Bio:

CAMILLE LEWIS is the County Extension Director and 4-H Agent for UF/IFAS Extension in Jefferson County, Florida. She holds a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology and is the founder of Earth’s Garden LLC, an educational consulting and community engagement firm. As a local farmer, educator, and community leader, her work focuses on food sovereignty, agricultural education, youth development, and strengthening connections between communities, food systems, and the land. 

KAYZIE SUTTON is a naturopathic doctor and co-founder of Seeding Health Farms Inc., a women-led Afro-Canadian farm rooted in food as medicine, cultural food knowledge, and sustainable land stewardship. Her work bridges clinical healthcare, agriculture, and education, with a focus on how food systems support physical, cognitive, and emotional wellbeing. Practicing in rural Alberta, she brings a health-centered, place-based perspective to food systems conversations and is committed to advancing culturally relevant approaches to nourishing children and communities.

MAM JOOF (RIGHT TO FOOD) is the Senior Specialist, Grants and Partnerships at Right To Food, a national organization advancing dignified approaches to food insecurity through healthy food access, community-building, and public policy advocacy. With more than 15 years of nonprofit sector experience, Mam has led initiatives in fundraising, grants, and partnership development. She coordinated the National Automated External Defibrillator Initiative at the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, which invested more than $9 million in the placement of AEDs in community facilities across Canada, and overseeing the Good Food Access Fund at Right To Food, which distributed more than $70 million to community organizations nationwide, prioritizing funding opportunities for Black and Indigenous communities. Mam’s work is grounded in an equity-centered approach to philanthropy and community impact.

SHARITA HENRY is Director of Programs at FoodShare Toronto, a leading food justice organization advancing equitable food systems through school, community, and policy initiatives. She is a community-based food security researcher and incoming PhD student in Adult Education and Community Development at the University of Toronto. Sharita’s work focuses on food sovereignty, culturally responsive food education, and community-led approaches to food security. Her Master’s research (University of Victoria) examined capacity-building for Black food sovereignty in Toronto, and she regularly collaborates with educators, health providers, and community organizations to advance equitable food systems.

DR. TOLULOPE AYEYEMI is the Sustainable Agriculture Field Lead at Inclusive Prosperity, a non-profit working to challenge and dismantle barriers for equity-deserving farmers and food entrepreneurs. With a B.Agric in Soil Science and Land Resources Management from Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria, an MSc. from the University of Bonn, Germany and a PhD in Agronomy and Soil Science from the University of Seville, Spain, Tolulope applies expertise in soil fertility, agronomy, and phosphorus recycling to impactful projects that drive agricultural innovation, improve food security, and enhance environmental sustainability.