Core members
Invest the most time in the network and receive the most benefits.
Ally members
Similar types of activities as core; however, their less frequent involvement results in fewer benefits.
GrassTops members
Primarily interested in collaborating with the network as an institutional partner.
Core Members
Orrin Williams
Food Systems Coordinator UIC Office of Community Engagement and Neighborhood Partnerships
Biographical Info
Orrin is the Food Systems Coordinator for the Office of Community Engagement and Neighborhood Partnerships and Chicago Partnership for Health Promotion at UIC. Orrin is a Founder and Executive Director of the Center for Urban Transformation, and works in advisory roles with the Sweet Water Foundation, the THEN Center, and the Teamwork Englewood Health and Wellness Task Force. He is interested in applying a whole systems approach to the development of healthy and sustainable communities. Orrin prefers to think of “sustainability” solutions as regenerative and restorative design and development systems.
