
Meet our 2025 Speakers & Panelists

Donna Martin, EdS, RDN, LD, SNS, FAND
Retired School Nutrition Program Director
School Nutrition Consultant
Donna Martin is a retired Director of the Burke County, GA School Nutrition Program and served as President of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics from 2017-2018. She graduated from the University of Georgia and has a master’s degree from the University of Alabama – Birmingham and an education specialist degree from Augusta University.
In 2016, Donna spoke about Florida Farm to School at the White House, where she was recognized with the 2016 Golden Radish Award for her efforts. Donna has testified before Congress on school nutrition standards and addressed the House of Representatives on the Farm to School Bill. She also spoke at the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health. Currently, she serves on the GenYouth Board of Directors and is a National Dairy Ambassador, a No Kid Hungry Consultant and a trainer for the Institute of Child Nutrition.
Donna is a true Farm to School trailblazer, and we’re thrilled to welcome her as this year’s Conference keynote speaker!
Division Chef
FDACS Division of Food, Nutrition and Wellness
Session Topic: Boosting Flavors: Transforming School Meals
Registered Dietitian and Certified Chef
Culinary Solution Centers, LLC and SproutCNP, LLC
Session Topic: Let’s Get Cooking! Local Foods in School Meals
Licensed Dietitian
Culinary Solution Centers, LLC and SproutCNP, LLC
Session Topic: Let’s Get Cooking! Local Foods in School Meals
Program Director
Project Green Fork/Clean Memphis
Session Topic: Healthy Plates, Happy Planet: Addressing Food Waste in Child Nutrition
Program Director
Food Forests for Schools
Session Topic: Food Forests for Schools
Senior Program Manager
Food Forests for Schools
Session Topic: Food Forests for Schools
Assistant Professor, Florida International University
Institute of Environment, Department of Earth & Environment
Session Topic: Climate and Plant Community Diversity: Considerations for Understanding Florida Food Forests
Associate Professor, University of Florida
Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences
Session Topic: Getting Agroecology into Schools: Plants for Food and Nature
Sustainable Agriculture Specialist
National Center for Appropriate Technology
Session Topic: Bringing the Farm to School: An Overview
Education and Program Innovation Director
FDACS
Session Topic: Behind the Farm to School Curtain: Procurement and Economics
Owner
Sweet Magnolia Ridge
Agritourism Director
Long & Scott Farms
President & General Manager
Traders Hill Farm
President and Co-Founder
Locally Grown, Inc.
Executive Director
Flint River Fresh, Inc.
Assistant Programs Manager
Florida Organic Growers & Consumers Inc.
Farm to School Outreach Coordinator and School Garden Specialist
FDACS Division of Food, Nutrition and Wellness
Farm to School Coordinator and Food Recovery Specialist
FDACS Division of Food, Nutrition and Wellness
Farm to School Outreach Coordinator and Producer Training Facilitator
FDACS Division of Food, Nutrition and Wellness