Authors
Frankie Rafferty
Orchard Crew, Finnriver Farm and Cidery
Frankie Rafferty (they/them/theirs) is a queer, trans, and non-binary farmer located in Jefferson County in Washington…


Margaret Huang
Student
Margaret Huang is a third-year student at the University of Iowa majoring in public health and Spanish and minoring in chemistry. She is…

Bram Govaerts
Director General, CIMMYT
Bram Govaerts is Director General a.i. of CIMMYT. Govaerts is renowned for pioneering, implementing, and inspiring transformational changes for…

Caleb Okereke
Managing Editor, Minority Africa

Lydia Namubiru
News Editor, The Continent

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…

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…

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…

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…