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:

Sally Worley, Chair

Practical Farmers of Iowa (IA)

Edna Rodriguez, Vice Chair

Rural Advancement Foundation, International – USA (NC)

Noemy Serrano, Treasurer

Michael Fields Agricultural Institute (WI)

Melissa Vatterott, Secretary

Missouri Coalition for the Environment (MO)

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Simone Benz

Sustainable Food Center (TX)

Rodger Cooley

Chicago Food Policy Action Council (IL)

Amalie Lipstreu

California Climate and Agriculture Network (CA)

Gordon Merrick

Organic Farming Research Foundation (CA)

Vanessa Garcia Polanco

Young Farmers (DC)

Wendy Peters Moschetti

Nourish Colorado (CO)

Hannah Tremblay

Farm Aid (MA)