Governance

The Davis Farm to School Connection is under the auspices of the Davis Farmers Market Foundation. The Davis Farmers Market Foundation is governed by a board of directors which meets several times a year. The board is comprised of individuals with expertise in recycling, education, physical activity, health and nutrition. The Farm to School Connection has a steering committee which reports to the foundation board of directors.

The Davis Farm to School Connection Steering Committee (2010)

Georgeanne Brennan, Award-winning cookbook author; Co-Leader Slow Food Yolo; Principal, Evans & Brennan, LLC; DF2SC Cooking Instructor and Consultant
Deborah Bruns, Yolo County Office of Education, Science Program Specialist and CREEC (California Regional Environmental Education Community) Coordinator; DF2SC Administrative Consultant
Juliet Crites, Chef, DaVinci High Booster Club Vice President
Delaine Eastin, Former California Superintendent of Public Instruction
Gail Feenstra Ed.D., Food Systems Coordinator, UC Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Project (UCSAREP); DF2SC Evaluation Consultant
Jacqueline Clemens, Community Engagement Specialist, Retired Teacher and Former School Reform Coordinator
Lydia Delis-Schlosser, Triathlete
Ann M. Evans, Co-Leader, Slow Food Yolo; Principal, Evans & Brennan, LLC; DF2SC Consultant; former Mayor, City of Davis; former Nutrition Consultant, CA Department of Education
Talia Hack-Davie, DF2SC Program Coordinator
Randii MacNear, Manager, Davis Farmers Market Association
Karen Mo, MD, Family Physician, UC-Davis Medical Group; Vice President DFMF Board; DJUSD Nutrition Advisory Council Member
Jeri Ohmart, Program Coordinator, UC SAREP; UC Davis Children’s Garden; DF2SC Evaluation Consultant
Dorothy Peterson, President, Davis Farmers Market Foundation (DFMF) Board; Chair, DF2SC Steering Committee; retired teacher of 37 years in DJUSD.
Marlene Sisemore, Past DFMF Board Member

Consultants

Deborah Bruns, Yolo County Office of Education, Science Program Specialist and CREEC (California Regional Environmental Education Community) Coordinator, Consultant
Evans & Brennan, LLC - Ann M. Evans, Co-Leader, Slow Food Yolo, Consultant, former Nutrition Consultant, CA Department of Education, and Georgeanne Brennan, Award-winning Cookbook Author, Co-Leader Slow Food Yolo, Consultant
Talia Hack-Davie, Davis Farm to School Connection Program Coordinator

Davis Farmers Market Foundation Board Members (2010)

Dorothy Peterson, Karen Mo, Jim Eldon, Randii MacNear, David Cannata, Delaine Eastin, Shermaine D. Hardesty, Annie Main, John Mott-Smith.

Davis Farmers Market Foundation Executive Committee (2010)

Chair – Dorothy Peterson
Vice-Chair – Karen Mo
Secretary – Randii MacNear
Treasurer – Jim Eldon