Eva Ringstrom

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About Eva Ringstrom

Eva works with groups, organizations, and government agencies to design learning and evaluation processes that support systemic change. She is especially dedicated to creating food systems that are just, resilient, and provide delicious food to all. Her professional experience spans multiple roles in service of sustainable, community food systems and healthy schools, including: internal and external evaluation, organizational leadership, program design, food access policy and urban planning consulting, school-based food education, and culinary arts. Eva earned Master of Public Administration and Master of Urban Planning degrees from the University of Washington, where her graduate work focused on the intersection of policy, public health, and the built environment. Specialties: Food systems/food access planning, policy, and research; program evaluation; participatory evaluation; developmental evaluation; multi-sector/site evaluation; evaluation of systemic change efforts; evaluation of leadership development initiatives; cross-sector collaborative learning; farm-to-school programs; health impact assessment; food and nutrition education; comprehensive plan review and content analysis; urban and regional planning, applied research; program planning and development; distilling complex information into reports and presentations; developing resources and toolkits that translate evidence into practice.