Lea Howe Email & Phone Number

Takoma Park, Maryland, United States

Leads CAF's work to develop and implement the Healthy Meals Incentives School Food System Transformation Cooperative Agreement with USDA FNS to build more fair, resilient and equitable school food supply chains. The program is designed to incentivize innovative partnerships between school districts, food producers, suppliers, distributors, and community.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

- Led the DC GFPP Coalition consisting of 44 different agencies, organizations, and individuals focused on elevating values-based procurement through community engagement, policy action, research and technical analysis of existing procurement law for 6 years. Facilitated the DC GFPP Coalition’s strategic plan and Bylaw creation.- Facilitated working groups.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

- Advanced local policy to build a healthier, more equitable food system in the DC region including shaping the following successful legislation: Healthy Students Amendment Act (formerly the Healthy Schools Act), Healthy Tots Act, The Green Food Purchasing Act, Food Policy and Director Establishment Act, Animals in the Classroom Act and the Sustainable DC.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

- Convened the DC Farm to School Network on a quarterly basis to advance collective priorities and grow network membership and capacity.- Hosted bi-monthly professional development trainings for DC educators focused on integrating food system education into existing curricula.- Organized and hosted the 2017 School Garden Summit to support the emerging.

Washington D.C.

- Designed, launched and ran a Cooking with Kids program that brought mobile kitchens into 3rd – 8th grade classrooms for hour-long cooking demonstrations and food system lessons. Trained and managed a team of 6 paid interns each semester for 2 years.- Managed the School Garden Army program including professional development workshops for 10 interns who.

Washington, DC

Competitively selected as one of 17 emerging leaders in the non-profit and social sectors, Lea has participated in 9 months of professional development training including workshops, guest speakers, mentoring, and peer coaching aiming to develop strong leadership capabilities, management skills, and confidence that will advance professional contributions.

Missoula, Montana Area

Joined the inaugural cohort of FoodCorps Fellows and managed Montana’s 12 service members, built strategic partnerships, grew the program to new sites and raised funding for programming throughout the year.- Supported 12 service members across the state via quarterly trainings, site visits, and 1:1 mentorship - Spearheaded the Montana Beef to School.

Boulder, Montana

Immersive year of service working to build community coalition to strengthen local food systems, improve school food programs and create an enduring framework for healthy food initiatives. - Conducted food systems, garden and nutrition education lessons with pre-K-12 students.- Established and convened the Boulder Healthy Food Steering Committee that began.

Washington, DC

Conducted research and created new internal educational systems to inform advocacy programs and objectives. - Conducted research on marine conservation, technological innovation, aquaculture and health- Initiated and implemented a speaker series at The Ocean Foundation headquarters- Supported communications, donor relations, fundraising, and database.