Chef Ann Foundation
Natalie Vandenburgh, MPH, currently serves as a Senior Coordinator for the Fellowship at Chef Ann Foundation and as a Graduate Teaching Assistant for a graduate-level course at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health. Previous experience includes roles as a Graduate Research Assistant at the University of Minnesota, supporting research on food access for older adults; an Americorps Public Health Project Coordinator for Hennepin County, focusing on health disparities; and a Senior Associate at Food Works Group, managing projects aimed at building equitable food systems. Additional positions include Director of Marketing and Communications, Chief of Staff, and Local Food Sales Advocate at 4P FOODS, as well as Program Manager at The Good Acre. Natalie's academic background includes a Master of Public Health with a focus on Administration and Policy and a Bachelor of Science in Food Systems, both from the University of Minnesota.
Chef Ann Foundation
The Chef Ann Foundation (formerly Food Family Farming Foundation, or F3) was founded in 2009 by Ann Cooper, an internationally recognized author, chef, educator, public speaker, and advocate of healthy food for all children. Chef Ann’s vision was to create an organization that helps schools take action so that every child has daily access to fresh, healthy food. Today, the Chef Ann Foundation (CAF) carries out that vision by actively supporting school districts nationwide through grant programs and by providing tried and tested tools for school food change. Want to bring healthy, scratch-cooked food into schools? Head over to SchoolFoodInstitute.org to learn more about becoming a leader in school food change. Three new courses launching fall 2018!