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B I O G R A P H Y
Em ily Brow n is an exper t at turning adversity into
oppor tun ity. She is CEO and Co- Founder of Food
Equa lity Initiative, Inc.(FEI), a Kansas nonprofit
fou nded in 2014 to address disparities in access
to a llergy friendly foods. Under her leadership, FEI
es tablished the nation’s first a llergy friendly food
pa ntry, ReN ewed Hea lth in Overland Park, Kansas. In
it ’s first year of operation, ReNewed Hea lth Pantry
dis t ributed over 12,000 pounds of hea lthy gluten free
a nd a llergy friendly foods to families diagnosed with
food a llergies and Celiac disease with financia l need.
F EI opened its second pantry, CAC-SAFE in Missouri
in J u ly of 2016.
Not wantin g her effor ts to simply be a “band aid” to an increasingly
w idespread hea lth issue, Emily works to increase education, policy cha n ge
a nd civic engagement to create rea l systemic change in the fight again s t
access to safe and hea lthy food. An accidenta l advocate and emergin g
t hought leader, Emily’s presentations are full of passion, resilience, an d
in s piration.
Ac t i ve in h er community, Emily regularly par ticipates in the Greater KC
Food Policy Coa lition. is a founding board member of Children’s Mercy
Hos pita l’s Food Allergy Family Patient Advisory Board (FAFPAB), and a Pa re nt
Representative of the Wyandotte County Early Childhood Interagency Coun cil’s
Executive Committee.
Em ily resides in Kansas City with her family where she enjoys, gardenin g,
cook in g with love, and reading a good book.
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Q U I C K FA C T S
Presentati o ns
Current Po si ti o ns
Speaking To pi c s
• N ationa l WIC Association’s Nutrition and Breastfeeding Promotion
Con feren ce, S eptember 2016
• N ationa l WIC Association’s Annua l Education and Trainng Conference, May
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• KC, Missouri Hea lth Depar tment, Mother Child Depar tment, Febuary 2016
• Pa rkville Rotary Club, December 2015
• Greater KC Food Policy Coa lition, Food Deser ts Working Group, De ce m be r
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• MARC Head Star t Hea lth Advisory Board, November 2015
• L in king KC, Integrity Team, October 2015
Pa rent Representative, Wyandotte County Early Childhood Interagency
Coordin ating Council, Executive Commitee
Ch ildren’s Mercy Hospita l, Food Allergy Family Patient Advisory Board
• Hea lthy Food Access
• Food D eser ts
• Food Allergies and Celiac Disease
• Food Insecurity
• Breastfeeding
• Ga rden in g
• U rba n food Movement
• Resilience
• Equity a n d Socia l Justice
Fou nder, Em ily Brown LLC
CEO a n d President, Food Equa lity Initiative, Inc.
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Publishe d Wo rk s
Featured Press
* Emily interviewed in her role as CEO of Food Equa li ty
Ini tiative
• Allergic L iving Magazine; 2016 Winter Edition
• My Story quar terly feature on my persona l
experience with food a llergies and food
in security.
• Al Jazeera America
• Allergic L iving Magazine
• Associated Press
• ABC N ew s
• Huff in gton Post Blo g
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T E S T I M O N I A L S
Em ily sha res her family’s comp elling journey passionately. Her abili ty to
co nnect wi th diverse groups and express the imp or tance of food equi ty and
how to achieve i t has made a profound impact.
A m ong Mid -America Head Star t Children, food a llergy is the second
l ead ing chronic hea lth condi tion of enrolled children (20%). Emily Brown’s
p rese ntation was encouraging on many levels. Emily used her family’s
st rugg les a nd cha llenges to build an agency dedicated to improving hea l th
outcome s for children and adults wi th food a llergies
Em ily B rown is a p owerful storyteller. She gives dynamic ta lks that reso nate
t hroughout the entire audience. She sp eaks from her hear t and create s
rem a rka b le connections wi th the audience that, in turn, create p osi tive
im p act for the entire communi ty.
I rea lly e njoyed hearing Emily’s p ersona l story. Everyone knows someo ne
w ho could benefi t from this information
Em ily was p oised, well versed, prepared, and genuine. Other organizatio ns
an d g roups should be aware of this issue and that is exactly why Emil y
should be inv i ted to sp eak at their next event
— K i mi ko Gi l mo re, A ssi stant Ci t y Manager,
Ci t y of Kans as Ci t y, Missouri
— Sand ra Reece, Heal t h Speci al i s t, Mid-
A mer i ca Head Star t
— Sarah Shi pl ey, Di rector of
Co mmu ni cat i o ns , KC Heal t hy Kids
— B ar bara Sansber r y, H ealth
Co o rd i nato r, YMCA Head Star t
— L esl i e Wi l so n, Po l i cy A ss istant,
KC Heal t hy Kids
