Aimee Foster

About Aimee Foster

I am a systems-thinker focused on agricultural production and market systems development. I have engaged in this work through positions at local and international NGOs, state government, horticultural research and extension programming, and local food cooperatives. Throughout my roles, I have provided both business development and program management support, and I am experienced in the full project life cycle from designing and writing proposals to project start-up, implementation, and close-out. I hold an M.S. in Applied Plant Sciences from the University of Minnesota and a B.A. in English from the University of Minnesota Duluth. I have lived and worked in Rwanda, Thailand, Madagascar, and the U.K and visited 40 countries.

Experience

1. Senior State Program Administrator

   Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

   Aug 2025 — Present · Duluth, MN, US

   As part of MPCA\'s $200 million EPA-funded Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (rebranded as the Climate Smart Food Systems Initiative), I help shape and implement the $60 million \"industrial innovation in food systems\" grant program - a new initiative to decarbonize food and beverage manufacturing and food system organic waste processing across Minnesota.

Education

• University of Minnesota Duluth

  Bachelor of Arts - BA

• University of Minnesota

  Master of Science - MS

• University of Birmingham

  Study in England Programme