Partners

We are grateful for our partners and networks!

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Organizational Partners

Eastern/Northern

 Healthy Acadia, Waldo County Bounty, Bangor Food Council, Food and Medicine

Western

Community Food Matters, Greater Franklin Food Council, Local Food Connection 

Central

Healthy Communities of the Capital Area and Good Food Council of Lewiston-Auburn

Southern

Portland Food Council/Cumberland County Food Security Council 

Statewide

Aaron Frederick Consulting

MidCoast

Merrymeeting Food Council, Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission, Penquis Cap, Knox County Food Council, Maine Coast Heritage Trust

Network Partners

Tanya Swain

Maine Food Strategy

Anna Korsen

Core Team

Meet our core team, forging connections for collective action!

  • Annie Doran

    Project Coordinator

    Annie Doran began her organizational development career in her early 20’s by founding and directing a 501c3 non-profit women’s import/export artisan collective located in northeastern Brazil. The collective also provided a base for educational exchanges with US professionals and students. Annie then returned to Maine to join leadership in developing food systems programs such as the Maine Network of Community Food Councils, Good Food for Lewiston/Auburn, The Good Food Bus, a myriad of youth programs at St. Mary’s Nutrition Center, and now the Maine Food Convergence Project.

    Annie has a Masters in Community Economic Development, a Bachelors in Early Childhood Education, and is a certified Cultural Transformation Tools practitioner: all which are used in her work to create spaces for communities, organizations and movements to thrive. Annie brings the humility of many lessons learned abroad then in Maine soil, both farming and organizing. In her leadership, she scaffolds the development of trusting relationships while moving projects forward efficiently.

  • Lauren Olson

    Communications Manager

    Lauren grew up in the green rolling hills of Vermont. She fell into farming and food production in college and the lifestyle that surrounds it. Her undergraduate degree from St. Lawrence University made her appreciate the communities that surround local foods and a Master's Certificate in Food Studies from the University of Southern Maine made her want to pursue a career in the food system.

    Lauren developed her love of good food in Maine by working various agriculture jobs and by creating freelance graphic designs for farmers and food producers. She then decided to pursue a position as a Local Foods Marketing Extension Educator in Northern New York, supporting small business owners with their marketing and business needs. Lauren is excited to be living in Maine, and when she's not working you can find her camping most weekends, sewing up naturally dyed textile goods (thymelineprintco.com) or playing with her dog, Norma.