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Chris Mornick

Clinical Instructor, Health Systems and Population Health

Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Administrator, Washington State Department of Agriculture

cmornick@uw.edu

Research Interests

Food Waste, Food Systems, Food Security, Food and Nutrition Policy, Farm to Early Childhood Education, Nutrition Guidelines

Bio

Chris Mornickhas over a decade of experience advancing food security, nutrition access, and health equity across Washington state. In her current role as Resilient Food Systems Administrator with the Washington Department of Agriculture (WSDA), she supports infrastructure and supply chain coordination for Washington small and mid-sized food and farm businesses. Prior to working for WSDA, Chris was the SNAP-Ed Program Manager for Washington State. She has also led efforts to build a statewide Farm to Early Care and Education program, to improve the nutrition of meals served in state correctional facilities, and to advance healthy food access for people with intellection and developmental disabilities.

Chris also served as the Policy Co-Chair for the Association of State Public Health Nutritionists (ASPHN, 2021-2026) and as a Leadership Team member for the Association of SNAP Nutrition Education Administrators (ASNNA, 2025 – present), and was responsible for developing policy statements, federal comments, and proposed legislation for a new federal nutrition education program.

Chris has been recognized by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (Excellence in Public Health Community Nutrition 2025), the Association of State Public Health Nutritionists (Excellence in Advocacy 2025 and 2022), the University of Washington’s Nutritional Sciences Program (Preceptor of the Year 2024), and the Washington State Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, (Excellence in Community Practice 2021). In 2022, she was invited to attend the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health for her work in correctional nutrition.

Chris lives outside of Seattle with her spouse and two young boys. In her free time, Chris enjoys tinkering in the kitchen, reading a good book, and playing outside with her family.

Education

MPH Nutritional Sciences, University of Washington, 2017
BS Nutritional Sciences, California State University, Los Angeles,