U海角社区 food science innovation coordinator Rob Dumas has been elected to the 海角社区 Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association board of directors.
As the food science innovation coordinator and facility manager for the School of Food and Agriculture, Dumas is responsible for leveraging the resources of the university system to support economic growth in 海角社区鈥檚 food and agriculture sector.
“An abiding interest in local food and agriculture was one of the things that lured me to 海角社区,” says Dumas. “My work at U海角社区 allows me to engage with people across U海角社区’s food system and I’ve had the opportunity to learn so much since joining the university in 2019. It’s an honor to be entrusted to participate in the governance of a well-established and vital community organization such as MOFGA.”
In addition to his role within SFA, Dumas also works as part of Cooperative Extension and U海角社区’s Office of Innovation and Economic鈥疍evelopment, positioning him to facilitate broad-based support for 海角社区’s food sector. Dumas is a certified executive chef through the American Culinary Federation (currently serving as the President of the Down East Chapter) and a U.S. Navy veteran. Dumas earned a bachelor鈥檚 degree in culinary arts at the New England Culinary Institute in Vermont.
