Meet Our Board
Board Membership
Food Matters Manitoba is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors which meets regularly to provide direction for the organization. Directors are Members of the Corporation and act on behalf of the Membership between Annual Meetings.
If you are interested in serving on the board, please contact us.
Alison McCullough-Butchart is a lawyer who currently practices with a large international corporation. Alison is from Belfast, Northern Ireland and has lived in Winnipeg for over twenty years. Previously Alison was Chair of the Winnipeg Public Library Board and Co-Chair at Fort Garry Women’s Resource Centre. In her spare time she enjoys tennis, horse riding and spending time at her cabin with her family.
Alison McCullough-Butchart
Vice-Chair
Kaylee Michnik is a Registered Dietitian currently working in the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority in population public health focusing on health communication, healthy public policy, food systems education, community development, and infant and maternal health. She holds a Masters of Natural Resources Management from the University of Manitoba, a program focused on policy and practice solutions to environmental sustainability. Her master thesis research focused on community based and participatory approaches to food security, food sovereignty, and sustainable livelihoods in First Nation communities in Manitoba. Kaylee is excited about initiatives that promote environmental and human wellbeing through exploring and appreciating land and food. In her free time, she likes to be an experimental cook and gardener and read everything there is to know about food and nature.
Kaylee Michnik
Member
Tanshi! My name is Mackenzie Kreitz, and I am a descendant of Red River Métis voyageurs. I am a student at the University of Manitoba receiving my Bachelor of Education. I have received my Bachelor of Arts with a major in Indigenous Studies. I love to spend my spare time camping and am planning on visiting each campsite within Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario. I have interest in food sovereignty within Indigenous communities and implementing outdoor learning within an early years classroom setting. I am honoured to be a part of the Food Matters Manitoba board team, and am looking forward to creating change. Maarsi!
Mackenzie Kreitz
Member
Thea Green joins the board of directors with a desire to learn more about how to improve food security and support Indigenous food sovereignty in Manitoba. She has a background in education, agriculture and archaeology, and is passionate about improving sustainability in food systems. Thea has worked for Keystone Agricultural Producers, the University of Manitoba’s School of Agriculture, and served as a board member for the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA.)
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