Expert Resource Directory

Looking for a expert quote, or a specialist who can give you the background you need for a well-balanced story? The following experts are willing and able to help you with your story on any of the subjects listed below.

If you are looking for an expert on a rural, land use, farm or food issue not listed below, or need special assistance, e-mail fsrdcomm@wkkf.org or call (269) 969-2159.

Experts on Federal Food and Rural Policy We invite media to contact the experts listed below for background, quotes, and assistance with their 2007 Farm Bill informational needs. Each individual has extensive expertise in the area listed, and a good number are knowledgeable on several titles. None of the experts listed are employed by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, and their views are their own. As a private foundation, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation is prohibited from advocating for legislation. This listing is provided only to help you expand your sources of information.
Commodity Programs Jimmy Daukas Chuck Hassebrook Richard A. Levins Conservation Soji Adelaja (Land Use) Sandra Batie (Environmental Programs) Craig Cox Scott Faber Allen Hance Suzie Greenhalgh (Water Quality/Climate Change) Ralph Grossi (Land Use) Loni Kemp (Conservation Security Program) Trade R. Dennis Olson Nutrition Programs Annie Cheatham (Buy-Local) Edward Cooney (Food Stamps) Rochelle Davis (Public Health Nutrition) Lorelei DiSogra (Fruit and Vegetable Snack Program) Gail Feenstra (Sustainable Food Systems) Anupama Joshi (Farm-to-School) Rich Pirog (Food Miles) Susan Roberts (Public Health Nutrition) Jennifer Wilkins (Community Food Systems) Mark Winne (Farmers' Market Nutrition) Credit William Bynum Savonala “Savi” Horne Ronald Phillips Katherine Ozer	Rural Development Lionel “Bo” Beaulieu Willie J. Burnside (Rural Transportation) Patty Cantrell (Value-Added Agriculture) Robert Cole George DeVault (Value-Added Agriculture) Cornelia Butler Flora Charles W. Fluharty David Jackson (Rural Housing) Bernie Mazyck Tazuer Smith Rachel Tompkins (Rural Education) Moses J. Williams Research and Related Matters Jeffrey D. Armstrong Ferd Hoefner Kim Leval Ian L. Maw Forestry Don Arnosti Energy Dan McGuire (Wind Energy) Larry Mitchell Martha L. Noble Miscellaneous Karen E. Anderson (Organic Agriculture) Mike Hamm (Sustainable Agriculture) Mary Hendrickson (Agriculture Concentration) Hugh Joseph (New Immigrant Farming) Tony Machacha (New Immigrant Farming) Ralph Paige (Minority Agricultural Issues) Farm Policy August Schumacher, Jr.
General Food Systems and Rural Development Expert Resource Directory
Biotech Roger N. Beachy Anna Lappé Jim Riddle • Biotech Law and Regulations   Claire Cummings Buy Local Food Campaigns Annie Cheatham Mark Lattanzi David Ward Community Food Systems Johanna B. Divine Andy Fisher Patricia Gray Mike Hamm Mary Hendrickson Duane Perry Rich Pirog Michael Rozyne  Mark Winne Anna Lappé Jennifer Wilkins Community Leadership Development Peter Hille Kathi Jaworski Andy J. Morikawa Conservation Programs Robert Cole Craig Cox Larry Elworth Loni Kemp Environmental Issues relating to Water Quality and Climate Change Suzie Greenhalgh Environmental Programs & Policy Sandra Batie Farm-to-School Rochelle Davis Andy Fisher Mike Hamm Deborah Kane Michelle Mascarenhas Ann Cooper Johanna B. Divine Farmer Cooperatives Ralph Paige Fisheries, Aquaculture, Ocean Policy Jeremy Brown Food Culture Kari Bachman Arlin S. Wasserman Food Security Andy Fisher Mike Hamm Anna Lappé Joshua Miner Johanna B. Divine Mark Winne Green Labels Scott Exo Holistic Decision-Making Donald D. Nelson Land Use Issues Soji Adelaja Scott Everett LaVon Griffieon Ralph Grossi William R. Rustem Gilbert M. White Marketing Sustainably-Raised Products Scott Exo Rich Pirog Curt Arens William Niman Deborah Kane David Ward Arlin S. Wasserman	Diet and Health Melinda Hemmelgarn • Youth and Healthy Eating   Keecha Harris   Amanda Dew Manning   Anna Lappé   Johanna B. Divine • Public Health Nutrition Policy   Keecha Harris • Nutrition and Education   Kari Bachman   Rochelle Davis Lorelei DiSogra Minority Agricultural Issues Savonala “Savi” Horne Ralph Paige New Entry Immigrant Farming Hugh Joseph Tony Machacha Organic Agriculture Karen E. Anderson Johanna B. Divine Mike Hamm Jim Riddle Anna Lappé  Rural Community and Economic Development Robert Cole Dee Davis Oleta Fitzgerald Cornelia Butler Flora Chuck Hassebrook Kathi Jaworski Billie J. Lee Bernie Mazyck Sandra Rosenblith Rural Education Rachel Tompkins Rural Philanthropy Andy J. Morikawa Small Farm Profitability George DeVault Sustainable Agriculture Jonda Crosby Scott Exo Johanna B. Divine John Fisk Hal Hamilton Mike Hamm Wylie Harris Deborah Kane Frederick Kirschenmann Bruce Mertz Carol Shennan Francis Thicke Anna Lappé Jim Riddle Jonathan Thomas Urban Agriculture and Food Access Johanna B. Divine Andy Fisher LaDonna Redmond Value-added Agriculture Robert Cole Wylie Harris Deborah Kane Kyle Vickers • Natural Meat Production and Marketing   William Niman Youth Development and Leadership Robert Cole Johanna B. Divine Oleta Fitzgerald Francisco Guajardo Gloria S. McCutcheon