Donna Pearson McClish is founder and CEO of Common Ground Mobile Farmers Market and Mobile Food hub, a unique mobile food hub that serves both urban and rural families.
- She is a multi-generation urban farmer.
- Involved with local, state, and national community partners
- Appointed by the governor of Kansas title State board of Agriculture.
Executive Board Member Sedgwick County K- State Research and Extension
K-State Research and Extension Professional Development Committee for Community Vitality
Kansas Farmers Union (KFU) board member, member, and delegate of the National Farmers Union
Farm Aid Covid Selection Committee
President of Sedgwick County KFU charter, SARE Grant Review Committee member
Appointed by Governor of Kansas to State Board of Agriculture
- 2021 Kansan of the Year – Community
- Recognized by Congressman Ron Estes during Black History Month
- Greater YMCA Food Planning Committee
- ICT Steering Committee
- Kansas Black Farmer’s Association
- Kansas Farmers Union Board Member
- Kansas Rural Center Member
- K-State Community Vitality Committee member
- K-State Extension Board Secretary
- National Farmers Union Policy and Convention Delegate
- SARE (Sustainable Agriculture and Research Programs) Council 2023 SARE Review Chairperson
- Senior Market Voucher Program SNAP certified
- State Extension Advisory Council (SEAC) serves as a consultative group to the Director of Extension on concerns relating to Kansas State Extension
- Kansas Health Foundation Initiative Advisory Board Member- strengthen a culture of support – both financial and informational - for healthy food retail
- Recognized by Congressman Ron Estes during Black History Month
