Daphene Altema-Johnson completed her BA in Nutrition and Fitness at Florida States University followed by an MPH in Health Policy at George Washington University. After working in academia and public service for 15 years, Ms. Altema-Johnson changed career directions to focus on solutions to diet-related illnesses among vulnerable and low-income populations. She obtained a second Bachelor’s degree in Dietetics from the University of Northern Colorado before going on to work at the Food Communities and Public Health Program at the Johns Hopkins Center fora Livable Future.