Tanya Swain, Project Director
Tanya provides overall project management for the Maine Food Strategy and support for the initiative’s Steering Committee and Leadership Team.
She is a former executive director of Western Mountains Alliance, a community development organization that led several initiatives to support the development of farm and agriculture-related businesses in rural Maine. Tanya’s background includes nonprofit management, program development, fundraising and public relations. She holds a M.A. in Public Policy and Management from University of Southern Maine, Portland and a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Washington, Seattle. Contact Tanya here.
Education
- M.A. Public Policy and Administration, University of Southern Maine, Portland
- B.A. Political Science, University of Washington, Seattle
Maine Food Strategy is pleased to work with student interns from the USM Food Studies Program. Information on our Fall 2020 intern coming soon!

For more information, visit usm.maine.edu/food-studies.