Tala Farouki began working as an Extension Assistant for the Nutrition Education Program in September 2018. Tala will have a dual role, both teaching direct education about nutrition, physical activity, meal planning and overall healthy living, funded by the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP), and working on Choose Healthy Here (CHH), which works with local store owners to help them increase the healthy food options in their retail establishments, funded by Lincoln’s Community Health Endowment. Tala comes from Jordan and is fluent in both English and Arabic. She grew up in Kuwait and studied Mass Communication at the American University in Cairo. She worked in Dubai for many years in the field of marketing and public relation for luxury brands. She is looking forward to this career shift focused on healthy living and serving the community.