Denver Sustainable Food Policy Council

Fluent in advanced research techniques & statistical methods. Skilled at performance management and measurement. Trained in group facilitation & inclusivity. Adept at managing databases & social media outlets. Comprehensive learner and patient teacher. Celebrated for written and oral communications. Trained to listen. Lover of artistic creative expression. Enthusiast of food & agriculture policy, environmental & social justice and social innovations & technology.

"If you have food on your table with friends joining around, you are truly rich." Patti's grandfather described this richness" that she would like for all Denver families--regardless of zip code, age, ethnicity or color. Patti brings a wealth of experience to the SFPC: 10+ years writing/speaking on community-based participatory research (CBPR), 10+ years university/graduate-level teaching (Social Work), 20+ years organizational development and community bridge-building. Patti lives/works in NE Denver. She is a board member/leader in Taking Neighborhood Health to Heart, Inc., a resident-led 501(c)3 non-profit engaged in CBPR.

In 1977 Joanne co-founded the Three Tomatoes Catering Companies, a full service catering organization. Passionately committed to providing “from scratch” beautiful food served at myriad events on the Front Range, she and her partner sold the business after 38 entrepreneurial years. She has served on the boards of Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver Film Society and the Woman’s Presidents Organization.

Currently she is volunteer, dilettante, activist and concerned citizen. Denver has been her home since 1964. The city has grown exponentially since then. Her dream for this City is that there would be a garden in every yard and vacant lot, and that we could get back to a time like the Victory Garden era when fresh food was cultivated by individual citizens and shared freely in their communities.

Along with her husband, they proudly grow organic vegetables from seed in their front yard which they share with neighbors and family. Her husband holds a board position for Denver Urban Gardens. Drawing, cooking and preserving the bounty of her garden fills her time, and sharing beautiful meals fulfills her passion. 

Turner Wyatt is the Executive Director of Denver Food Rescue, a nonprofit organization in Denver, Colorado, focused on improving health equity outcomes for low income families by increasing access to healthy food in areas with insufficient access to healthy food. In 2014 he graduated manga cum laude from the University of Colorado at Boulder with focuses in environmental studies, leadership studies, and sustainable energy studies. 

While Brittany has lived in in five different states and the District of Columbia, Denver is the place she calls home. With a background in public policy focused in public health, Brittany provides a unique perspective to add to the SFPC team. Much of Brittany’s public health work has been focused on how to address public health concerns using both a food systems and health equity lens. Occupying positions in Colorado including at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE), Denver Department of Environmental Health (DEH), and the Denver Office of Economic Development (OED), Brittany has been able to work on Healthy Eating Active Living (HEAL) initiatives aimed at revitalizing not only communities but also Coloradoans’ health. Today, Brittany is the Business Development Manager for Salud Family Health Centers, a nonprofit community health organization that provides integrative health care services to predominantly low-income, medically underserved, and migrant and seasonal farmworker populations in NE Colorado.While Brittany has lived in in five different states and the District of Columbia, Denver is the place she calls home. With a background in public policy focused in public health, Brittany provides a unique perspective to add to the SFPC team. Much of Brittany’s public health work has been focused on how to address public health concerns using both a food systems and health equity lens. Occupying positions in Colorado including at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE), Denver Department of Environmental Health (DEH), and the Denver Office of Economic Development (OED), Brittany has been able to work on Healthy Eating Active Living (HEAL) initiatives aimed at revitalizing not only communities but also Coloradoans’ health. Today, Brittany is the Business Development Manager for Salud Family Health Centers, a nonprofit community health organization that provides integrative health care services to predominantly low-income, medically underserved, and migrant and seasonal farmworker populations in NE Colorado.