Keithlee Spangler

Keithlee graduated from Truman State University in northeastern Missouri with a degree in environmental ethics, with concentrations in outdoor education and sustainable agriculture. In college, Keithlee worked with after-school garden programs, taught environmental studies classes to her peers, worked in the “Communiversity” garden, and developed community garden projects to address food insecurity. She also organized to double SNAP benefit amounts at the local farmers market, developed a closed-loop food system for the campus co-op, apprenticed on local farms, and worked on a petro/electric-free homestead for two years. After graduation, Keithlee worked in a small intentional community in California with young people on a curriculum focused on peace, justice, and sustainability.

Field placement: Capuchin Soup Kitchen’s Earthworks Urban Farm

Detroit, Michigan

Policy placement: RESULTS

Washington, D.C.

Hunger Free Community Report

Growing the EAT Program, A Community-Engaged Participatory Evaluation details the process and outcomes of the EAT program evaluation with key recommendations and strategies for staff to better support EAT alumni and improve future EAT classes.