Kristin Hyde has the highly unusual credentials of having worked on both sides of the political  aisle in Congressional and White House press offices and then leading media and communications for national and local conservation organizations.  Kristin created and implemented media strategies around the development of the first national organic standards, was one of the first to bring the dangers of farmed salmon to national media attention, and coordinated environmental community voices around the Kyoto Climate Treaty meetings and Seattle WTO demonstrations. Trained in the art of developing winning messages and running campaigns to provide consumers with accurate information on controversial issues, Kristin is a seasoned communications strategist.  Kristin spearheaded Good Food Strategies’ work for Snohomish County – one of the fastest growing counties in the nation – to frame a compelling public case for preserving a strong agriculture sector, and coordinated media outreach for numerous sustainable food policy efforts including the Local Farms, Healthy Kids farm-to-school legislation passed by the Washington Legislature in 2008.   Kristin received her B.A. in political science from Middlebury College in Vermont and lives in Seattle with her son and two city chickens. .

Jen Lamson has two decades experience in grassroots organizing, political and policy campaigns, and media. After beginning her career as an aide to Representative Ed Markey (D-MA), Jen led numerous nationwide citizen campaigns as field director and national vice president of the good government group Common Cause.   Jen led a successful “pre-internet” effort to collect one million signatures on a national petition for campaign finance reform, a national grassroots organizing campaign that featured citizen demonstrations in all 435 congressional districts on the same day, and successful efforts  to get congressional and presidential candidates on public record in support of key issues during their campaigns. Since relocating to the Pacific Northwest, Jen has advised dozens of nonprofit organizations, helping them create effective, collaborative campaigns that combine an “insider’s” savvy with the passion of an activist. Among her projects at Good Food Strategies, Jen spearheaded efforts to create an “Eat Local for Thanksgiving” pledge campaign, launch the first sustainable, local flour by a major brand, and has served as strategic advisor to one of the most successful organic CSA farms in the nation.  Jen attended Holy Cross College in Worcester, MA, lives in Seattle, and can often be spotted in Northwest campgrounds with her husband and three children in their 1966 pop-up trailer.

Emily Naftalin joined Good Food Strategies as a Program Assistant in 2008.  Prior to joining the company, she worked as an assistant manager for the Tacoma Farmers Market, where she led community outreach efforts aimed at building public support for local farmers and knowledge of the health, social, and economic impacts associated with farmers markets.  Through her involvement with organizations such as the Girl Scouts of Western Washington and YMCA Camping, she has also worked to develop environmental awareness and enthusiasm in youth.  Her passion for sustainable food and food justice began during her environmental science seminars at the University of Puget Sound, where she earned a B.A. in French, International Affairs, and Environmental Studies.   Emily spends most of her free time jogging through soggy Seattle parks and cooking extravagant meals in her tiny kitchen.