Leadership Reflections

What does food systems leadership development look like for practitioners working with community leadership and in the role of race equity-centered dialogue? Meet the members of the Racial Equity in the Food Systems workgroup through the reflection pieces below.

  • REFS Reflections : Dr. Lindsey Lunsford

    Published on July 10, 2026
    Meet Dr. Lindsey Lunsford, Assistant Professor for Food Systems Education and Policy at theTuskegee University Cooperative Extension, and a member of Racial Equity in the Food Systems workgroup.

  • REFS Reflections : Lucy Diekmann

    Published on July 10, 2026
    Meet Lucy Diekmann, an Urban Agriculture and Food Systems Advisor at the University of California Cooperative Extension, and a member of Racial Equity in the Food Systems workgroup.

  • REFS Reflections : Brandy Phipps

    Published on July 10, 2026
    Meet Brandy Phipps, an Associate Professor in the Department of Agricultural and Life Sciences at Central State University, and a member of Racial Equity in the Food Systems workgroup.

  • REFS Reflections : Dawn Burton

    Published on July 10, 2026
    Meet Dawn Burton, Assistant Director of Partnership and Community Collaboration a Prairie View A&M University- College of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension Program, and a member of Racial Equity in the Food Systems workgroup.

  • REFS Reflections : Mekko Tyner, J.D.

    Published on July 10, 2026
    Meet Mekko Tyner, the Dean of Academic Affairs at the College of Muscogee Nation, and a member of Racial Equity in the Food Systems workgroup.

  • REFS Reflections : Reneé V. Wallace

    Published on July 10, 2026
    Meet Renee Wallace, the Executive Director or FoodPLUS Detroit, CEO of Doers Edge LLC, and a member of Racial Equity in the Food Systems workgroup.

  • REFS Reflections : Rachel Lindvall

    Published on June 1, 2026
    Meet Rachel Lindvall, community activist and a member of Racial Equity in the Food Systems workgroup.

  • REFS Reflections : Dr. Marcus Coleman

    Published on June 1, 2026
    Meet Dr. Marcus A. Coleman, a professor of practice at Tulane University and a member of Racial Equity in the Food Systems workgroup.

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