Sustainable food and water policy leader Paula Daniels was seated Tuesday as the City of Los Angeles’ newest representative on the board of directors of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. Daniels has spent more than two decades working to advance public policy on food systems and sustainability in the government, academic and non-profit sectors. She is currently the inaugural executive director of the Los Angeles County Office of Food Systems, a partnership between the County of Los Angeles and local philanthropic organizations to build a fair, resilient and healthy food system for residents. Daniels is also co-founder of the Center for Good Food Purchasing, which aims to guide how public institutions purchase food to support sustainability, equity and transparency.