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Amanda Leigh Shaffer

Amanda Shaffer is the Director of Communications at the Urban & Environmental Policy Institute. She manages the websites for UEPI's various projects, including the newly relaunched www.farmtoschool.org, and serves as the communications contact person for UEPI.

Since 2002, Amanda's work has largely focused on the "Grocery Gap" in Los Angeles and other urban and low-income areas. She has also worked on several of UEPI projects, including: CSA in the Classroom with the Center for Food & Justice; ArroyoFest, a walk and bike ride on the 110 freeway; and a paper for the Loyola Law Review about junk food advertising to children.

She has most recently co-authored the UEPI report Shopping for a Market about the entrance of giant food retailer Tesco into the U.S. Market. (See all of Amanda's publications here.)

Amanda holds a bachelor’s degree in Urban and Environmental Policy from Occidental College.

Contact Amanda

E-mail: shaffer@oxy.edu
Phone: (323) 259-2759
Fax: (323) 259-2712

Mailing Address:
Occidental College-UEPI
1600 Campus Road MS M-1
Los Angeles, CA 90041-3314

Office Location:
1882 Campus Road
Los Angeles, CA 90041