Dumas elected to MOFGA board

UMaine food science innovation coordinator Rob Dumas has been elected to the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association board of directors.

As the food science innovation coordinator and facility manager for the School of Food and Agriculture, Dumas is responsible for leveraging the resources of the university system to support economic growth in Maine’s food and agriculture sector.

“An abiding interest in local food and agriculture was one of the things that lured me to Maine,” says Dumas. “My work at UMaine allows me to engage with people across UMaine’s food system and I’ve had the opportunity to learn so much since joining the university in 2019. It’s an honor to be entrusted to participate in the governance of a well-established and vital community organization such as MOFGA.”

In addition to his role within SFA, Dumas also works as part of Cooperative Extension and UMaine’s Office of Innovation and Economic Development, positioning him to facilitate broad-based support for Maine’s food sector. Dumas is a certified executive chef through the American Culinary Federation (currently serving as the President of the Down East Chapter) and a U.S. Navy veteran. Dumas earned a bachelor’s degree in culinary arts at the New England Culinary Institute in Vermont.