The NYC Food Policy Center at Hunter College has released its annual class of New York City's 40 under 40 who are working to transform the food system. The honorees include policymakers, educators, community advocates, farmers and innovators who are making significant strides to create healthier, more sustainable food environments, and who use food to promote community and economic development.

The Food Policy Center at Hunter College's 40 under 40 class reflects the Center's broad perspective around food policy: food policies are not simply regulations imposed by governmental bodies; we believe that food policy impacts millions of New Yorkers every day, at home and at work and in our community. An event to honor these individuals will take place at the Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College on June 8th, 2017.

Congratulations Class of 2017!

• Morgan Ames-- Policy Advisor for Food Policy, Office of the Mayor
• Carla Anastasio-- Director, Division of Nutrition, Cicatelli Associates Inc.
• Suzanne Babb-- Community Partnerships Manager, WhyHunger
• Andrew Barrett-- Program Director, Edible Schoolyard NYC
• Drew Barrett-- Co-Founder and COO, FoodWorks
• Olivia Blanchflower-- Director of Wholesale and Distribution, GrowNYC
• Margaret Brown-- Staff Attorney, NRDC NY Program
• Liz Carollo-- Publicity Manager, Greenmarket
• Cara Chard-- Executive Director, City Growers
• Jimmy Chen-- CEO, Propel
• Alice Chiang-- Communications Manager, School Food Focus
• Anastasia Cole Plakias-- Co-founder & Vice President, Vegevangelist
• Rachel Dannefer-- Director of Research and Evaluation, Harlem Neighborhood Health Action Centers, Center for Health Equity, NYC DOHMH
• Tanya Fields-- Executive Director, The BLK Projek
• Kevin Froner-- Principal, Manhattan Hunter Science High School
• Henry Gordon-Smith-- Managing Director, Blue Planet Consulting; Founder, Agritecture.com; Co-Founder, Association for Vertical Farming
• Lindsay Greene-- Senior Advisor to NYC Deputy Mayor Alicia Glen
• Iyeshima Harris-- Organizer, Youth Food Justice Network
• Corey Johnson-- New York City Council Member, 3rd District
• James Johnson Piett-- Principal and CEO, Urbane Development
• Carey King-- Director, Uptown Grand Central & New Harlem East Merchants Association
• Mac Levine-- Executive Director, Concrete Safaris
• Megan Lent-- Policy Director at New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
• Kim Libman-- Director for Prevention and Community Development, Center for Health Policy and Programs, The New York Academy of Medicine
• Jenna Liut-- Food Consultant & Host of Eating Matters, Heritage Radio Network
• Bill LoSasso-- Director, NYC Parks GreenThumb
• Carlos Martinez-- Deputy Director, NYC Parks GreenThumb
• Kris Moon-- Vice President, James Beard Foundation
• Saara Nafici-- Executive Director, Added Value / Red Hook Community Farms
• Margot Pollans-- Assistant Professor, Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University, and Faculty Director, Pace-NRDC Food Law Initiative
• Herman Pontzer-- Associate Professor of Anthropology, Hunter College
• Kristin Reynolds-- Lecturer, Environmental Studies and Food Studies programs, The New School; Lecturer, Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies
• Amy Richards-- Health Projects Coordinator, Make the Road NY, and Grove St. Farm Manager
• Rosanna Robbins-- Director of Retail Partnerships, City Harvest
• Annette Slonim-- Program Manager, Edible Schoolyard NYC
• Sam Slover-- Founder & CEO, the Sage Project
• Jennifer Tirado-- Director of Urban Agriculture Initiative and Land Improvement
• Shulamit Warren-- Director of Policy and Special Projects, Office of Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer
• Alissa Wassung-- Director of Policy & Planning, God's Love We Deliver
• Ariel Lauren Wilson-- Editor, Edible Manhattan and Edible Brooklyn