Faculty: Bara Vaida
Faculty: Bara Vaida
###Keynote Speaker: Stacy Dean – Food, Nutrition & Consumer Services / USDA
Speaker: Claire Babineaux-Fontenot – Feeding America
Speaker: Luis Guardia – Food Research & Action Center (FRAC)
Speaker: Jason Jakubowski – Connecticut Foodshare / FA Public Engagement & Advocacy Committee (PEAC)
Speaker: Stephanie Slingerland – Kellogg Company
Speaker: Rachel Spencer – Walmart.org
Speaker: Michael J. Wilson (He/Him/His) – Maryland Hunger Solutions
Keynote Speaker: Stacy Dean – Food, Nutrition & Consumer Services / USDA
### @@@ Claire Babineaux-Fontenot – Feeding America ### 1974479###Speaker###CEO###Feeding America###Speaker: Claire Babineaux-Fontenot – Feeding America
### @@@ Luis Guardia – Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) ### 1974480###Speaker###President###Food Research & Action Center (FRAC)###Speaker: Luis Guardia – Food Research & Action Center (FRAC)
### @@@ Jason Jakubowski – Connecticut Foodshare / FA Public Engagement & Advocacy Committee (PEAC) ### 1974481###Speaker###President & CEO / Chair###Connecticut Foodshare / FA Public Engagement & Advocacy Committee (PEAC)###Speaker: Jason Jakubowski – Connecticut Foodshare / FA Public Engagement & Advocacy Committee (PEAC)
### @@@ Stephanie Slingerland – Kellogg Company ### 1976637###Speaker###Senior Director, Philanthropy & Social Impact###Kellogg Company###Speaker: Stephanie Slingerland – Kellogg Company
### @@@ Rachel Spencer – Walmart.org ### 1977843###Speaker###Senior Manager II###Walmart.org###Speaker: Rachel Spencer – Walmart.org
### @@@ Michael J. Wilson (He/Him/His) – Maryland Hunger Solutions ### 1974482###Speaker###Director###Maryland Hunger Solutions###Speaker: Michael J. Wilson (He/Him/His) – Maryland Hunger Solutions
### He/Him/HisModerator: Corey Malone-Smolla (she/her/hers) – Feeding America
Speaker: Laura Castro – USDA FNS
Speaker: Jaimie Griffin – USDA Food and Nutrition Service
Speaker: Rachel Schoenian – USDA Food and Nutrition Service
Speaker: Erica Walther, MPP, RDN (she/her/hers) – USDA Food and Nutrition Service
Moderator: Corey Malone-Smolla (she/her/hers) – Feeding America
### she/her/hers @@@ Laura Castro – USDA FNS ### 1974126###Speaker###Director###USDA FNS###Speaker: Laura Castro – USDA FNS
### @@@ Jaimie Griffin – USDA Food and Nutrition Service ### 1974125###Speaker###Program Analyst###USDA Food and Nutrition Service###Speaker: Jaimie Griffin – USDA Food and Nutrition Service
### @@@ Rachel Schoenian – USDA Food and Nutrition Service ### 1974124###Speaker###Senior Technical Advisor###USDA Food and Nutrition Service###Speaker: Rachel Schoenian – USDA Food and Nutrition Service
### @@@ Erica Walther, MPP, RDN (she/her/hers) – USDA Food and Nutrition Service ### 1974123###Speaker###Nutritionist###USDA Food and Nutrition Service###Speaker: Erica Walther, MPP, RDN (she/her/hers) – USDA Food and Nutrition Service
### she/her/hersModerator: Alexis Bylander, MPPM (she/her/hers) – Food Research & Action Center
Speaker: Erika Cervantes – Hunger Free Colorado
Speaker: Maureen Fitzgerald, JD (she/her/hers) – Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin
Speaker: Leran Minc, MA (he/him/his) – Project Bread
Speaker: Jordan Smith (she/her/hers) – Hawai'i Appleseed Center for Law and Economic Justice
Moderator: Alexis Bylander, MPPM (she/her/hers) – Food Research & Action Center
### she/her/hers @@@ Erika Cervantes – Hunger Free Colorado ### 1980699###Speaker###Community Organizer###Hunger Free Colorado###Speaker: Erika Cervantes – Hunger Free Colorado
### @@@ Maureen Fitzgerald, JD (she/her/hers) – Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin ### 1949227###Speaker###Vice President of Government Relations###Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin###Speaker: Maureen Fitzgerald, JD (she/her/hers) – Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin
### she/her/hers @@@ Leran Minc, MA (he/him/his) – Project Bread ### 1949229###Speaker###Assistant Director of State Policy###Project Bread###Speaker: Leran Minc, MA (he/him/his) – Project Bread
### he/him/his @@@ Jordan Smith (she/her/hers) – Hawai'i Appleseed Center for Law and Economic Justice ### 1949228###Speaker###Senior Policy Analyst for Anti-Hunger Initiatives###Hawai'i Appleseed Center for Law and Economic Justice###Speaker: Jordan Smith (she/her/hers) – Hawai'i Appleseed Center for Law and Economic Justice
### she/her/hersSpeaker: Sheldon Gordon – USDA Food and Nutrition Service
Speaker: Alice McKenney – Child Nutrition Programs, USDA
Speaker: Kevin Maskornick – Child Nutrition Programs, USDA
Speaker: Sheldon Gordon – USDA Food and Nutrition Service
### @@@ Alice McKenney – Child Nutrition Programs, USDA ### 1977584###Speaker###Branch Chief, Community Meals Policy Branch###Child Nutrition Programs, USDA###Speaker: Alice McKenney – Child Nutrition Programs, USDA
### @@@ Kevin Maskornick – Child Nutrition Programs, USDA ### 1977585###Speaker###Director, Community Meals Policy Division###Child Nutrition Programs, USDA###Speaker: Kevin Maskornick – Child Nutrition Programs, USDA
###Speaker: Natasha M. Robinson, M.A.A (she/her/hers) – USDA FNS Office of Innovation
Speaker: Julie Skolmowski, MPH, RDN (she/her/hers) – USDA Food and Nutrition Service, SNAS Office of Innovation
Speaker: Angela Spencer, MPH (she/her/hers) – USDA FNS Office of Innovation
Speaker: Natasha M. Robinson, M.A.A (she/her/hers) – USDA FNS Office of Innovation
### she/her/hers @@@ Julie Skolmowski, MPH, RDN (she/her/hers) – USDA Food and Nutrition Service, SNAS Office of Innovation ### 1962118###Speaker###Senior Technical Advisor###USDA Food and Nutrition Service, SNAS Office of Innovation###Speaker: Julie Skolmowski, MPH, RDN (she/her/hers) – USDA Food and Nutrition Service, SNAS Office of Innovation
### she/her/hers @@@ Angela Spencer, MPH (she/her/hers) – USDA FNS Office of Innovation ### 1962117###Speaker###Program Analyst###USDA FNS Office of Innovation###Speaker: Angela Spencer, MPH (she/her/hers) – USDA FNS Office of Innovation
### she/her/hersModerator: Irene L. Lewis, MPA (she/her/hers) – FRAC
Speaker: Andrew Cheyne (he/him/his) – GRACE & End Child Poverty California
Speaker: Claire Lane, MPA (she/her/hers) – Anti-Hunger & Nutrition Coalition (WA)
Speaker: Gina Plata-Nino, JD – Food Research & Action Center
Moderator: Irene L. Lewis, MPA (she/her/hers) – FRAC
### she/her/hers @@@ Andrew Cheyne (he/him/his) – GRACE & End Child Poverty California ### 1960540###Speaker###Policy Director###GRACE & End Child Poverty California###Speaker: Andrew Cheyne (he/him/his) – GRACE & End Child Poverty California
### he/him/his @@@ Claire Lane, MPA (she/her/hers) – Anti-Hunger & Nutrition Coalition (WA) ### 1961426###Speaker###Director###Anti-Hunger & Nutrition Coalition (WA)###Speaker: Claire Lane, MPA (she/her/hers) – Anti-Hunger & Nutrition Coalition (WA)
### she/her/hers @@@ Gina Plata-Nino, JD – Food Research & Action Center ### 1949231###Speaker###SNAP Deputy Director###Food Research & Action Center###Speaker: Gina Plata-Nino, JD – Food Research & Action Center
###Moderator: Kelsey Boone, MPP (she/her/hers) – Food Research & Action Center
Speaker: Laura Lester, JD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Feeding Alabma
Speaker: Tyra Shackleford, MBA – The Chickasaw Nation
Moderator: Kelsey Boone, MPP (she/her/hers) – Food Research & Action Center
### she/her/hers @@@ Laura Lester, JD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Feeding Alabma ### 1949195###Speaker###Chief Executive Officer###Feeding Alabma###Speaker: Laura Lester, JD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Feeding Alabma
### she/her/hers @@@ Tyra Shackleford, MBA – The Chickasaw Nation ### 1949196###Speaker###Summer EBT Manager###The Chickasaw Nation###Speaker: Tyra Shackleford, MBA – The Chickasaw Nation
###Moderator: Elizabeth Angeles, MPA (she/her/hers) – United Way of New York City
Speaker: Karla Ignacio – National Council of Jewish Women New York
Speaker: Lisa Manzer, MPA (she/her/hers) – University of Washington, Center for Women's Welfare
Speaker: Diego Padilla Duran – Part of the Solution (POTS)
Moderator: Elizabeth Angeles, MPA (she/her/hers) – United Way of New York City
### she/her/hers @@@ Karla Ignacio – National Council of Jewish Women New York ### 1981110###Speaker###Hunger Program Coordinator/Caseworker###National Council of Jewish Women New York###Speaker: Karla Ignacio – National Council of Jewish Women New York
### @@@ Lisa Manzer, MPA (she/her/hers) – University of Washington, Center for Women's Welfare ### 1949266###Speaker###Director###University of Washington, Center for Women's Welfare###Speaker: Lisa Manzer, MPA (she/her/hers) – University of Washington, Center for Women's Welfare
### she/her/hers @@@ Diego Padilla Duran – Part of the Solution (POTS) ### 1981109###Speaker###Director of Communications###Part of the Solution (POTS)###Speaker: Diego Padilla Duran – Part of the Solution (POTS)
###Moderator: Gary Newte (he/him/his) – Northwest Harvest
Speaker: Ahndrea Blue, JD (she/her/hers) – Making a Difference Foundation
Speaker: Juanita Chavarria, Na (she/her/hers) – Baby Chavs
Speaker: Aaron Czyzewski (he/him/his) – Food Lifeline
Moderator: Gary Newte (he/him/his) – Northwest Harvest
### he/him/his @@@ Ahndrea Blue, JD (she/her/hers) – Making a Difference Foundation ### 1949247###Speaker###President and CEO###Making a Difference Foundation###Speaker: Ahndrea Blue, JD (she/her/hers) – Making a Difference Foundation
### she/her/hers @@@ Juanita Chavarria, Na (she/her/hers) – Baby Chavs ### 1949254###Speaker###Owner / Cultivator###Baby Chavs###Speaker: Juanita Chavarria, Na (she/her/hers) – Baby Chavs
### she/her/hers @@@ Aaron Czyzewski (he/him/his) – Food Lifeline ### 1949253###Speaker###Director of Advocacy & Public Policy###Food Lifeline###Speaker: Aaron Czyzewski (he/him/his) – Food Lifeline
### he/him/hisModerator: Susana Reza – El Paso Human Services
Speaker: Charlotte Bruce – Children’s Health Watch
Speaker: Donna A. Pomerson – Learning Care Group
Moderator: Susana Reza – El Paso Human Services
### @@@ Charlotte Bruce – Children’s Health Watch ### 1977592###Speaker###Senior Research and Policy Analyst###Children’s Health Watch###Speaker: Charlotte Bruce – Children’s Health Watch
### @@@ Donna A. Pomerson – Learning Care Group ### 1977589###Speaker###Senior Director of Operational Compliance###Learning Care Group###Speaker: Donna A. Pomerson – Learning Care Group
###Moderator: Danielle Moore, MPH, CHES (she/her/hers) – Loaves & Fishes/Friendship Trays
Speaker: Laura Anderson (she/her/hers) – Instacart
Speaker: Tina Postel, MA (she/her/hers) – Loaves & Fishes/Friendship Trays
Speaker: Janelle White, MD, MHCM – Atrium Health
Moderator: Danielle Moore, MPH, CHES (she/her/hers) – Loaves & Fishes/Friendship Trays
### she/her/hers @@@ Laura Anderson (she/her/hers) – Instacart ### 1949243###Speaker###Director of Social Impact###Instacart###Speaker: Laura Anderson (she/her/hers) – Instacart
### she/her/hers @@@ Tina Postel, MA (she/her/hers) – Loaves & Fishes/Friendship Trays ### 1949241###Speaker###CEO###Loaves & Fishes/Friendship Trays###Speaker: Tina Postel, MA (she/her/hers) – Loaves & Fishes/Friendship Trays
### she/her/hers @@@ Janelle White, MD, MHCM – Atrium Health ### 1949242###Speaker###System Medical Director of Community Health###Atrium Health###Speaker: Janelle White, MD, MHCM – Atrium Health
###Moderator: Laura C. Martinez, MPS (she/her/hers) – Georgetown University
Speaker: Pat Baker (she/her/hers) – Massachusetts Law Reform Institute
Speaker: Ruben E. Canedo (he/him/his) – UC Berkely
Speaker: Irene L. Lewis, MPA (she/her/hers) – FRAC
Moderator: Laura C. Martinez, MPS (she/her/hers) – Georgetown University
### she/her/hers @@@ Pat Baker (she/her/hers) – Massachusetts Law Reform Institute ### 1960537###Speaker###Senior Benefits Policy Advocate###Massachusetts Law Reform Institute###Speaker: Pat Baker (she/her/hers) – Massachusetts Law Reform Institute
### she/her/hers @@@ Ruben E. Canedo (he/him/his) – UC Berkely ### 1960535###Speaker###Director of Strategic Equity Initiatives###UC Berkely###Speaker: Ruben E. Canedo (he/him/his) – UC Berkely
### he/him/his @@@ Irene L. Lewis, MPA (she/her/hers) – FRAC ### 1960536###Speaker###SNAP Policy Analyst###FRAC###Speaker: Irene L. Lewis, MPA (she/her/hers) – FRAC
### she/her/hersModerator: Monica Gonzales – Feeding America
Moderator: Gina Plata-Nino, JD – Food Research & Action Center
Speaker: Rocio Perez – UCLA Latino Policy & Politics Institute
Speaker: Kyle Waide – Atlanta Community Food Bank
Moderator: Monica Gonzales – Feeding America
### @@@ Gina Plata-Nino, JD – Food Research & Action Center ### 1949231###Moderator###SNAP Deputy Director###Food Research & Action Center###Moderator: Gina Plata-Nino, JD – Food Research & Action Center
### @@@ Rocio Perez – UCLA Latino Policy & Politics Institute ### 1977539###Speaker###Policy Fellow###UCLA Latino Policy & Politics Institute###Speaker: Rocio Perez – UCLA Latino Policy & Politics Institute
### @@@ Kyle Waide – Atlanta Community Food Bank ### 1977540###Speaker###President and CEO###Atlanta Community Food Bank ###Speaker: Kyle Waide – Atlanta Community Food Bank
###Moderator: Crystal FitzSimons, MSW (she/her/hers) – FRAC
Speaker: Melissa Rothstein – USDA
Moderator: Crystal FitzSimons, MSW (she/her/hers) – FRAC
### she/her/hers @@@ Melissa Rothstein – USDA ### 1977611###Speaker###Deputy Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service###USDA###Speaker: Melissa Rothstein – USDA
###Moderator: Luke Elzinga (he/him/his) – Des Moines Area Religious Council (DMARC)
Speaker: Tara Kramer (she/they) – Des Moines Area Religious Council (DMARC)
Moderator: Luke Elzinga (he/him/his) – Des Moines Area Religious Council (DMARC)
### he/him/his @@@ Tara Kramer (she/they) – Des Moines Area Religious Council (DMARC) ### 1949202###Speaker###Board Member###Des Moines Area Religious Council (DMARC)###Speaker: Tara Kramer (she/they) – Des Moines Area Religious Council (DMARC)
### she/theyModerator: Gina Plata-Nino, JD – Food Research & Action Center
Moderator: Kelly Quintero – Feeding America
Speaker: Cathy Buhrig – Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
Moderator: Gina Plata-Nino, JD – Food Research & Action Center
### @@@ Kelly Quintero – Feeding America ### 1980908###Moderator###Director, Policy###Feeding America###Moderator: Kelly Quintero – Feeding America
### @@@ Cathy Buhrig – Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) ### 1980807###Speaker###Associate Administrator###Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)###Speaker: Cathy Buhrig – Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
###Moderator: Kim Gilchrist, BA Business Administration; MS Environmental Science (she/her/hers) – Community Food and Agriculture Coalition
Speaker: Blakely Brown, PhD, RD (she/her/hers) – University of Montana - Missoula
Speaker: Thomas E. McClure, BS (he/him/his) – All Nations Health Center
Speaker: Cherith Smith, R.Ph, PharmD (she/her/hers) – All Nations Health Center, University of Montana - Missoula
Moderator: Kim Gilchrist, BA Business Administration; MS Environmental Science (she/her/hers) – Community Food and Agriculture Coalition
### she/her/hers @@@ Blakely Brown, PhD, RD (she/her/hers) – University of Montana - Missoula ### 1949222###Speaker###Project Evaluator###University of Montana - Missoula###Speaker: Blakely Brown, PhD, RD (she/her/hers) – University of Montana - Missoula
### she/her/hers @@@ Thomas E. McClure, BS (he/him/his) – All Nations Health Center ### 1949216###Speaker###Director of Health Promotion###All Nations Health Center###Speaker: Thomas E. McClure, BS (he/him/his) – All Nations Health Center
### he/him/his @@@ Cherith Smith, R.Ph, PharmD (she/her/hers) – All Nations Health Center, University of Montana - Missoula ### 1949221###Speaker###Pharmacist###All Nations Health Center, University of Montana - Missoula###Speaker: Cherith Smith, R.Ph, PharmD (she/her/hers) – All Nations Health Center, University of Montana - Missoula
### she/her/hersModerator: JC Dwyer – Dwyer Consulting
Speaker: Caitlin Donnelly (she/they) – Nonprofit VOTE
Speaker: Lili Hoag, MSc (she/her/hers) – Oregon Food Bank
Speaker: Matt Newell-Ching – Oregon Food Bank
Moderator: JC Dwyer – Dwyer Consulting
### @@@ Caitlin Donnelly (she/they) – Nonprofit VOTE ### 1949246###Speaker###Senior Program Director###Nonprofit VOTE###Speaker: Caitlin Donnelly (she/they) – Nonprofit VOTE
### she/they @@@ Lili Hoag, MSc (she/her/hers) – Oregon Food Bank ### 1949238###Speaker###Senior National Strategist###Oregon Food Bank###Speaker: Lili Hoag, MSc (she/her/hers) – Oregon Food Bank
### she/her/hers @@@ Matt Newell-Ching – Oregon Food Bank ### 1971943###Speaker###Public Policy Manger###Oregon Food Bank###Speaker: Matt Newell-Ching – Oregon Food Bank
###Moderator: Tara Colton (she/her/hers) – New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)
Speaker: Leeja Carter, PhD (she/her/hers) – Coalition for Food and Health Equity
Speaker: Rucha Gadre (she/her/hers) – New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)
Speaker: Connor Sterphone – Garnish Partners
Moderator: Tara Colton (she/her/hers) – New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)
### she/her/hers @@@ Leeja Carter, PhD (she/her/hers) – Coalition for Food and Health Equity ### 1949251###Speaker###Founder and CEO###Coalition for Food and Health Equity###Speaker: Leeja Carter, PhD (she/her/hers) – Coalition for Food and Health Equity
### she/her/hers @@@ Rucha Gadre (she/her/hers) – New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) ### 1949250###Speaker###Senior Advisor, Food Security and Innovation###New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)###Speaker: Rucha Gadre (she/her/hers) – New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)
### she/her/hers @@@ Connor Sterphone – Garnish Partners ### 1971762###Speaker######Garnish Partners###Speaker: Connor Sterphone – Garnish Partners
###Moderator: Liz Eaton (she/her/hers) – Hunger Network
Speaker: Krystal Franklin (she/her/hers) – Hunger Network
Moderator: Liz Eaton (she/her/hers) – Hunger Network
### she/her/hers @@@ Krystal Franklin (she/her/hers) – Hunger Network ### 1960534###Speaker###Food Rescue Operations & Nonprofit Partner Manager###Hunger Network###Speaker: Krystal Franklin (she/her/hers) – Hunger Network
### she/her/hersModerator: Daniel Mintz, PhD (he/him/his) – Code for America
Speaker: Francesca Costa (she/her/hers) – Code for America
Speaker: Simone Sequeira – Code for America
Moderator: Daniel Mintz, PhD (he/him/his) – Code for America
### he/him/his @@@ Francesca Costa (she/her/hers) – Code for America ### 1949258###Speaker###Director of Food Assistance###Code for America###Speaker: Francesca Costa (she/her/hers) – Code for America
### she/her/hers @@@ Simone Sequeira – Code for America ### 1949257###Speaker###Lead Product Manager###Code for America###Speaker: Simone Sequeira – Code for America
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