The UM Sustainable Food System Initiative, Transformative Food System (TFS) Fellows are welcoming USDA Deputy Under Secretary Stacy Dean, to speak on her career path from a UM student at the Ford School of Public Policy to working inside the federal government to advance President Biden’s agenda to improve nutrition assistance for struggling families and individuals.

This fireside chat, titled “Leveraging the USDA to tackle nutrition insecurity and systemic racism in the food system”, will be held on Friday, April 19th, 3-4:30pm at the Ford School for Public Policy, Walter and Leonore Annenberg Auditorium (Room 1120). The event is open to the public and is supported by faculty and students of the Ford School of Public Policy, the School for Public Health, the School for Environment and Sustainability, and Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning.

If you are interested in learning more about the role of the USDA in food and nutrition, government career pathways, and the US food system, please join us in this conversation!

The TFS Fellows Planning Team:
Sai Cheruvu (TFS Fellow, SEAS)
Nia Dubon-Robinson (TFS Fellow, SEAS)
jøn kent (TFS Fellow, Taubman College, Urban and Regional Planning)
Taylor Kaili McKenzie (TFS Fellow, SEAS)
Sami Maldonado (TFS Fellow, SEAS)
Lesli Hoey (TFS Director, Taubman College, Urban and Regional Planning)