Jane Maland Cady joined McKnight in 2008 as founding director of its International program, now called the Global Collaboration for Resilient Food Systems. During her tenure, she has overseen grantmaking focused on equitable and sustainable livelihoods in more than 15 countries in Africa, Latin America, and Southeast Asia. Central to her work is agroecological research with smallholder farmers and natural resource rights for local communities.
Kev cog lus rau kev sib koom tes thiab kev sib koom tes, Jane tau ua lub luag haujlwm tseem ceeb hauv kev tsim thiab loj hlob ntau lub koom haum tseem ceeb. Cov no suav nrog ntau lub koom haum Mekong hauv qab thiab Lub Ntiaj Teb Alliance rau Lub Neej Yav Tom Ntej ntawm Khoom Noj - ib qho kev sib koom tes ntawm cov koom haum pab nyiaj txiag uas txhawb nqa kev noj qab haus huv, sib npaug, muaj zog, thiab muaj ntau haiv neeg noj zaub mov thiab kev ua liaj ua teb. Nws ua haujlwm ua tus thawj coj ntawm Pawg Thawj Coj Kev Koom Tes Hauv Ntiaj Teb.
Jane muaj kev paub dhau los hauv ecologically centered zaub mov systems raws li tus kws qhia ntawv, kws tshawb fawb, kws tshuaj ntsuam xyuas, thiab siv rau hauv av. Ua ntej koom nrog McKnight, nws yog tus kws tshaj lij kev tshawb fawb thiab kev ntsuam xyuas tus kws pab tswv yim rau 15 xyoo, ua haujlwm hauv tsev thiab thoob ntiaj teb nrog cov phiaj xwm kev loj hlob hauv zej zog thiab kev ua liaj ua teb. Nws qhov kev paub dhau los suav nrog kev ua haujlwm nrog kev lag luam ntiag tug thoob plaws lub ntuj thiab cov khoom noj khoom haus muaj txiaj ntsig los ntawm cov ntawv pov thawj mus rau kev tsim khoom thiab muag khoom. Tsis tas li ntawd, nws tau pab nthuav Tebchaws Asmeskas kev lag luam rau kev lag luam ncaj ncees thiab cov khoom lag luam organic los ntawm South America thiab Asmeskas.
Jane muaj PhD thiab MA hauv kev kawm ua liaj ua teb los ntawm University of Minnesota thiab BA hauv kev ncaj ncees los ntawm Augsburg University. Nws tau nyob thiab ua haujlwm ntau hauv Brazil thiab thaj chaw hauv Latin America. Loj hlob nyob rau yav qab teb Minnesota ua liaj ua teb, nws tau cog lus los ua haujlwm nrog cov neeg ua liaj ua teb los txhawb kev ruaj khov thiab kev ncaj ncees hauv kev ua liaj ua teb thiab zaub mov thoob ntiaj teb. Nws yog ib tug avid gardener thiab leej niam ntawm plaub.
