The Michigan Food Policy Council is comprised of:

• Elaine M. Brown of Laingsburg, executive director of Michigan Integrated Food and Farming Systems (MIFFS), is appointed to represent sustainable agriculture or sustainable agricultural development for a term expiring October 31, 2011.
  
  
• James E. Byrum of Onondaga, president of the Michigan Agri-Business Association, is appointed to represent Michigan agricultural organizations for a term expiring October 31, 2010.
  
  
• Patricia Cantrell of Beulah, program director of the Michigan Land Use Institute, is appointed to represent sustainable agriculture for a term expiring October 31, 2008.
  
  
• Lydia R. Gutierrez of Dearborn, president of the Hacienda Mexican Foods LLC, is appointed to represent food processors for a term expiring October 31, 2010.
  
  
• Michael W. Hamm of Mason, C.S. Mott chair of sustainable agriculture with Michigan State University, is appointed to represent institutions of higher education for a term expiring October 31, 2011.
  
  
• James L. Herbert, Jr. of Lansing, chief executive office of Neogen Corporation, is appointed to represent the non-food manufacturer sector for a term expiring October 31, 2009.
  
  
• Mattie M. Jordan-Woods of Kalamazoo, executive director of the Northside Association for Community Development, is appointed to represent community-based urban development activities for a term expiring October 31, 2009.
  
  
• Jane L. Marshall of Lansing, currently on leave from the Food Bank Council of Michigan, is appointed to represent anti-hunger organizations for a term expiring October 31, 2011.
  
  
• Kristen M. Misiak of Traverse City, food service director for Traverse City Area Public Schools, is appointed to represent K-12 schools for a term expiring October 31, 2008.
  
  
• Daniel H. Reeves of Dearborn, executive vice president of the Associated Food Dealers of Michigan, is appointed to represent food retailers for a term expiring October 31, 2009.
  
  
• Todd J. Regis of Lansing, legislative and political director for United Food & Commercial Workers Local 951, is appointed to represent organized labor for a term expiring October 31, 2011.
  
  
• Dennis J. West of Marquette, president of Northern Initiatives, is appointed to represent rural development activities for a term expiring October 31, 2009.
  
  
• Todd S. Wickstrom of Ann Arbor, co-founder of Heritage Foods USA and co-owner of Mercury Coffee Bar, is appointed to represent the restaurant sector for a term expiring October 31, 2010.
  
  
• Wayne H. Wood of Marlette, president of the Michigan Farm Bureau, is appointed to represent Michigan agriculture organizations for a term expiring October 31, 2010.
  
  
• Malik K. Yakini of Detroit, executive director of Nsoroma Institute Public School Academy and owner of Black Star Community Book Store, is appointed to represent sustainable agriculture for a term expiring October 31, 2008.