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Working Team
Working Team
Margaret (Megan) Todd
Senior Legal Specialist, Agriculture Law Education Initiative (ALEI)
motodd@law.umaryland.edu
Nancy Nunn
Assistant Director, Harry R. Hughes Center for Agro-Ecology
nnunn@umd.edu
Rachele Franceschi
Project Assistant, Harry R. Hughes Center for Agro-Ecology
rfrance1@umd.edu
Jemall Pittman
Section Chief WC1,
U.S. Department of Agriculture Food & Nutrition Service (USDA - FNS)
jemall.pittman@usda.gov
Danielle Spinner
Sr. Program Specialist - SNAP, Maryland Regional Office,
U.S. Department of Agriculture Food & Nutrition Service (USDA - FNS)
Danielle.Spinner@usda.gov
Sara Servin
Farmers Market Nutrition Program Coordinator,
Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA)
sara.servin@maryland.gov
Cristina Berthelot
Program & Grants Manager,
Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA)
cristina.berthelot@maryland.gov
Amy Crone
Project Manager, MarketLink
amy.crone@marketlink.org
Jocelyn Tidwell
Healthy Food Access Coordinator,
Maryland SNAP-Ed Program, University of Maryland Extension
tidwellj@umd.edu
Advisory COmmittee
Advisory COmmittee
Committee Member Introductions
Maureen O’Shea, Cecil County Agribusiness Coordinator, Office of Economic Development - Maureen work includes educating the public about Cecil County's farming industry and helping local growers with marketing skills and strategies to diversify their business.
Charlie Sasscer, Ag Marketing Extension Educator in Prince George's County. Charlie grew up in Southern Maryland and has worked for extension since 2021.
Bianca Soto-Gomez, The Bay Mushrooms Farm, Federalsburg, MD - Bianca and her husband have been involved in agriculture since 1996, and currently grow mushrooms and vegetables on their farm, selling at farmers markets. Bianca also works as a NRCS RCPP District Conservationist in Maryland.
Gale Livingstone, Deep Roots Farm, Upper Marlboro, MD - Gale and her team own and operate Deep Roots Farm is a regenerative, women owned and operated farm located in Brandywine and Upper Marlboro, MD, growing vegetables, herbs, fruit, and flowers, and chickens on 53 acres.
Sarah Rider, Flying Plow Farm, is a farmer located in Cecil County who sells produce and runs a Community Supported Agriculture program delivering shares from northeastern Maryland down to Annapolis, Maryland. Sarah has been a SNAP retailer for the past year and has accepted FMNP payments since 2011, while participating in MMM and county level match programs.
Alison Worman, Farm Alliance of Baltimore (FAB) Program Manager. Alison works closely with all the members of FAB and will be able to provide feedback from the organization members, including Black Butterfly Teaching Farm, Whitelock Community Farm, Real Food Farm, Plantation Park Heights, Strength 2 Love Farm, Black Yield Institute, and the Greener Garden.
Working Team
Margaret (Megan) Todd,
Senior Legal Specialist, Agriculture Law Education Initiative (ALEI)
motodd@law.umaryland.edu
Nancy Nunn,
Assistant Director, Harry R. Hughes Center for Agro-Ecology
nnunn@umd.edu
Rachele Franceschi,
Project Assistant, Harry R. Hughes Center for Agro-Ecology
rfrance1@umd.edu
Jemall Pittman,
Section Chief WC1, U.S. Department of Agriculture Food & Nutrition Service (USDA - FNS)
jemall.pittman@usda.gov
Yvonne Fritz, Sr. Program Specialist - SNAP, Maryland Regional Office,
U.S. Department of Agriculture Food & Nutrition Service (USDA - FNS)
yvonne.fritz@usda.gov
Danielle Spinner,
Sr. Program Specialist - SNAP, Maryland Regional Office, U.S. Department of Agriculture Food & Nutrition Service (USDA - FNS)
Danielle.Spinner@usda.gov
Sara Servin,
Farmers Market Nutrition Program Coordinator,
Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA)
sara.servin@maryland.gov
Heather Hulsey, Program & Grants Manager, Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Council (SMADC)
hhulsey@smadc.com
Amy Crone, Project Manager, MarketLink (a program of the National Association of Farmers Market Nutrition Programs (NAFMNP)
amy.crone@marketlink.org
Jocelyn Tidwell, Healthy Food Access Coordinator, Maryland SNAP-Ed Program, University of Maryland Extension
tidwellj@umd.edu
Advisory Committee
Maureen O’Shea Fitzgerald, www.horizonfc.com , Farm Financial Consulting Services (horizonfc.com)- Maureen is an Agricultural Business Consultant with Horizon Farm Credit. She helps farms with the business side of their operations. Providing support for business planning, financial projections, grant writing, feasibility studies, marketing plans, and more
Bianca Soto-Gomez, The Bay Mushrooms Farm, Federalsburg, MD - Bianca and her husband have been involved in agriculture since 1996, and currently grow mushrooms and vegetables on their farm, selling at farmers markets. Bianca also works as a NRCS RCPP District Conservationist in Maryland.
Gale Livingstone, Deep Roots Farm, Upper Marlboro, MD - Gale and her team own and operate Deep Roots Farm is a regenerative, women owned and operated farm located in Brandywine and Upper Marlboro, MD, growing vegetables, herbs, fruit, and flowers, and chickens on 53 acres.
Sarah Rider, Flying Plow Farm, is a farmer located in Cecil County who sells produce and runs a Community Supported Agriculture program delivering shares from northeastern Maryland down to Annapolis, Maryland. Sarah has been a SNAP retailer for the past year and has accepted FMNP payments since 2011, while participating in MMM and county level match programs.
Alison Worman, Farm Alliance of Baltimore (FAB) Program Manager. Alison works closely with all the members of FAB and will be able to provide feedback from the organization members, including Black Butterfly Teaching Farm, Whitelock Community Farm, Real Food Farm, Plantation Park Heights, Strength 2 Love Farm, Black Yield Institute, and the Greener Garden.
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