Kwabena Nkromo is Chair of the Georgia Food Policy Council (GFPC), representing various sectors of Georgia’s food system tasked with examining state-level food and nutrition concerns. The GFPC works to educate citizens, convene stakeholders to prioritize food and nutrition activities and policies, and recommend environmental, policy or system-based solutions to policy makers and leaders in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors. Launched in June 2010, the Council consists of members from sectors including: Production; Consumption; Processing; Distribution; and, Waste, Recycling, and Sustainability. Kwabena’s involvement in the local food movement spans across the country. He is also Founder and CEO of North American Food & Farm PBC Inc (NAF2), a social enterprise consultant network focusing on community food system planning and urban agriculture projects, with affiliate chapters in Atlanta & Athens GA, Birmingham AL, Boston MA, Houston TX, and Oakland CA. He is a national popular speaker on college campuses in the areas of his expertise and has been covered in multiple media outlets. Kwabena studied Plant & Soil Sciences at Tuskegee University and Agricultural Economics at Clemson, but is a self taught Food Systems Planner. He is the proud father of four growing children: Kwesi, Issata, Kweku, & Abenaa.