People
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The center is supported by a number of people including members of our Center Team and Advisory Group.
![Kim Niewolny](/content/foodsystems_centers_vt_edu/en/people1/_jcr_content/content/vtmulticolumn_890787555/vt-items_0/adaptiveimage.transform/m-medium/image.jpg)
Kim Niewolny, Director
Professor, Community Education and Development
Department of Agricultural, Leadership, and Community Education
Virginia Tech
Bio
![Eric Bendfeldt](/content/foodsystems_centers_vt_edu/en/people1/_jcr_content/content/vtmulticolumn_1854058904/vt-items_0/adaptiveimage.transform/m-medium/image.jpg)
Eric Bendfeldt, Associate Director
Extension Specialist, Community, Local, and Regional Food Systems
Community Viability Program
Virginia Cooperative Extension
Bio
![Katie Trozzo](/content/foodsystems_centers_vt_edu/en/people1/_jcr_content/content/vtmulticolumn_429542710/vt-items_0/adaptiveimage.transform/m-medium/image.jpg)
Katie Trozzo, Center Associate
Food Systems Network and Outreach Specialist
Department of Agricultural, Leadership, and Community Education
Virginia Tech
Bio
![Roberto Franco](/content/foodsystems_centers_vt_edu/en/people1/_jcr_content/content/vtmulticolumn_894816/vt-items_0/adaptiveimage.transform/m-medium/image.jpg)
Roberto A. Franco, Center Associate
Program Coordinator
Agrability Virginia
Agricultural, Leadership, and Community Education
Virginia Tech
Bio
![Picture of Lia Kelinsky-Jones](/content/foodsystems_centers_vt_edu/en/people1/_jcr_content/content/vtmulticolumn_922666_838021191/vt-items_0/adaptiveimage.transform/m-medium/image.jpg)
Lia Kelinsky-Jones, Center Associate
Research Assistant Professor
Department of Agricultural, Leadership, and Community Education
Virginia Tech
Bio
![Picture of Pratyoosh Kashyap](/content/foodsystems_centers_vt_edu/en/people1/_jcr_content/content/vtmulticolumn_922666/vt-items_0/adaptiveimage.transform/m-medium/image.jpg)
Pratyoosh Kashyap, Postdoctoral Associate
Department of Agricultural, Leadership, and Community Education
Virginia Tech
Bio
![Justice Madden](/content/foodsystems_centers_vt_edu/en/people1/_jcr_content/content/vtmulticolumn_922666_312528859/vt-items_0/adaptiveimage.transform/m-medium/image.jpg)
Justice Madden, Center Graduate Fellow for Outreach
Point for Communications
MS Student
George Washington Carver Scholar
Department of Agricultural, Leadership, and Community Education
Virginia Tech
Bio
![Justice Madden](/content/foodsystems_centers_vt_edu/en/people1/_jcr_content/content/vtmulticolumn_922666_204709690/vt-items_0/adaptiveimage.transform/m-medium/image.jpg)
David Smilnak, Center Graduate Fellow for Research
Point for graduate student learning circles
PhD Candidate
Department of Agricultural, Leadership, and Community Education
Virginia Tech
Bio
![Shephanie Zhu](/content/foodsystems_centers_vt_edu/en/people1/_jcr_content/content/vtmulticolumn_copy_c/vt-items_0/adaptiveimage.transform/m-medium/image.jpg)
Stephanie Zhu, Center Graduate Fellow
Point for 5 Weekly Readings
PhD Student
Department of Agricultural, Leadership, and Community Education
Virginia Tech
Bio
![Arogeanae Brown](/content/foodsystems_centers_vt_edu/en/people1/_jcr_content/content/vtmulticolumn_121913/vt-items_0/adaptiveimage.transform/m-medium/image.jpg)
Arogeanae "NaeNae" Brown, Center Graduate Fellow
PhD Candidate
Agricultural, Leadership, and Community Education
Virginia Tech
Bio
![Jeanette Abi-Nader](/content/foodsystems_centers_vt_edu/en/people1/_jcr_content/content/vtmulticolumn_copy/vt-items_0/adaptiveimage.transform/m-medium/image.jpg)
Jeanette Abi-Nader
Deputy Director of Justice and Programs
Piedmont Housing Alliance
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William A. Crutchfield
Director
Small Farm Outreach Program
Virginia State University
VSU Small Farm Outreach Program
![Dan Goerlich](/content/foodsystems_centers_vt_edu/en/people1/_jcr_content/content/vtmulticolumn_145315_1295807986/vt-items_0/adaptiveimage.transform/m-medium/image.jpg)
Daniel Goerlich
Associate Director
Economy, Community, and Food
Virginia Cooperative Extension
![Ellington Graves](/content/foodsystems_centers_vt_edu/en/people1/_jcr_content/content/vtmulticolumn_851692/vt-items_0/adaptiveimage.transform/m-medium/image.jpg)
Ellington Graves
Assistant Provost for Diversity and Inclusion
Director,Africana Studies Program
Virginia Tech
![Kathy Hosig](/content/foodsystems_centers_vt_edu/en/people1/_jcr_content/content/vtmulticolumn_178282/vt-items_0/adaptiveimage.transform/m-medium/image.jpg)
Kathy Hosig
Associate Professor and Extension Specialist
Population Health Sciences Department
Virginia Tech
Center for Public Health Practice & Research
![Janine Parker Woods](/content/foodsystems_centers_vt_edu/en/people1/_jcr_content/content/vtmulticolumn_937926_2126097022/vt-items_0/adaptiveimage.transform/m-medium/image.jpg)
Janine Parker Woods
Associate Administrator
Cooperative Extension
Virginia State University
VCE Profile
![Nicole Shuman](/content/foodsystems_centers_vt_edu/en/people1/_jcr_content/content/vtmulticolumn_937926_1739807279/vt-items_0/adaptiveimage.transform/m-medium/image.jpg)
Nicole Shuman
Agriculture and Natural Resources Agent
Goochland County
Virginia Cooperative Extension
![Max Stephenson](/content/foodsystems_centers_vt_edu/en/people1/_jcr_content/content/vtmulticolumn_937926/vt-items_0/adaptiveimage.transform/m-medium/image.jpg)
Max Stephenson
Professor and Director of the Institute for Policy and Governance
School of Public and International Affairs
Virginia Tech
Community Change Collaborative