Dawn Wegscheid

Dawn was born and raised in southeastern MN, a small town “city kid” whose extended family were embedded in monocultural farming for generations. The complexity of this culture in our history sparked interest in food access and food security for her in adulthood while working at an organic CSA farm. Food security on a local level became a central issue to her personal ideology, advocacy, and professional life and she received a degree in Social Work from Saint Catherine University.

Dawn believes that nourishing and honoring our land and water is essential to continue to nourish and honor ourselves and our cultures. We are the land and water. As Operations Director at Sharing Our Roots, Dawn provides essential administrative support and ensures equity is at the forefront of all of our work, both internally and through our initiatives.