Food & Fitness Program Contacts

Haleisa Johnson - Early Childhood Program Coordinator

NE Iowa Community College - johnsonhaleisa(at)gmail.com - (563) 880-2874
Haleisa has 30 years of experience in healthcare and healthy lifestyle education and has served as co-leader of the Community Health work within FFI since 2006.  She holds degrees from Winona State University in Communications and Sociology.  She looks forward to working with parents and providers of young children to encourage a healthy environment for them now and in the future.

Teresa Wiemerslage - Food System Specialist

Iowa State University Extension - (563) 794-0599 - wiemer(at)iastate.edu
Teresa Wiemerslage a field specialist for Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Farm, Food and Enterprise Development Team. She specializes in Farm to School, Farm to Institution, food hubs and on-farm food safety.

April Bril - Safe Routes to School Coordinator

Ashley Christensen - Safe Routes to School Coordinator

Upper Explorerland Regional Planning Commission - achristensen(at)uerpc.org - 563-419-6112
In her role as Regional Economic Development Specialist with Upper Explorerland Regional Planning Commission, Ashley partners with communities and organizations to help build the future of Northeast Iowa. Supporting and cultivating strong, vibrant communities through knowledge sharing, idea development and resource expansion are at the heart of her work. Promoting daily physical activity among youth and families and encouraging active school travel and safe community routes through rural Safe Routes to School initiatives have been a main focus of her work over the past decade. Christensen holds two Bachelor of Science degrees from Iowa State University in Kinesiology and Health and Animal Science.

Ann Mansfield

amansfield736(at)gmail.com
Ann Mansfield has 30 years experience in health care and facilitation utilizing process improvement, multidisciplinary teams and systems thinking to achieve desired outcomes. Her degrees include BA-Nursing from Luther College and MSN from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.