Partners and Supporters

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Activating Change Together for Community Food Security (ACT for CFS)

2010 – 2015

Partners and Supporters

Activating Change Together for Community Food Security is a community-university research alliance, involving nearly 70 organizations, represented by over 150 individuals, including many individual community members. In addition, we’ve engaged 98 students in diverse project activities.

This research was supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council.

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Additional support has been received from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Café Scientifique and Partnership Award 2011) and Mount Saint Vincent University to support knowledge mobilization; and the Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation (Scotia Support) for student engagement and training. We also gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the Canada Foundation for Innovation for FoodARC’s infrastructure.

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The following list of represents some of our many partners (through hundreds of individuals) who contribute extensive staff time, expertise, passion, and support to all aspects of the research and project activities, along with many community volunteers.

ACT for CFS Community Partners
ACT for CFS Health and Government Partners
ACT for CFS University Partners

The following individuals have offered their time and wisdom to this research through their commitment to participatory leadership and involvement in the following committees over the life of the project:

Joint Management Team
  • Barbara Anderson
    (2013-2015)
  • Deborah Dickey
    (2013-2015)
  • Debra Reimer
    (2010- 2015)
  • Rita MacAulay
    (2012-2014)
  • Av Singh
    (2010-2015)
  • Patricia Williams
    (2010-2015)
  • Christine Johnson
    (2010-2015)
Program Coordination Committee:
  • Peter Andrée
    (2011-current)
  • Larry Baxter
    (2012-current)
  • Sheila Bird
    (2011-current)
  • Valerie Blair
    (2011-2012)
  • Lindsay Corbin
    (2010-current)
  • Nicole Druhan-McGinn
    (2012-current)
  • Donna Ellis
    (2011-current)
  • Doris Gillis
    (2010-current)
  • Colleen Goggin
    (2010-2012)
  • Myrene Keating-Owen
    (2011-2014)
  • Sara Kirk
    (2010-current)
  • Lynn Langille
    (2010-current)
  • Bill Muirhead
    (2010-2012)
  • Brad Osmond
    (2012-2013)
  • Trudy Reid
    (2012-current)
  • Susan Roberts
    (2010-current)
  • Ellen Vogel
    (2010-2012)
  • Marjorie Willison
    (2011-current)
Advisory Group:
  • Hope Beanlands
    (2010-2011)
  • Micha Fardy
    (2010-2015)
  • Trevor Hancock
    (2010-2015)
  • Verle Harrop
    (2010-2012)
  • Mustafa Koç
    (2010-2015)
  • Tim Lang
    (2010-2015)
  • Ann Wheatley
    (2010-2015)

The following students and/or staff are among the many who have contributed to ACT for CFS research and activities over the years:

  • Kim Allen
  • Stephanie Amos
  • Sarah Anstey
  • Minutalla Ataya
  • Caila Aube
  • Scott Biggar
  • Sheila Bird
  • Andrea Booth
  • Abby Brothers
  • Diana Chard
  • Holly Chappus
  • Chantal Clément
  • Miranda Cobb
  • Samantha Cohen
  • Brian Condran
  • Aly Cox
  • Katie Cvitkovitch
  • Jared Dalziel
  • Libby Davis
  • Dayle Eshelby
  • Meredith Flannery
  • Irena Forbes
  • Christopher Hardy
  • Jeff Harper
  • Stephanie Hughes
  • Heather Hunter
  • Alia Karim
  • Josh Keil
  • Erin Kelly
  • Irena Knezevic
  • Max Lapierre
  • Ann Terese MacDonald
  • Melissa MacDonald
  • Kerensa Marsh
  • Ellen McCurry
  • Brandy McIntosh
  • Caroline McNamee
  • Corrie Melanson
  • Sarah Montgomery
  • Deirdre Morrison
  • Vanessa Murmys
  • Rose Murphy
  • Lesley Neil
  • Felicia Newell
  • Emily Norgang
  • Jen Organ
  • Nadia Pabani
  • Kelvin Pang
  • Cynthia Perry
  • Kendra Read
  • Katrina Ross
  • Sarah Shaw
  • Chris Stothart
  • Anthony Thomas
  • Hannah Ueffing
  • Patricia Vanaman
  • Madeleine Waddington
  • Kelly Whalen
  • Lisa Woodrow