Meet the Council Members

Vickie James

Council Coordinator

Sharolyn Jackson

Research and Extension/Health (County)

John Green

Retail/Institutional Food/Waste Management (County)

Maureen Olewnik

KSU/Small Agriculture/Food Industry (County)

Adrian Self

KSU-NABC/At-Risk Populations (City)

Cheryl Arthur

Schools System (City)

Andrea DeJesus

Small Scale Agriculture/Farm-to-Plate (County)

Tiffany Oppelt

Waste Management, Food Business Operations, Leadership (County)

Cathy Jones

Healthy Food Advocate/Hunger Relief (County)

Michael Wilson

At-Risk/Retail/Transportation (City)

Megan Dougherty

Nutrition/Food Safety/Health (County)

Shanika Rose

County Staff Liaison

Amanda Campanella

Schools/At-Risk Populations (City)

Jeff Pfannenstiel

Finance/Business, Community Partnerships, Fund Development (City)

Jacob Newman

Waste Management, Hunger Relief, At-Risk (County)

Requirements

Our 15-member Council comprises six City appointees and nine County appointees.

Members have expertise in relevant fields, and to the extent possible, represent the diversity of the community in aspects such as culture, gender, age and geography. Priority is given to applicants who live or work in the City of Manhattan, Riley County and adjoining counties.

Interested in serving on the Council? Please review which stakeholder group you would like to represent. Learn more about the requirements, then fill out an interest form on the City or County website.

NOTE – The City link is ONLY open when there is an open position on the Council. IF you are interested in being a Council member and the link is CLOSED, complete this contact form and we will keep your contact information on file for future openings. County link is open all the time and applications are held for when there is an opening.