Eileen works with food system partners and local food policy councils to create strategic food system plans, secure funding, and implement innovative and inspiring projects. She served for seven years as the Sustainability Director for the City of Lawrence and Douglas County, Kansas, where she founded the Douglas County Food Policy Council, the first in the state. She led the Council to national recognition for its innovative urban agriculture program on city-owned property, the establishment of a regional food hub, and the first SNAP matching program in the state. Eileen currently works with the Kansas Food Action Network, providing technical assistance and support to 25+ Kansas food policy councils. She also works as a consultant with New Venture Advisors, where she provides food system planning and policy support to local governments, nonprofits, and food policy councils across the country.