Prince George's County Planning Department

Acknowledgments Prince George’s County Planning Department Fern V. Piret, Ph.D., Planning Director Albert G. Dobbins, III*, Deputy Planning Director Countywide Planning Division Derick Berlage, Division Chief Maria Martin, Supervisor, Special Projects Section Gül Güleryüz, Planner Coordinator, Project Manager Kerry Gathers, GIS Specialist II Fatimah Hasan, Planner Coordinator Ted Kowaluk, Senior Planner Jay Mangalvedhe, Senior Planner Strategy and Implementation Glendia Hatton, Principal Administrative Specialist Information Management Division Robert Gelner, GIS Specialist II Technical Assistance Susan Kelley, Administrative Manager, Publications and Office Services Susan Smith, Publication Specialist M’Balu Abdullah, Senior IT Support Specialist Manching Li, Programmer Analyst III Ryan Craun, Senior Visual Media and Imaging Specialist Ralph Barrett, Clerical/Inventory Operations Supervisor Consultant Yona Sipos, Ph.D., Food Systems Analysis Core resource team Christie Balch*, Program Coordinator, University of Maryland Extension, Prince George’s County Amanda Behrens Buczynski, Senior Program Officer, Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future Interns Blaire Bryant, University of Maryland Extension, Prince George’s County Matthew Dolamore, Prince George’s County Planning Department (2013) Florence Fleischer-Djoleto, Prince George’s County Planning Department (2012) Ines Nizeye, Prince George’s County Planning Department (2014) Joseph Okoniewski, Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission Matthew Robinson, Prince George’s County Planning Department (2012) Gabrielle Rovegno, University of Maryland Extension, Prince George’s County James Spatz, Prince George’s County Planning Department (2013) Andrew Van Gordon, Prince George’s County Planning Department (2013) Sharon Williams, Prince George’s County Planning Department (2013) *Former employee Page B-1

Food System Study Advisory Committee Christine Bergmark, Ph.D., Executive Director, Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission Renee Catacalos,* Deputy Director, Future Harvest CASA Robert “Yates” Clagett, Jr., President, Prince George’s County Farm Bureau Pamela Creekmur, R.N., Health Officer, Prince George’s County Health Department Cathy Demeroto, Director, Maryland Hunger Solutions Karol Westelinck Dyson, Capital Area Extension Director, University of Maryland Extension Barry Gahagan*, Marketing Consultant, Chipotle Mexican Grill David Harrington, President and CEO, Prince George’s County Chamber of Commerce Ellen Harris, Ph.D., Associate Director, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, United State Department of Agriculture Larry Hentz, Business Development Specialist, Prince George’s County Economic Development Corporation David Iannucci, Assistant Deputy Chief Administrative Officer -Economic Development and Public Infrastructure Celeste James, Program Director, Community Health Initiatives, Kaiser Permanente Evelyn Kelly, Program Manager, Institute for Public Health Innovation Alex Krughoff, Deputy CountyStat Manager, Prince George’s CountyStat Margaret Morgan-Hubbard, CEO, ECO City Farms Craig Muckle, Manager, Government Relations, Safeway, Inc. Bettye Muwwakkil, Ph.D., CEO, Access to Wholistic and Productive Living Institute, Inc. Adam Ortiz, Director, Prince George’s County Department of the Environment Anne Osano, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Natural Science Department, Bowie State University Claudia Raskin, Executive Director, Community Support Systems, Inc. Evelyn Reed, Deputy Director, Family Investment Division, Prince George’s County Department of Social Services Joan Shorter, Director, Food and Nutrition Services, Prince George’s County Public Schools Debbie Tyner, Deputy Director, M-NCPPC Prince George’s County Department of Parks and Recreation Food System Study Resource Team Laura Flamm**, Baltimarket and Food Access Director, Baltimore City Health Department La Verne Gray, Planner, Maryland Department of Planning Amy Hedges, Partner Relations Coordinator, Capital Area Food Bank Evelyn Hoban, Manager, Division of Environmental Health, Prince George’s County Health Department Janna Howley*, Agricultural Marketing Specialist, University of Maryland Extension, Prince George’s County James W. Hubbard, Administrative Specialist, Prince George’s County Department of the Environment Viviana Lindo, Director of Community Education, ECO City Farms Jennie Nevin*, Policy Analyst, Prince George’s CountyStat Kitwana Pounsel-Lott*, Associate Agent, University of Maryland Extension, Prince George’s County Christell Ross, Supervisor of Operations, Food and Nutrition Services, Prince George’s County Public Schools Marilyn Rybak, Recycling Section Manager, Prince George’s County Department of the Environment Susan Thweatt, Chief, Food Protection Program, Prince George’s County Health Department DeLania Ware, District Manager, Family Investment Division, Prince George’s County Department of Social Services Amanda West, Operations Manager, ECO City Farms *Former employee ** Formerly Nutrition Associate at Maryland Hunger Solutions Page B-2 Prince George’s County Food System Study

Focus group participants Sincere gratitude to all focus group participants for their valuable contributions to this study. Focus group facilitators Daisy Avelar, Prince George’s County Office of Community Relations Margaret (Meg) Kiernan, Sustainability Consultant Nicete Moodie, Share Our Strength Nydia Ocasio, M-NCPPC Prince George’s County Department of Parks and Recreation Wanda Ramos, M-NCPPC Prince George’s County Department of Parks and Recreation Surveyors and interviewers Bowie State University Special thanks to Dr. Anne Osano for providing assistance of her students listed below to conduct the Healthy Food Availability Index survey at the supermarkets. Da’Cari Abraham Nicole Bainer Coney Bradley Diana Chaparro Austin Dikibo Rosemary Edet Norman Fultang Gebrenimet Legesse LyAvia Goodwin Jodi Hardie Yvonna Harper Cyndi Iroha Tamashia Jackson Brianna Jones Raj Krishnaswamy Latasha Lane Diara Mackey Cindy Mericle Tejiri Mikaela Amber Morrow Chelsey Nettey Michael Njoku India Queen Snežana Račić Jennifer Solomon Priscilla Squire Danielle Walker Brittany C. Wilson Community Support Systems, Inc. (CSS) Special thanks to Claudia Raskin, Executive Director, for providing CSS staff and volunteers to conduct interviews with food pantries. Page B-3

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The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission Prince George’s County Planning Department Rushern Baker, III County Executive

Viviana Lindo, Director of Community Education, ECO City Farms Jennie Nevin*, Policy Analyst, Prince George's CountyStat Kitwana Pounsel-Lott*, Associate Agent, University of Maryland Extension, Prince George's County Christell Ross, Supervisor of Operations, Food and Nutrition Services, Prince George's County Public Schools