Simone McFarlane

Simone McFarlane is a Junior Program Manager at Food First/Institute for Food and Development Policy, bringing significant experience in urban development and community engagement. Prior roles include Co-Director at CompostMates at Carolina, where Simone led creative problem-solving initiatives and designed communication platforms to support free food-scrap pickup services, and various internships focused on urban planning, policy analysis, and graphic design. Simone holds a Bachelor of Arts in Urban Ecology, along with minors in Visual and Media Studies and Geographic Information Science and Cartography from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Additionally, Simone participated in a semester abroad in Berlin focused on Metropolitan and Urban Studies through IES Abroad.