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History of Food Security Council

The Council was created in 2001 with the merger of the Montana Hunger Coalition and the Montana Food Bank Network. The Montana Hunger Coalition was made up of community people and service providers state-wide. In order to maintain the continuity and consistency of the work accomplished by the Montana Hunger Coalition, the Food Security Council was created.

Council Members

Barbara Joliff Tobacco Valley Food Pantry Eureka, MT foodpantry@interbel.net Coleen Kaiser Nutrition Education Coordinator MSU Extension Bozeman, MT http://www.msuextension.org/nep/ Edie Lind Food Service Coordinator Yellowstone County Council on Aging Billings, MT www.yccoa.org. Gayle Carlson-Gifford Executive Director Great Falls Community Food Bank Great Falls, MT ggifford@qwestoffice.net Heather Grenier Special Projects Officer HRDC District IX, Inc. Bozeman, MT hgrenier@hrdc9.org 406-585-4873 Janine Washburn Tobacco Valley Food Pantry Eureka, MT jmwwmj2005@yahoo.com Jonda Crosby Executive Director Alternative Energy Resources Organization (AERO) Helena, MT jcrosby@aeromt.org www.aeromt.org 406-443-7272 Katie Bark Montana Team Nutrition Specialist Montana Team Nutrition Program, MSU Bozeman, MT Keith Haas MFBN Board of Directors Whitefish, MT Mary Ellen Holverson MT Head Start Association Helena, MT Minkie Medora Chair MFBN Board of Directors Missoula, MT Peggy Grimes Executive Director Montana Food Bank Network Missoula, MT www.mfbn.org Tim Trzinski ProgramDirector Gallatin Valley Food Bank Bozeman, MT 406.586.7600 tim@gallatinvalleyfoodbank.org	Advisory Members (non-voting): Christine Emerson School Nutrition Programs Director Office of Public Instruction Helena, MT www.opi.mt.gov Deborah Christiansen SNAP Manager DPHHS Helena, MT www.dphhs.mt.gov information: 406-444-1788 Elizabeth Ching Office of Senator Baucus Billings, MT Forest Farris Intergovernmental Human Services Bureau, DPHHS Helena, MT Jim Nolan Chief Intergovernmental Human Services Bureau, DPHHS Helena, MT Joan Bowsher WIC Supervisor Helena, MT Kim Mondy Nutrition Section - WIC Helena, MT Linda Snedigar Administrator Human and Community Services Division DPHHS Helena, MT www.dphhs.mt.gov information: 406-444-1788 Mary Musil Manager Child and Adult Care Food Program DPHHS Helena, MT Suzanne Studer Office of Representative Rehberg Helena, MT Tracy Stone-Manning Office of Senator Tester Missoula, MT Council Staff Kate Devino Director of Public Policy Montana Food Bank Network Missoula, MT www.mfbn.org