The affairs of NSAC are governed by the Organizational Council.  Along with the NSAC Coalition Director, the Organizational Council establishes the NSAC mission, oversees strategic planning and development, evaluates NSAC’s effectiveness, and provides financial oversight and approval of the annual budget.  The Organizational Council also approves membership applications to NSAC.  Nominated and elected by both Represented and Participating Members, Organizational Council members serve two-year terms and meet at least bi-monthly.

The members of the Organizational Council are:

Rodger Cooley, Chair

Chicago Food Policy Action Council (IL)

Simone Benz, Vice Chair

Sustainable Food Center (TX)

Melissa Vatterott, Treasurer

Missouri Coalition for the Environment (MO)

Hannah Tremblay, Secretary

Farm Aid (MA/National)

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Brien Darby

Cultivate Kansas City (MO/KS)

Amalie Lipstreu

California Climate and Agriculture Network (CA/OH/Midwest)

Grace Oedel

Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont (VT)

Vanessa Garcia Polanco

Young Farmers (DC/National)

Jennifer Silveri

Michigan Food & Farming Systems (MI)

Allie Wainer

Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future (MD/National)