The City of Santa Fe is seeking candidates for vacancies on the Santa Fe City and County Advisory Council on Food Policy (SFFPC).  

SFFPC members work with government agencies, food production and access professionals, for-profits and nonprofits, and interested community members, to develop and advocate for policies which impact food production, procurement, processing, education, and access within the community.  

Nine members shall be from the private sector, two will be employees of the City of Santa Fe and two will be employees of Santa Fe County. Of the nine from the private sector, five members shall be appointed by the Mayor with the approval of the City Council and four members shall be appointed by the Santa Fe Board of County Commissioners. Members shall reside in the state of New Mexico and shall have expertise in relevant fields, and to the extent possible, represent the diversity of the community in aspects such as culture, gender, age and geography.  

Private sector members should be actively engaged in at least one program, service, or business related to hunger and food insecurity, the production, processing and distribution of food including representatives from the food industry, consumers, educators and dieticians. From among these nine, at least one should represent nutrition education, and one should represent the for-profit food industry. Representation from related state, federal, and local governments should be encouraged, including (but not limited to): the women, infants and children (WIC) Program administered by the New Mexico Department of Health, the food stamp program administered by the Income Support Division of the New Mexico Human Services Department, the county extension office administered by the New Mexico Department of Agriculture and the Santa Fe School District. 

The SFFPC meets virtually on the 2nd Thursday of the month at 9:00 a.m. Interested applicants should apply online via the City’s PrimeGov portal. The deadline to apply is 5 p.m. on Thursday, August 31.

For more on SFFPC, please visit the website: www.santafefoodpolicy.org