Andrea Vaage

Andrea comes to the Chef Ann Foundation with years of grants management experience for small business development, beginning farmer training, and museum education programs. She holds master’s degrees from Iowa State University in the fields of sustainable agriculture and community planning. She is passionate about increasing access to fresh and delicious food through systems change.

While not at work, Andrea enjoys spending time growing plants for food, flowers, and pollinators in her Des Moines, IA garden and finding the best local spots for bird watching.