DIRECTORY OF PUBLIC SECTOR & NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP 2020 Edition s & II PUBLISHED BY THE PROGRESSIVE CHANGE INSTITUTE (PCI) Progressive Change Institute is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that does not engage in partisan intervention (and does not endorse, support, or oppose candidates). This guide is intended to be a non-partisan resource. In this directory, you’ll see profiles of over 700 incredible public sector leaders. These are diverse, experienced leaders who have a demonstrated commitment to the public good, and a track record of challenging corporate power and working to build a better world. This directory is a combined edition of Volume I and Volume II. Volume I is indicated in shading, and Volume II is indicated in white. The directory is an ongoing project. If you would like to nominate someone for inclusion in future editions, please contact us at: [email protected]. Over 40 organizations contributed to this directory. Special thanks to the Center for Economic and Policy Research, Family Farm Action, National Housing Resource Center, People's Action, and Public Citizen. CONTENTS AGRICULTURE CENSUS ECONOMIC POLICY EDUCATION ELECTIONS ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES HOUSING IMMIGRATION INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY JUSTICE LABOR OVERSIGHT PRESCRIPTION DRUGS REGULATORY AFFAIRS SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE TAX POLICY TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNICATIONS TRADE TRANSPORTATION AGRICULTURE A-DAE ROMERO-BRIONES A-dae Romero-Briones is the Director of Native Agriculture and Food Systems at the First Nations Development Institute. She is the Co-Founder, and was Executive Director, of Cochiti Youth Experience, a nonprofit organization in Cochiti, New Mexico. She also currently serves as a Public Interest and Consumer Interest Representative on the National Organic Standards Board at the US Department of Agriculture. Previously she served as the Director of Community Development for Pulama Lana’i, a land and resource management company in Hawaii. She serves on several boards, including the Lāna‘i Elementary and High School Foundation. Romero-Briones worked for the University of Arkansas’ Indigenous Food and Agricultural Initiative. Romero-Briones received her B.A. in Public Policy from the Woodrow Wilson School of International and Public Affairs at Princeton University, her J.D. from Arizona State University, and her LL.M. in Food and Agricultural Law from the University of Arkansas, where she wrote a master’s thesis on the Food Safety Modernization Act as it applied to the Federal-Tribal relationship, AMANDA BEAL Amanda Beal is the Commissioner of Maine’s Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. Beal has worked in public health and as an independent consultant on food systems-related projects for fisheries, agriculture, and other food-focused organizations. Beal was the President and CEO of Maine Farmland Trust, having previously worked as the Trust’s Policy and Research Director. Beal has authored numerous research papers and was the co-author of “A New England Food Vision: Healthy Food for All, Sustainable Farming and Fishing, Thriving Communities.” Beal holds an M.S. from Tufts University and is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of New Hampshire in the Natural Resources and Earth Systems Science program. AMY LAZARUS YAROCH Amy Lazarus Yaroch is the Executive Director of the Gretchen Swanson Center for Nutrition, a nutrition research center in Omaha, Nebraska. Previously she was a Behavioral Scientist and Program Director at the National Cancer Institute, where she oversaw multi-million grant portfolios in the areas of nutrition, physical activity, and obesity prevention. She was also an Assistant Scientist at the AMC Cancer Research Center, and led a project at Emory University to improve health in minorities and adolescents. She has taught at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and is a member of the American Public Health Association and past Board Member of the Society of Behavioral Medicine. Her scholarly work has appeared in, among other publications, the American Journal of Preventative Medicine, the Journal of Health Communication, and the Journal of Behavioral Medicine. Yaroch holds a B.A. from State University of New York at Albany, and a Ph.D. in Community and Preventive Health from Emory University. ANDREA NORTHUP Andrea Northup is the Farm to School Regional Lead for the Mountain Plains Region in the US Department of Agriculture’s Office of Community Food Systems. She works with schools, farms and partners to get fresh, local food to schoolchildren around the region. Previously, she founded the Farm to School Network in Washington, D.C., where she was the principal architect of the farm to school provisions in the landmark Healthy Schools Act. This legislation made D.C. one of the first cities in the country to provide financial incentives for schools to serve fresh, locally grown products. Northrup later served as the Farm to School Coordinator for Minneapolis Public Schools, building a model for how a farm to school program can work in a large, urban district. She received the Natural Resources Defense Council’s Growing Green Award for food leadership. Northrup holds a B.S. in Environmental Engineering and Community Health from Tufts University. ANDREW KIMBRELL Andrew Kimbrell is the Founder and Executive Director of the Center for Food Safety and its sister organization, the International Center for Technology Assessment. He is also the co-founder of Foundation Earth, and President of the Board of Humane Farm Animal Care, which administers the Certified Humane label. As an attorney, Kimbrell has been at the forefront of key court cases, pioneering the legal strategy that led to the Supreme Court ruling that DNA is not patentable due to being “a product of nature.” He has also led legal challenges to genetically engineered crops, and to maintain the integrity of organic standards. Kimbrell has testified numerous times before the U.S. Congress, and written and spoken widely. He is the author of several books, including Your Right to Know: Genetic Engineering and the Secret Changes in Your Food. Kimbrell holds a J.D. from New York University Law School. ANDREW BAHRENBURG Andrew Bahrenburg is a Legislative Assistant to Sen. Patrick Leahy, where he advises on agriculture, energy, and environmental policy. Bahrenburg is an advocate for Vermont farmers and sustainable agricultural policy. As National Policy Director at the National Young Farmers Coalition, Bahrenburg led federal policy strategy, and was lead organizer for the Vermont Young Farmers Coalition chapter. He was a Legislative Aid to Minnesota Rep. Betty McCollum. Bahrenburg has worked as an organic farmer, and taught sustainable farming at University of Vermont’s Farmer Training Program. Bahrenburg earned a certificate from University of Vermont’s Farmer Training Program and holds a B.A. in Political Science and English from Macalester College. AGRICULTURE ANGIE TAGTOW Angie Tagtow is a registered dietician and an expert in public nutrition, food systems, and public health. During the Obama administration, Tagtow was the Executive Director of the Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion at the US Department of Agriculture. During her tenure with the USDA, Tagtow oversaw the development and implementation of the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines as well as the MyPlate and MyWins nutrition education campaigns. Tagtow has also worked at Cultivate Iowa, the Iowa Food Access & Health Work Group, the Iowa Food Systems Council, and the Iowa Department of Public Health. She founded the peer-reviewed Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition and served as Managing Editor for 13 years. She has held fellowships at the Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy and the University of Minnesota’s Institute for Sustainable Agriculture. Tagtow has testified before the US House of Representatives and is on the board of directors of Feed the Truth. She holds a B.S. in Chemistry and Dietetics from the University of Northern Iowa and an M.S. in Family & Consumer Science Education/Food Science & Human Nutrition from Iowa State University, and is pursuing a Dr.PH in Public Health Leadership from the University of Illinois, Chicago. ANTHONY CHANG Anthony Chang is the Founding Executive Director of Kitchen Table Advisors, a nonprofit that works to ensure sustainable farmers and ranchers, especially women and farmers of color, have access and governance to land, markets, and capital. Chang grew Kitchen Table’s budget to $1.6 million and created a flattened leadership structure driven by women and people of color. One of Chang’s ongoing projects at Kitchen Table Advisors is a collaboration with California FarmLink to develop a land financing product that supports Latino immigrant farmers. Chang was previously a Castanea Fellow, where he worked on building equitable and resilient food systems. Previously he served in several roles at the Opportunity Fund, including as Vice President of Organizational Development. Chang has served on numerous food justice nonprofit boards. He is currently on the Board of Directors of Common Future and a Steering Committee Member at the Equitable Food Oriented Development Collaborative. Chang holds a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of California, Berkeley. AUDREY ROWE Audrey Rowe is an independent consultant specializing in public sector management. Rowe was the US Department of Agriculture’s Administrator for Food and Nutrition