IFSL Program Team & Faculty
The IFSL Program is comprised of highly experienced University of Minnesota faculty and staff, plus industry advisors. Supporting IFSL’s overarching goal of growing leaders to feed the future, each person actively contributes to the program’s comprehensive format and curriculum.
Jennifer van de Ligt, PhD
Director, Integrated Food Systems Leadership Program; Associate Professor, College of Veterinary Medicine
Debra Freedman, PhD
Online Program Manager, IFSL Program; Collegiate Office Online Learning, College of Veterinary Medicine
Michael (Mike) Boland, PhD
Professor, College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences; Director, The Food Industry Center
Metin Çakir, PhD
Assistant Professor, College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences
Joleen Hadrich, PhD
Associate Professor, College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resources Sciences
Craig Hedberg, PhD
Professor, School of Public Health; Co-Director, Minnesota Integrated Food Safety Center of Excellence
Leonard Marquart, PhD, RD
Associate Professor, College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resources Sciences
Thomas Michaels, PhD
Professor, College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resources Sciences; Faculty Coordinator, Undergraduate Food Systems Major
Hikaru Peterson, PhD
Professor, College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resources Sciences; Program Coordinator, Undergraduate Agricultural and Food Business Management Major
Scott Wells, DVM, PhD
Professor, College of Veterinary Medicine