William Brenneman
William Brenneman, originally from southern Maine, is an MA student in Anthropology and Environmental Policy at The University of Maine. Will received his BA in Anthropology from Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin. In Wisconsin, Will became an avid gardener, concentrated his studies on anthropology of food and food systems scholarship, and contributed anthropological theory and methods to multiple community-based research projects. Will’s honors thesis investigated agency in the meal-making practices of families with young children in Wisconsin through an evaluation of local family cooking classes. At the University of Maine, Will is a research assistant in the George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions, studying and participating in food waste reduction efforts in Maine schools.