Staff directory

President

Jim Harkness is president of IATP.

Vice President for Organization

Corinne Rafferty is the vice president for programs at IATP.

Vice President for Program

Ben Lilliston oversees IATP’s programs and strategy to ensure they are effective, coordinated and true to mission.

Karen Hansen-Kuhn International Program Director Karen Hansen-Kuhn is the director of IATP's International Program and works in Washington, D.C.	Sophia Murphy Senior Advisor Sophia Murphy is a senior advisor to IATP's Trade and Global Governance program.	Shefali Sharma Senior Program Officer Shefali Sharma is a senior program officer in IATP's Trade and Global Governance program.
Dr. Steve Suppan Senior Policy Analyst Dr. Steve Suppan is a senior policy analyst focusing on agriculture, trade and food safety policy.	Shiney Varghese Senior Policy Analyst Shiney Varghese leads IATP's work on global water policy.	Doreen Stabinsky Senior Advisor Doreen Stabinsky is a senior advisor to IATP's Trade and Global Governance program.
Eleonore Wesserle Program Assistant Eleonore Wesserle is a program assistant with IATP's Trade, Food Justice and CEED programs.

Jim Kleinschmit Rural Communities Program Director Jim Kleinscmit is the director of IATP's Rural Communities program.	Dennis Keeney Senior Fellow Dr. Dennis Keeney has been a senior fellow at IATP since 2000 and served as the first director of the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture.	Julia Olmstead Senior Program Associate Julia Olmstead is a senior program associate with IATP's Rural Communities program.
Anna Claussen Rural Communities Organizer Anna Claussen is the Rural Communities Organizer for the Rural Communities program at IATP.	Emily Barker Program Associate Emily Barker is a program associate with IATP's Rural Communities programs.

Dr. David Wallinga Senior Advisor in Science, Food and Health David Wallinga is IATP's Senior Advisor in Science, Food and Health.	Jennifer Billig Senior Program Leader Jennifer Billig leads IATP's Food and Health team and Healthy Food Action, an initiative to engage health professionals in the food system.	Kathleen Schuler, MPH Senior Policy Analyst Kathleen Schuler, MPH is a Senior Policy Analyst, Co-Director of Healthy Legacy and co-founder of the Minnesota Green Chemistry Forum.
Katie Rojas-Jahn Healthy Legacy Coalition Coordinator Katie Rojas-Jahn is coalition coordinator of the statewide Healthy Legacy coalition, of which IATP is a founding member.	Kendra Cuthbertson Program Assistant Kendra Cuthbertson provides support to the Food and Health program at IATP.

JoAnne Berkenkamp Local Foods Program Director JoAnne Berkenkamp directs the Local Foods program for IATP.	Lynn Mader Senior Program Associate Lynn Mader is a senior program associate with IATP's Local Foods program, focusing on Farm to School and Farm to Childcare initiatives.	Bill Wenzel Senior Program Associate Bill is the Senior Program Associate for the Local Foods Program focused on federal policy and research initiatives.
Madeline Kastler Program Associate Madeline Kastler is a program associate with IATP's Local Foods program.	Erin Mckee VanSlooten Program Associate Erin McKee VanSlooten is a program associate with IATP's Local Foods program.

Food and Justice Program Director

Mark Muller is the director of IATP's Food and Justice program. He also coordinates the IATP Food and Community Fellows program.

Senior Program Associate

LaDonna Redmond works in IATP's Food and Justice program and is a a long-time community activist.

Program Associate

Abby Rogosheske is a program associate and assists with the Food and Community Fellows program.

Jim Sauder Vice President for Finance and Operations Jim Sauder is the vice president for finance and operations at IATP.	Susan Bloom Director of Human Resources Susan Bloom is the director of human resources for IATP.	Kristina Roberts Payroll, Payables and Receivables Manager Kristina Roberts is the assistant to the vice president for finance and operation at IATP.
Linda Vieira Building Manager Linda Vieira is responsible for the well-being of IATP's 100-year-old office buildings.	Patti Landres Librarian Patti sorts and organizes all of IATP's documents and archives.

Kate Hoff

Vice President for Development

Kate Hoff is the vice president for development at IATP.

Grant Writer

Marin Byrne is a grant writer with IATP.

Grant Writer

Karen Quiroz is a grant writer with IATP.

Dale Wiehoff Vice President for Communications and IT Dale Wiehoff is responsible for overseeing the internal and external communications systems, publications, Web sites and media relations for IATP.	Kiwana Cannon Information Technology Director Kiwana Cannon contributes to IATP as the director of information technology.	Andrew Ranallo Communications Associate Andrew Ranallo is responsible for the consistency of IATP's print and online publications, online outreach via social media and press relations.
Colleen Borgendale Communications Assistant Colleen Borgendale is the assistant to the communications team at IATP. Her responsibilities include assisting with production and design of print and online publications and social media production.	Patrick Tsai Senior Programmer Patrick Tsai is responsible for application development, and the upkeep of IATP's websites and servers.