Authors
Natacha Akaliza
Program Consultant, Daugherty Water for Food Institute
Natacha Akaliza is a program consultant at the Daugherty Water for Food Institute based in Rwanda, where she develops and implements research and…
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Kelli Wicks
Manager of International Market Development, National Pork Board
Kelli Wicks is a second year masters student in the International Agriculture program at Oklahoma State University (OSU). She is also the Manager…
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Lama El Baz
Research Assistant, Public Opinion and US Foreign Policy
About Lama El Baz
Lama El Baz joined the Chicago Council on Global Affairs in 2023 as a research assistant for the public opinion and US…
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Lily Fillwalk
Student
Lily Fillwalk recently graduated from Pitzer College in Claremont, CA, with a dual degree in Environmental Science and Studio Art. They are…
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Jacqueline Burns
Senior Policy Analyst, RAND Corporation
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Jackie Negro
Former Program Coordinator, Center on Global Food and Agriculture
Abdullah Al Maruf
Agriculture Professional
Abdullah Al Maruf is a young agriculture professional with a passion for creating a better food system. Growing up in southern Bangladesh, he…
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Abraham Zuraw
Global Cities Intern
David Yaacobi
Kaima Farmer
David Yacobi is an 18-year-old farmer in Jerusalem, Israel. He grew up in the Kiryat Moshe neighborhood, with two older siblings. He started…