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  • Andrea Bersamin

    Andrea Bersamin

    October 28, 2022

    Health promotion and chronic disease prevention, childhood obesity prevention.

  • Leslie Shallcross

    Leslie Shallcross

    October 28, 2022

    Leslie Shallcross is a registered dietitian with a career in public health promotion and disease prevention programs. Areas of expertise include public health, nutrition through the lifecycle, diabetes prevention and control, food preservation, food security and food safety. She coordinates and offers statewide community-based programs in diabetes prevention and the self-management of diabetes and chronic disease.

  • Helping AVÀÇÂÛ̳ns use local food resources in safe, healthy and sustainable ways. Food preservation, entrepreneurship, home and resilience skills, healthy aging, emergency preparedness.

    Sarah Lewis

    November 11, 2025

    Helping AVÀÇÂÛ̳ns use local food resources in safe, healthy and sustainable ways. Food preservation, entrepreneurship, home and resilience skills, healthy aging, emergency preparedness.