Dear Friends of CMFPC,
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Food Policy Council has had a busy and exciting year! We have expanded our board, engaged in strategic planning, and are looking ahead to how we can make the greatest impact on Charlotte-Mecklenburg's food system in 2015.
We could not do what we do without the support of our executive board, our Experts' Panel, and our passionate and committed members. We appreciate all of you who give your time, your expertise, and, of course, your dollars, to help build a healthier, more equitable and sustainable food system for all of Charlotte.
Please spread the word about the work we are doing here at the CMFPC and encourage others to join us in this important fight for good, affordable, healthy food for all.
Best,
Erin Brighton, Director
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Food Policy Council
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Food Policy Council has had a busy and exciting year! We have expanded our board, engaged in strategic planning, and are looking ahead to how we can make the greatest impact on Charlotte-Mecklenburg's food system in 2015.
We could not do what we do without the support of our executive board, our Experts' Panel, and our passionate and committed members. We appreciate all of you who give your time, your expertise, and, of course, your dollars, to help build a healthier, more equitable and sustainable food system for all of Charlotte.
Please spread the word about the work we are doing here at the CMFPC and encourage others to join us in this important fight for good, affordable, healthy food for all.
Best,
Erin Brighton, Director
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Food Policy Council
ABOUT ERIN:
Erin Brighton has been the director of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Food Policy Council since 2013 and was an adjunct faculty member in the Health and Physical Education Department at Central Piedmont Community College from 2010 to 2014. Erin has been involved in food-focused community health projects since 2001 in Boston and Cleveland and is now continuing that work here in Charlotte. She is currently working with her team to strengthen the role of the Council as a regional mechanism for food systems decision-making and priority setting in Charlotte and Mecklenburg County.
In her role as Executive Director of the Char-Meck Food Policy Council, Erin manages strategic partnerships across a large network of public, private, non-profit and community sectors to catalyze policy and systems change. She has served in various leadership roles working on issues of poverty, food, sustainable agriculture, health, and community development. In 2014, Erin brought the FoodCorps program to Charlotte and currently supervises two AmeriCorps FoodCorps service members serving in 4 high poverty schools and is hoping to grow that program over the next few years. With a background in public health policy and education, Erin’s goal is to help the Council build a food system that benefits our community in ways that are just, equitable, and sustainable for all.
Erin holds a bachelors degree in political science and international relations from Boston University, a master’s degree in public health from Boston University, and a master’s degree in education from Framingham State University. She is also a licensed K-12 teacher in North Carolina and the mother of five.
Erin Brighton has been the director of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Food Policy Council since 2013 and was an adjunct faculty member in the Health and Physical Education Department at Central Piedmont Community College from 2010 to 2014. Erin has been involved in food-focused community health projects since 2001 in Boston and Cleveland and is now continuing that work here in Charlotte. She is currently working with her team to strengthen the role of the Council as a regional mechanism for food systems decision-making and priority setting in Charlotte and Mecklenburg County.
In her role as Executive Director of the Char-Meck Food Policy Council, Erin manages strategic partnerships across a large network of public, private, non-profit and community sectors to catalyze policy and systems change. She has served in various leadership roles working on issues of poverty, food, sustainable agriculture, health, and community development. In 2014, Erin brought the FoodCorps program to Charlotte and currently supervises two AmeriCorps FoodCorps service members serving in 4 high poverty schools and is hoping to grow that program over the next few years. With a background in public health policy and education, Erin’s goal is to help the Council build a food system that benefits our community in ways that are just, equitable, and sustainable for all.
Erin holds a bachelors degree in political science and international relations from Boston University, a master’s degree in public health from Boston University, and a master’s degree in education from Framingham State University. She is also a licensed K-12 teacher in North Carolina and the mother of five.
