors of the regional food system.
Andrea Clark, Interim Director
Director of Food System Planning, KC Healthy Kids
2025 Steering Committee
Convene diverse stakeholders to advocate for an equitable, sustainable and resilient food system in greater Kansas City and promote policies for the nutritional, economic, social and environmental health of the community.
Vision
All people in greater Kansas City will have access to healthy food that is fresh, nutritious, affordable, culturally appropriate and produced and sold locally, with care for the environment, food system workers and the community.
Values
- Cooperation: Fostering cooperation and unity among all the diverse stakeholders is beneficial to the food system.
- Food Security: All people have the right and should have the ability to easily obtain healthy, safe and affordable food.
- Sustainability: The local and regional food system must be environmentally, socially and economically sustainable.
- Health: Our food system should promote optimal health for all.
- Education: Knowledge is essential for individuals’ and communities’ ability to advocate and make policy decisions.
- Food Justice: Work with impacted stakeholders to address and remove structural barriers at the root of food system inequities.
Goals
- Policy Change: The coalition develops and advocates for a community-driven policy agenda that promotes nutritional, economic, social and environmental health equity.
- Equity: The coalition builds an equitable food system by challenging structural and historic systems of oppression and resulting disparities, within the coalition and the broader community.
- Education: The coalition educates decision makers and the community to advance the policy agenda in support of an equitable food system.
- Capacity and Infrastructure: The coalition has the infrastructure and resources to achieve its strategic goals and policy agenda.
Leadership
The coalition is staffed by KC Healthy Kids and guided by a steering committee representing all sectors of the regional food system.
Andrea Clark, Interim Director
Director of Food System Planning, KC Healthy Kids
2025 Steering Committee
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Alana Henry, Secretary
Interim Executive Director, Ivanhoe Neighborhood Council Operations Manager, Young Family Farm Ami Freeberg, Vice Chairperson Director of Strategy & Partnerships, Cultivate KC Ashlee Welter Nutrition Coordinator, USD 231 Gardner Edgerton Danielle Robbins-Gregory, Ex Officio President/CEO, KC Healthy Kids Elizabeth Reynoso Vice President of Programs, El Centro, Inc. Erin Martinez CEO, Food Equality Initiative Je T’aime Taylor, Past Chairperson Consultant Karen Ramsey Director of Public Programs & Events, KC Can Compost Karen Siebert Advocacy & Public Policy Advisor, Harvesters-The Community Food Network |
Kate Giessel
Attorney Of Counsel, Business Law Advisors Matt Chrisman, Treasurer Associate Professor, University of Missouri-Kansas City Mira Felzien Planner I, Kansas City Area Transportation Authority Natalia Unruh Water Quality Planner II, Mid-America Regional Council Natasha Bailey Head Chef, Thelma's Kitchen Priest Hughes Owner, Garden Assistance Paradigm Owner, Recipe Poetry Guild Garden Consultant, Kansas City Community Gardens Shanita McAfee Bryant Executive Director, The Prospect KC Tom Ruggieri, Chairperson Co-Owner & Farmer, Fair Share Farm Tovah Tanner Former Farmers Market Manager, 3rd District of Kansas City, Missouri |
