Angela Blatt is a Senior Agriculture Policy Manager at Alliance for the Great Lakes. She possess expertise in wildlife, editing, research, government, technical writing and 8 more skills. Colleagues describe her as "I worked with Angela at The Ohio State University’s Initiative for Food and AgriCultural Transformation (InFACT) where we served as dual program coordinators to drive the entity’s internal and external programming. With her background in natural resources, public policy, communications and rural development, Angela is incredibly knowledgeable and committed to initiatives that promote food access, food justice, sustainable food and agricultural production systems, and effective policy to ensure that local producers and consumers are at the heart of the food paradigm in Central Ohio and beyond. Angela is an expert project manager, always willing to go above basic requirements to ensure that the projects in her portfolio are well managed, properly documented and effectively communicated. Her work to drive the Ohio Smart Agriculture: Solutions from the Land project was commendable. She committed several years to coordinating the effort of a diverse multi-sector working group who offered strategies for an improved food system in the region that aids producers, the public and the planet in the face of a changing environment. From network management, event coordination to report writing and delivery, Angela ensured that the project met and exceeded its deliverables – all on deadline – while offering robust, well-researched and viable solutions. Additionally, Angela is deeply committed to local and national efforts to advance policies that address sustainable and equitable food and agricultural systems. Through her work as a Vice Chair at the Ohio Food Policy Network and as a member of the Franklin County Local Food Council, she is dedicated to this effort in her own community. She also serves as a representative on the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition’s Small Meat Working Group and the entity’s Marketing, Food Systems and Rural Development Committee to advance these causes nationally. Angela’s work is mirrored in her personal life through her tireless dedication to supporting local growers, restaurants and networks committed to the good food movement. She has volunteered at several local farmers’ markets and has given her time to helping producers better market themselves to the public by sharing with them her extensive knowledge of communications strategy, including social media. Above all, Angela is a caring person, co-worker and friend. Always willing to pitch in, share her time to strategize, as well as offer a compassionate smile, she is a pleasure to engage with personally and professionally. Angela is well-known and liked in the local food movement in Columbus not only because of her diligent commitment to the causes at the heart of the effort but also due to her kind and generous spirit. "