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About Us

The Island Food Community of Pohnpei is a non-profit chartered nongovernmental organization (NGO) in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia. It first met on October 16, 2003, World Food Day, and was chartered in January 2004 with its elected officers and adopted by-laws.

Vision: To live in a productive environmentally sound island where a diversity of locally grown island food is produced and consumed, providing food security, sustainable development, economic benefits, self-reliance, improved health, cultural preservation, and human dignity, and at the same time protecting the natural resources.

Mission: To promote the production, consumption, local marketing, and if feasible export of locally grown island foods in order to regain the dignity of relying on home food production, attain a greater degree of food security for the state, rescue cultural values, and improved health of the people. Pohnpeian community participation and empowerment is the cornerstone of our work.

Staff

    Acting Director and Research Advisor: Dr. Lois Englberger
    Office Manager: Mona J. Tara
    Local Food Educator: Emihner Johnson

Officers and Board Members

    Chairman: Mr. Adelino Lorens
    Vice-Chairman: Moses Pretrick
    Secretary/Treasurer and Researcher: Dr. Lois Englberger

Other Board Members:

    Mr. Rainer Jimmy
    Ms. Eunice Hedgar
    Mr. Robert Andreas
    Ms. Penny Weilbacher
    Mr. Gibson Susumu
    Mr. Engly Ioanis

Special Board Representatives

    Mr. Bill Raynor
    Dr. Rufino Mauricio- Ad hoc officio board member
    Senator Edgar Lickaneth- Outer island representative
    Mr. Luciano Mathias- Media advisor

Past Board Members

    Dr. Eliuel Pretrick
    Mr. Jim Currie
    Mr. Bill Raynor
    Mr. Wehns Billen
    Ms. Ellen Ehsa
    Ms. Jane Gallen