Food Alliance names new Executive
Director
The board of directors for Food Alliance, a
Portland- based non-profit that promotes sustainable agricultural,
recently named a new executive director.
Scott Exo, who has served
as the organization's director of Northwest programs since 1999, will now
lead the organization. He replaces Deborah Kane, who served as executive
director since Food Alliance's incorporation in 1997. Ms. Kane will remain
involved in Food Alliance's market development and consulting work.
Of the change, board president Jana McLellan said, "In his last four
years with the organization, Scott has demonstrated tremendous skill and
determination as he led a five-fold increase in the number of certified
farms, and expansion of the Northwest market development program from
retail to food service, restaurants and wholesalers. Choosing Scott to
lead the organization in its next phase was an easy decision for the
board."
Scott Exo has over 15 years of non-profit
experience. Prior to joining Food Alliance, he served as director of the
Grassroots Leadership Project at 1000 Friends of Oregon. In addition to
his work in Oregon, Scott has managed rural development and study abroad
programs in Asia and Africa and consulted to a range of community
organizations and non-profits. He holds Masters Degrees in Geography and
in Urban and Regional Planning.
Exo said, "Food Alliance's early
leaders shared a vision of farms and ranches rewarded for their care of
the land and their communities by citizens who want to know where their
food comes from and how it's grown. That vision is increasingly becoming a
reality. And Food Alliance is helping to build it, one farm, one buyer,
and one business relationship at a time. I'm pleased to be part of
that."
Food Alliance
email: info@foodalliance.org
voice: (503)493-1066
web: http://www.foodalliance.org
