CCE Sullivan Spotlights
Staff Spotlight CLARISSE OWENS Meet our new Food Systems Program Manager, Clarisse! Clarisse, also known as Clayr, is from a small town in Michigan where she grew up helping on farms and at roadside markets. Clarisse has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan in organizational studies and environmental studies, with emphasis on sustainable food systems. During summers in college, Clarisse worked on biodynamic and organic farms, and studied culture and environment abroad. Before joining the CCE team, Clarisse managed a food hub and food equity program with a nonprofit in Southeastern North Carolina.
Clarisse Owens, Food Systems Program Manager
Community Spotlight Submitted by Thomas Bosket, SALT Program Manager
MEAGHAN MULLALLY-GORR
Meaghan Mullally-Gorr, Sullivan 180 Director of Heath and Wellness
I’d like to spotlight Meaghan Mullally-Gorr, Sullivan 180’s Director of Health and Wellness because she is the embodiment of what goodness meant to me as a child. Meaghan’s just said to me: “I want everyone to have a chance to be well and happy,” and she works every day in Sullivan County where she was born and raised to do that work. She told me her parents instilled in her that, “it’s important we give to the community what they gave to us.” She is raising her children here and found a job that allows her, “to connect with local residents, schools and communities, and help explore and support opportunities for health and wellness.” We are so proud to count Meaghan a colleague and a friend of SALT, CCE and myself. Extension Connection
May 2022
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