{"id":1322,"date":"2026-01-14T15:09:05","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T15:09:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/foodstudies\/?page_id=1322"},"modified":"2026-02-03T16:21:05","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T16:21:05","slug":"food-studies-after-dickinson-alumni-spotlights","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/foodstudies\/food-studies-after-dickinson-alumni-spotlights\/","title":{"rendered":"Food Studies After Dickinson: Alumni Spotlights"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1427 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-alumni-spotlights post-preview\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/foodstudies\/2026\/03\/22\/alumni-spotlight-elizabeth-gallo-20\/\" target=\"_self\" >Alumni Spotlight: Elizabeth Gallo &#8217;20<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-author\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-author__avatar\"><img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/04c346e3102132a14e2bcc558b2e4a066beeca944627e728e00b5918f32f18d9?s=48&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/04c346e3102132a14e2bcc558b2e4a066beeca944627e728e00b5918f32f18d9?s=96&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-48 photo' height='48' width='48' \/><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-post-author__content\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-author__name\">Lena Rimmer<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-03-22T15:26:32-04:00\">March 22, 2026<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/foodstudies\/2026\/03\/22\/alumni-spotlight-elizabeth-gallo-20\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/foodstudies\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_0126-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Alumni Spotlight: Elizabeth Gallo &#8217;20\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/foodstudies\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_0126-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/foodstudies\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_0126-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/foodstudies\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_0126-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/foodstudies\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_0126-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/foodstudies\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_0126-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/foodstudies\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_0126-676x901.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Elizabeth Gallo graduated from Dickinson College in 2020 with a degree in Studio Art and French and Francophone Studies, as well as the Food Studies Certificate. When choosing Dickinson, she was drawn to the College Farm and the emphasis on sustainability. Growing up, Elizabeth and her family had their own small garden, where she credits&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1421 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-alumni-spotlights category-food-studies-spring-2026 post-preview\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/foodstudies\/2026\/03\/20\/alumni-spotlight-cecilie-macpherson-20\/\" target=\"_self\" >Alumni Spotlight: Cecilie Macpherson &#8217;20<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-author\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-author__avatar\"><img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0df76d82cd445e4e3257cc7a598e40ed63de8952abf8f43eef73449357fe3533?s=48&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0df76d82cd445e4e3257cc7a598e40ed63de8952abf8f43eef73449357fe3533?s=96&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-48 photo' height='48' width='48' \/><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-post-author__content\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-author__name\">Ella VanStory<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-03-20T20:03:48-04:00\">March 20, 2026<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/foodstudies\/2026\/03\/20\/alumni-spotlight-cecilie-macpherson-20\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"751\" height=\"751\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/foodstudies\/files\/2026\/03\/1682480947729.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Alumni Spotlight: Cecilie Macpherson &#8217;20\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/foodstudies\/files\/2026\/03\/1682480947729.jpeg 751w, https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/foodstudies\/files\/2026\/03\/1682480947729-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/foodstudies\/files\/2026\/03\/1682480947729-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/foodstudies\/files\/2026\/03\/1682480947729-676x676.jpeg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 751px) 100vw, 751px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Cecilie Macpherson graduated from Dickinson College in 2020 with a degree in Environmental Science and the Food Studies Certificate. When looking at Dickinson as a potential college, the main draw for choosing was the college farm. Based on what she learned during her pre-orientation, she knew she wanted to grow food in her future career.&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1417 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-alumni-spotlights post-preview\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/foodstudies\/2026\/03\/19\/alumni-spotlight-kate-shepherd-21\/\" target=\"_self\" >Alumni Spotlight: Kate Shepherd (&#8217;21)<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-author\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-author__avatar\"><img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2e19cf99c7d84adf9c0b28aee16f57d26afb76569f9c689806ac388e3a1aa522?s=48&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2e19cf99c7d84adf9c0b28aee16f57d26afb76569f9c689806ac388e3a1aa522?s=96&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-48 photo' height='48' width='48' \/><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-post-author__content\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-author__name\">Delilah Seaman<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-03-19T19:34:25-04:00\">March 19, 2026<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">A Career in Aquaculture after Dickinson Kate Shepard (class of \u201921) chose Dickinson in part for its Food Studies Certificate program. She describes a long-standing interest in food systems and food in general; being able to explore that while also getting a broader liberal arts education drew her to the school. 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