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  • Andrea Bersamin

    Andrea Bersamin

    October 28, 2022

    Health promotion and chronic disease prevention, childhood obesity prevention.

  • Leslie Shallcross

    Leslie Shallcross

    October 28, 2022

    Leslie Shallcross is a registered dietitian with a career in public health promotion and disease prevention programs. Areas of expertise include public health, nutrition through the lifecycle, diabetes prevention and control, food preservation, food security and food safety. She coordinates and offers statewide community-based programs in diabetes prevention and the self-management of diabetes and chronic disease.

  • McKasson is an agent for the Alaska Tribes Extension Program serving the Aleutian and Pribilof Islands. She partners with the Aleutian and Pribilof Islands Association to promote food sovereignty and help communities grow, cook, safely preserve and eat more food at home. She researches methods and techniques for food production in a windy and foggy climate, travels to the region to work with the communities she serves, teaches in-person and virtual workshops, and provides technical assistance on food-related topics and projects.

    Marisa McKasson

    November 08, 2025

    McKasson is an agent for the Alaska Tribes Extension Program serving the Aleutian and Pribilof Islands. She partners with the Aleutian and Pribilof Islands Association to promote food sovereignty and help communities grow, cook, safely preserve and eat more food at home. She researches methods and techniques for food production in a windy and foggy climate, travels to the region to work with the communities she serves, teaches in-person and virtual workshops, and provides technical assistance on food-related topics and projects.