Amy M. Koné

TN Department of Health

Double Up! How to Match SNAP Food Bucks at Farmers Markets, Friday, December 4, 9:00 AM

Amy Koné is an independent consultant and program strategist with more than a decade of experience advancing nutrition incentive programs at the local, state, and national levels. A trailblazer in the field, Amy helped lead one of the first FINI-funded programs—the predecessor to GusNIP—building Fresh Savings into the nation’s first multi-state nutrition incentive program and pioneering partnerships with a national grocery chain and healthcare company. She later helped build the national GusNIP Nutrition Incentive Hub and NTAE Center, supporting grantees with program implementation, technical assistance, data, evaluation, and reporting. Today, Amy works with the Tennessee Department of Health to launch Double Up Food Bucks Tennessee and with Jackson Medical Mall Foundation on Double Up Food Bucks Mississippi. Known for building trust and making complex work understandable, Amy brings together diverse partners while keeping programs grounded in the needs of customers, farmers, and local communities.