Jamie joined MAD in 2022 after serving with the University of Minnesota Extension where she led a regional food systems network in the Twin Cities metro, working alongside grassroots, governmental, nonprofit, and academic partners to improve community health and access to nutritious food. She developed and facilitated a leadership program designed for public health professionals and changemakers, with a focus on collaborative and reflective facilitation practices. Jamie also managed multi-sector food systems initiatives that contributed to statewide policy, systems, and environmental changes. In addition, she supported organization-wide change management efforts that led to improved staff engagement and operational effectiveness.
Her earlier experience includes managing youth programs in Minneapolis and St. Paul and contributing to global public health initiatives in Cape Town, South Africa, and Kampala, Uganda.
Jamie’s consulting focus includes leadership development, organizational development, change management, collaborative facilitation, systems thinking, strategic planning, and project management. She brings a deeply relational approach to her work—grounded in compassion, curiosity, and trust-building.
Jamie has a bachelor’s degree in science from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, a master’s degree in public health from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, and training in Art of Hosting and Technology of Participation (ToP).
