Speakers and Attendees

Meagan Shedd, PhD is an Assistant Professor with the MSU Center for Regional Food Systems (CRFS). Her work is in Farm to Early Care and K-12 Education, connecting education and food systems to increase access to locally produced, affordable, and healthy food for children from birth through high school. Meagan coordinates the Farm to ECE network and works at both the state and national level to provide training and technical assistance regarding procurement and the overlap in developmentally appropriate best practices in child development across content areas. She holds degrees in Dietetics (BS), Community Services (MS), and Educational Psychology and Educational Technology (PhD), all from Michigan State University. Meagan joined CRFS in fall of 2017 with 20 years of experience in early childhood, working in public health, Extension, and higher education.