About the Board
Jodie Huegerich
President; Co-Chair of Communication / Membership Committee
Cedar Falls, IA
Local Food Program Manager, University of Northern Iowa
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TERM ENDS: 2022
As a Registered Dietitian and the regional Local Food Coordinator working at UNI Jodie is passionate about healthy, local food, and a sustainable local food system. She has been a member since 2015 and volunteers for the Co-op because of the exciting benefits it will bring to the community. She is a mother of three boys and enjoys reading, walking her dog, yoga, and spending time with friends and family.
Christine Sexton
Vice President; Chair of Advisory Council; Co-Chair of Site Committee
Cedar Falls, IA
Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, Self-Employed
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TERM ENDS: 2023
As a public health nutritionist and Registered Dietitian, Christine is a passionate promoter of healthy lifestyles and healthy communities. She volunteers for the co-op because she understands the importance of creating a sustainable local food system that will benefit eaters, producers, and our local economy. When she’s not working with clients or cooking with her family, Christine enjoys trail running, yoga, exploring new places, and getting outdoors.
Gina Brown
Treasurer; Co-Chair of Finance Committee
Cedar Falls, IA
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TERM ENDS 2023
Gina grew up on a small dairy farm in NE Iowa before moving to Cedar Falls to receive her bachelor’s degree in accounting. After graduation, she worked as an auditor and controller in property management in the Twin Cities. Having a local food co-op is important to Gina because she is passionate about supporting local farmers. Gina loves to attend musical theatre, container gardening, and taking care of her family and pets.
Kate Gallagher Dunning
Co-Chair of Site Committee
Waterloo, IA
Co-owner, Talk To Me Technologies
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TERM ENDS: 2024
Kate is a business owner and mother of four teenagers. She makes room for poetry, any kind of house concert, cooking, designing, writing, meditation, and yoga. Kate’s focus on the community is a priority, in that the more we attract and retain those interested in locally sourced goods and businesses, the more thriving the community is. One of her favorite quotes about business is from Steve Jobs: “You need to know what you don’t want as much as you need to know what you do.”
Paige Everly
Board Member
Cedar Falls, IA
Associate Director of Alumni and Donor Relations, Grinnell College
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TERM ENDS: 2024
Paige grew up in Cedar Falls and attended UNI. For most of her adult life, she has lived outside of the area, including a time in Iowa City, where she worked as a deli manager at New Pioneer Food Co-op. It was here that Paige caught the co-op fever, which she continued to cultivate through volunteerism in the various communities she lived in. Paige is committed to bringing the co-op principles and a sense of shared community to the city where she grew up and is excited to be back home
Open Position
TERM ENDS 2022
Lisa Nelson
Co-Chair Communications/Membership Committee
Cedar Falls, IA
Fiber Artist
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TERM ENDS: 2024
Tom Wickersham
Co-Chair of Capital Campaign
Cedar Falls, IA
Program Director, Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa
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TERM ENDS: 2022
Tom is passionate about food co-ops. He was very involved with the Davis Food Co-op (Davis, CA), and through that involvement grew to appreciate the cooperative business model. Tom believes the co-op approach is human-centered and sustainable. He helped plan the first community meeting to launch the Cedar Falls Food Co-op in September 2012 and has been involved since.
Open Position
TERM ENDS: 2023