Lt. Cmdr. Casey Cavanaugh
To support the Indigenous Food Hubs initiative, the BIE has hired its first national nutrition consultant. Lt. Cmdr. Casey Cavanaugh began her role in September 2023. She is a member of the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes from the Duck Valley Indian Reservation in Owyhee, Nevada.
Her role includes:
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Serving as a contact for schools.
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Helping to build nutrition programs alongside school staff.
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Improving school meals to be healthy and culturally relevant.
She focuses on developing nutrition and training standards, incorporating community-based agriculture and Indigenous knowledge, and connecting with Native food vendors and producers.
Contact
Lt. Cmdr. Casey Cavanaugh - casey.cavanaugh@bie.edu
