Our VISTA Cohort
Nourish Iowa VISTA members are motivated change-makers, passionate problem-solvers, and inspired community members who believe in a more equitable future for Iowa, in which all people are empowered and able to grow, source, and eat the foods they need and want.
Nourish Iowa VISTA members serve with one of 7 organizations with a shared goal of equitable food access for all. We serve at the intersections of public health, agronomy, urban planning, community organizing, and economic justice, creating an abundance of nourishing, affordable, and culturally relevant foods for all Iowans.
Our 40+ former members have gone on to become policy associates, PhD candidates & university faculty, public health community program coordinators, program managers, founders of their own food justice nonprofits, and much more.
Where will VISTA take you? Apply today!
Current VISTA Members
Marianna Cota
IA Local Food System Development VISTA
Iowa Valley Resource Conservation & Development
AJ Mortale
Food Access Coordinator VISTA
Feed Iowa First
Jessica Young
Communications & Fund Development VISTA
We Arose Co-op
Coy Jackson
Local Food System Education & Outreach VISTA
Field to Family
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Local Food Systems Access & Operations VISTA
Field to Family
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Food Rescue Coordination VISTA
North Iowa Mutual Aid
Lauren Luerkens
Social Media, Marketing, & Donor Development VISTA
Feed Iowa First
Emerson Slomka
Garden Resource VISTA
UNI-CEEE
Laikyn Barrett
Farmer's Markets & Nutrition Assistance VISTA
UNI-CEEE
Paul McCormick
Brandy Bryson
Farm to School and Early Care VISTA
ISU Farm, Food, and Enterprise Development
Nourish Iowa Alumni
Sophie Sheeder
Public Outreach & Fundraising VISTA (Jan '22 - '23)
Sustainable Iowa Land Trust (SILT)
Melody Rosche
Community Garden and Food Bank Volunteer Coordinator (May '20 - '21),
Northeast Iowa Food Bank
Peoples Clinic Garden & Home Delivery Coordinator VISTA (May '21 - '22), UNI-CEEE
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Mira Evans
Garden Resource VISTA (Oct. '21-'22)
UNI-CEEE
Alex Delworth
Incubator Farm Development VISTA (Jan '21 - '22)
UNI-CEEE
Laura Cleaver
Local Food Coordinator VISTA (Aug. '20 - Sep. '21)
Northeast Iowa Food Bank & UNI-CEEE
Savannah Schultz
Healthy Behaviors VISTA; Involving Clinics in Good Food Access VISTA (Jan '21-'22)
Northeast Iowa Food Bank; UNI-CEEE