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