Advisory Board for Food Action Plan. Photo credit: Judy Taggart for the Santa Barbara Foundation
ADVISORY BOARD CO-CHAIRS
Salud Carbajal
Santa Barbara County Supervisor, 1st District , Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors
Steve Lavagnino
Santa Barbara County Supervisor, 5th District, Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors
ADVISORY BOARD
George Adam
Co-Owner, Innovative Produce
Teri Bontrager
Executive Director, Santa Barbara County Farm Bureau
Laura Capps
Founder Mission Partners
Oscar Carmona
Founder, Healing Grounds Nursery
Jon Clark
President, J.S. Bower Foundation
Melissa Cohen
General Manager, Isla Vista Food Co-op
Ashley Costa
Executive Director, Healthy Lompoc Coalition, Lompoc Valley Community Healthcare Organization (LVCHO)
Charles J. Cova
President, Marian Regional Medical Center
Dave Cross
Director of Economic Development Commission, Santa Maria Chamber of Commerce
Kathleen de Chadenedes
Director, Orfalea Foundation, School Food Initiative
Narded Eguiluz
Distribution Operations Manager, Driscoll’s
Wayne Elias
Vice President, Farm Credit West
Gerri French
Dietician and Culinary Nutritionist, Sansum Clinic
Sharyn Main
Senior Director of Community Investment, Santa Barbara Foundation, Leaf Initiative
Katie Maynard
Conference Manager/Campus Sustainability Coordinator, University of California Santa Barbara
Seth Nickinson
Steering Committee Member, Santa Barbara Food Alliance
Dr. Alan Price
Dean of Health & Human Services, Santa Barbara City College
Nancy Swanson
Executive Director, Linked Foundation
Erik Talkin
CEO, Foodbank of Santa Barbara County
Mark Tollefson
Former Executive Director, Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens
Marcos Vargas
Executive Director, Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy (CAUSE)
Kevin Walthers
Superintendent/President, Allan Hancock College
Nancy Weiss
Director of Food Service, Santa Barbara School District
Sigrid Wright
CEO, Community Environmental Council
