Lynn Matava

Lynn is a Family and Consumer Sciences Agent specializing in Nutrition, Health, and Wellness, with a  focus on foodways, food culture, and the role of positive food experiences in community well-being. Her work focuses on strengthening nutrition education, expanding access food and health-promoting resources, and building culturally grounded food programming in partnership with communities across Maryland’s Mid and Lower Shore. She develops and delivers programs on healthy food preparation, food preservation, chronic disease prevention, health insurance literacy, food literacy, and community food systems, often collaborating with agriculture, local food purveyors and other community partners on projects that highlight and expand access to local foods, support cooking confidence, and celebrate regional and cultural food traditions.

Lynn’s commitment to helping individuals find joy in eating well drives her approach; she emphasizes that healthy eating is not just a set of behaviors but a form of self-care. Her background in community health, with experience in health education, health literacy, health information services, health promotion, and resource coordination, supports her current research-informed practice.

She holds an MS in Global Health from the University of Maryland, Baltimore, and a BA in Fine Art from the University of Maryland, College Park.

Service areas: Wicomico, Worcester, Somerset, Dorchester, and Talbot counties.