Food Systems Consultant and Researcher
Lilly Fink Shapiro is a food systems consultant focusing on health, equity, and sustainability. She has evaluated numerous projects relating to the Michigan Good Food Charter, statewide food policy and advocacy networks, and for clients working to increase equity and access in the food system across the country. Lilly has co-authored articles about utilizing stories as indicators in program evaluation, the Collective Impact Framework, and multifaceted issues about the challenges and opportunities of local and global food systems.
Lilly led the University of Michigan Sustainable Food Systems Initiative from 2013-2023, where she worked to bring together diverse stakeholders to produce new forms of knowledge and collaboration. She collaborated with researchers, activists, funders, and Detroit community leaders in launching the nationally recognized community-academic partnership course, “Food Literacy for All.” Lilly also co-launched the inaugural Transformative Food Systems Fellowship, over $1 million to support underrepresented students to study sustainable food systems in graduate school. She received the University of Michigan Staff Impact Award in 2019.
Lilly has led experiential education trips in Bolivia, Peru, Tanzania, Costa Rica, and Cuba. She earned a Masters of Public Health in Health Behavior and Health Education from the University of Michigan in 2015, and graduated from Wesleyan University in 2009 with High Honors in Anthropology. She speaks Spanish and French and grows vegetables in her front yard.
