Winona Bynum (she/her) is the executive director of the Detroit Food Policy Council, an education, advocacy, and policy organization led by Detroiters committed to creating a sustainable, local food system that promotes food security, food justice, and food sovereignty in the city of Detroit. 

Winona is a registered dietitian/nutritionist (RDN) and a graduate of Wayne State University’s Coordinated Program in Dietetics. She studied Public Health at Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health and holds a Master of Science in Ethical Leadership from the University of Detroit Mercy. Winona is a native Detroiter who is dedicated to helping others gain access to the knowledge and foods needed to make healthier choices, and to helping to create and maintain a fair, equitable, and sustainably-operating food system in the City of Detroit so that doing the healthy thing is the easy thing.