The Boston Collaborative for Food & Fitness has eleven working committees.
These committees guide the purpose of the Collaborative, oversee the operation of the Collaborative, and determine the priorities and projects of the Collaborative. 
All committees are volunteer-based and welcome interested members.

Steering Committee is the governing body of BCFF. With representation for all working committees, one of their main tasks is to develop an organizational structure that will successfully carry BCFF through the planning phase and into implementation. Contact: Maggie Cohn / mcohn@hria.org /617-279-2240, ext. 519

Executive Committee is a subcommittee of the Steering Committee. They help plan Steering Committee meetings and are available to BCFF staff for regular consultation. Contact: Roger Swartz / rswartz@bphc.org / 617-534-4832

Community Resource Committee identifies and reaches out to potential new members and partners, while maintaining relationships with current organizational and individual members, and has responsibility for developing and implementing strategies to engage youth and community residents in BCFF. They also support the Youth Advisory Board, which is composed of  8-12 youth. Contacts:  Julie Thayer / Julie.Thayer@bmc.org / (617) 414-4542; Hye Won Han / hlee@hria.org / 617-279-2240
 

Evaluation Committee coordinated by Navin Associates is in charge of evaluating the progress of BCFF during the planning phase. Contact: Chris Navin / navinassociates@comcast.net / 617-698-5176

Food Committee identifies ways to improve access to affordable, healthy and locally grown food for all Boston residents. From developing questions to be used in community assessments to reviewing existing data and educating the collaborative about food systems and related issues, the Food Committee is working on developing strategies of change to transform Boston’s food system. Contact: Rebecca Nemec / rebecca.nemec@gmail.com; Tara Agrawal / t.agrawal@neu.edu / (617) 373-7615

Fitness Committee identifies ways to ensure that all Boston residents have the opportunity to be physically active and play. From developing questions to be used in community assessments to reviewing existing data and educating the collaborative about fitness systems and the built environment, the Fitness Committee is working on developing strategies to make routine physical activity the easy choice for all.  Contacts: Chris Ditunno / cditunno@gmail.com; Dorothea Hass dhass@walkboston.org / 617-232-0104

Fund Development Committee identifies available resources, develops and implements fundraising strategies and fund distribution procedures, and tracks in-kind donations to the collaborative.  Contact: Karen Spiller / kaspiller@yahoo.com

Media and Communications Committee develops internal and external communications strategies for the collaborative. They also work in close partnership with the Outreach Committee on developing communication materials. Contact: Mary Haggerty / mary_haggerty@wgbh.org / 617-300-4299

Policy Committee works in conjunction with other committees in an effort to identify food and fitness policy targets, educate collaborative members about policy issues and advocacy, and identify opportunities to participate in the development of support of new policies and/or legislation. Contact: Betsy Johnson / betsy@bgjohnson.com / 617-536-1711

The BCFF Youth Board (YAB) is composed of youth from various neighborhoods of Boston. The YAB has representatives on the BCFF Steering Committee, on working committees, and is responsible for identifying and implementing a group project to address citywide issues related to food and/or fitness.Their current focus is on improving school food. Contact: Manikka Bowman / mbowman@hria.org / 617-279-2240 x514.