Jen Zuckerman from the Duke World Food Policy Center will be joining us to continue her conversation about how whiteness shows up in the food system. Because this conversation is the second of two parts, we ask that you view her first presentation with the Indiana Grown for Schools Network, which can be found here.

About Jen!

My current role as Director of Strategic Initiatives at Duke University’s World Food Policy Center focuses on people-first policy development for equitable food policy.

In addition to my position with the World Food Policy Center, I contract with the Biwa-Emergent Equity, facilitating white caucuses in nonprofit and philanthropic organizations. I also contract with DEI Works Collective, in the capacity of a racial equity facilitator.  I concentrate specifically on the role of white women and our complicity in upholding white supremacy culture.

Prior to my current work, I spent twelve years at the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation, serving as the Senior Program Officer for Healthy Living and the Director of Strategic Partnerships, focusing on increasing access to safe active environments and on providing sources for healthy, locally sourced food.

I serve on the Board of the Sustainable Agriculture and Food System Funders Network and Communities in Partnership.  I also serve as the Chair of the Center for Environmental Farming Systems Advisory Board, Secretary of the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation Board of Directors.