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About the Congressional Hunger Center

The Congressional Hunger Center (CHC) is a bipartisan, nonprofit organization, located in Washington, DC. We administer the Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellows Program and the Mickey Leland International Hunger Fellows Program, named in honor of these two late Congressional leaders who dedicated their careers to fighting hunger and poverty. The Fellowship programs are a unique leadership development opportunity for motivated individuals seeking to make a difference in the struggle to eliminate hunger and poverty in the U.S. and around the world.

We serve as a center where the anti-hunger community can discuss and imple-ment creative policy solutions to end domestic and international hunger. CHC has created partnerships with Members of Congress, Capitol Hill staff who focus on hunger and poverty, the Executive branch of government, private sector companies, foundations and hundreds of hunger-fighting organizations through-out the U.S. and around the world.

Mission StatementCHC trains and inspires leaders who work to end hunger, and advocates public policies that create a food secure world.

Vision StatementCHC is a leader in the movement to ensure access to food as a basic human right for all people. We create and nurture a community of innovative and inspiring leaders who act as change agents, bridging the gap between grassroots efforts and national and international public policy to provide access to nutritious, afford-able and culturally appropriate food.

Tonight, we will tweet using the hashtag #WeFightHunger. Join the conversation on Twitter by posting photos, comments and videos using this hashtag. Selected tweets will be displayed on the big screens near the stage.

Contact UsCongressional Hunger Center Hall of the States Building 400 North Capitol Street, NW, Suite G100 Washington, DC 20001 (202) 547-7022 www.hungercenter.org @HungerCenter

CHC was founded in 1993 by U.S. Representatives Tony Hall, Bill Emerson and Frank Wolf. Today, Representative James P. McGovern is the Chair of CHC’s Board of Directors.

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7th Class Leland Fellow Elizabeth Kiewisch leads focus group with women in Côte d’Ivoire – Photo by Emily Byers


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Congressional Hunger Center Awards Ceremony

June 3, 2015 U.S. Botanic Garden100 Maryland Ave, SW

Washington, DC

#WeFightHungerFollow CHC on Twitter @HungerCenter


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Welcome and Program

Welcome

In gratitude to all those who support the fight against hunger, CHC Board Chair, Representative James P. McGovern, welcomes you to the 9th Annual Congressional Hunger Center Awards Ceremony, an evening to celebrate and honor exemplary leaders working to end hunger and poverty in the U.S. and around the world.

Program

Welcome and Recognition of Sponsors & CHC Fellows

Edward M. Cooney CHC Executive Director

Awards Ceremony Harvester Sponsor: Monsanto

Michael Dykes Vice President of Government Affairs, Monsanto

Presentation of Bill Emerson & Mickey Leland Hunger Leadership Award

Representative Marcia L. Fudge Presented by Representative James P. McGovern and Representative Sheila Jackson Lee on behalf of CHC Board

Presentation of Bill Emerson and Mickey Leland Emerging Hunger Leader Award

Representative Lynn Jenkins Presented by Representative James P. McGovern and Katharine Emerson on behalf of CHC Board

Presentation of CHC Board Appreciation Award

U.S. Department of Agriculture Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services Kevin Concannon Presented by Marshall Matz on behalf of CHC Board

Presentation of CHC Alumni Leadership Awards

Christine Tran, Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellow Alumna Presented by Kimberly Perry

Giselle Aris, Mickey Leland International Hunger Fellow Alumna Presented by Representative Sheila Jackson Lee

Marty LaVor


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Distinguished Honorees

Bill Emerson & Mickey Leland Hunger Leadership Award

This evening we celebrate the dedication of an exemplary leader in the fight to end hunger and poverty. Our distinguished honoree has been chosen for her significant contributions to fighting hunger in the United States and overseas. She embodies the determination necessary to make hunger and poverty a focal point of U.S. policy at home and globally. We thank her for her past work and know she will continue to inspire others in the ongoing fight against hunger!

Bill Emerson & Mickey Leland Emerging Hunger Leader Award

Presented in recognition of a newly emerging leader who demonstrates dedica-tion and commitment to support agriculture, as well as domestic and interna-tional food security and nutrition programs.

CHC Board Appreciation Award

Presented by the CHC Board to recognize an exceptional leader whose men-torship of Fellows and exemplary service has made a significant and lasting contribution to CHC’s unique leadership development mission.

Past Honorees

2014• Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack• Deborah A. Frank, MD• Jo Ann Emerson, Former Co-Chair,

CHC Board (CHC Board Appreciation Award)

2013• Senator John Boozman• Representative Sam Farr

2012• Senator Roy Blunt• Senator Dick Durbin• Representative Jo Ann Emerson• Representative James P. McGovern

2011• Representative Betty McCollum• Senator Jerry Moran

2010• Representative John Lewis• Senator Richard Lugar

2009• Senator Robert P. Casey, Jr.• Senator Thad Cochran• Senator Herb Kohl• Representative Donald Payne

2008• Representative Rosa DeLauro• Senator Tom Harkin• Representative Frank Wolf

2005• Senator Elizabeth Dole• Dan Glickman, Former Secretary of

Agriculture• Ambassador Tony P. Hall

CHC Alumni Leadership Awards

Tonight, we will present awards to alumni from each of our fellowship programs who have continued to promote food security in the U.S. and around the world. We honor their outstanding accomplishments and thank them for their dedication.

Marty LaVor


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Representative Marcia L. Fudge

Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge is a committed public servant who brings a hard-working, problem-solving spirit to Congress and to the task of improving access to healthy foods, health care and quality public education, as well as creat-ing jobs and protecting safety net programs. First elected in 2008, she represents the people of the 11th Congressional District of Ohio.

Congresswoman Fudge serves on the House Committee on Agriculture and the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. She is the Ranking Member on the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education. She is also a member of several Congressional Caucuses and immediate past Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus. In 2014, Congresswoman Fudge became an original co-chair of the Democrats for Public Education.

Congresswoman Fudge consistently fights for child nutrition; food stamp (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) recipients; access to locally grown, healthy foods; equitable access to a quality education from preschool through post-secondary programs; fair labor practices; and civil and human rights, among other issues. Additionally, she was an early and consistent voice for voter protection and remains a steadfast advocate to strengthen and preserve Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.

Congresswoman Fudge has served the people of Ohio for more than two decades, beginning with the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office. She was the first African American and the first female mayor of Warrensville Heights, Ohio, where she led the city in shoring up a sagging retail base and providing new residential construction.

Congresswoman Fudge earned her bachelor’s degree in business from The Ohio State University and law degree from the Cleveland State University Cleveland-Marshall School of Law. She is a Past National President of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., and a member of the Greater Cleveland Alumnae Chapter.

Congresswoman Fudge’s work ethic, problem solving approach, and ability to build collaborative relationships has earned her a reputation among her col-leagues in Washington and at home as an insightful leader and knowledgeable legislator. As a dedicated public servant, she begins each morning with a firm promise “to do the people’s work.”


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Representative Lynn Jenkins

Growing up on a dairy farm near Holton, Kansas, Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins learned the values of hard work, keeping your word, and the importance of serving your community. These values led her to public service and still guide her decisions as she represents the Second District of Kansas, which includes Topeka, Lawrence, Leavenworth, Pittsburg, Independence and the majority of northeast and southeast Kansas.

After winning election for her fourth term in the U.S. House of Representatives, Congresswoman Jenkins was reelected by her colleagues to again serve as the Vice Chair of the House Republican Conference during the 114th Congressional session, the fifth-highest ranking position in House Republican Leadership. Congresswoman Jenkins is the 30th woman in history to hold a leadership position in either branch of Congress, and the 14th Republican woman to be in Leadership.

Congresswoman Jenkins currently serves on the House Committee on Ways and Means, serving on both the Health Subcommittee and Trade Subcommittee. She has developed a track record of supporting fiscally responsible public policy to promote job creation and economic growth, working to improve transparency in Congress, and backing a strong national defense.

Congresswoman Jenkins and Representative James P. McGovern joined forces in March 2015 to re-launch the bipartisan House Hunger Caucus for the 114th Congress. Congresswoman Jenkins stated, “Hunger doesn’t discriminate. This isn’t just an urban problem, or a rural problem. This is a problem that spans generations from children to senior citizens. We need to do more and we can do more.”

A Certified Public Accountant by profession, she also served in the Kansas House and Kansas Senate and as the 37th Kansas State Treasurer. She graduated from Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas and has two children, Hayley and Hayden.


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U.S. Department of Agriculture Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services Kevin Concannon

Kevin Concannon was nominated by President Obama and Secretary Vilsack and confirmed by the U.S. Senate in July 2009 to serve as Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services in the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services includes the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) and the Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (CNPP).

In partnership with State and local organizations, FNS oversees the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as the Food Stamp Program; child nutrition programs including National School Lunch, School Breakfast and Summer Food Service Programs; The Child and Adult Care Food Program; the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC); and other nutrition programs. One in four Americans is now served by FNS programs.

CNPP is responsible for developing and promoting the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, MyPlate, and dietary and economic reports influencing nutrition policy.

Under Secretary Concannon has had a lengthy and distinguished career in public service. He has served as Director of State Health and Human Services depart-ments in Maine, Oregon and Iowa.

Under Secretary Concannon has trained Emerson Fellows regarding the USDA’s federal nutrition assistance programs in each of the past six years. He has mentored and inspired many Fellows. He models the positive role a dedicated public servant can play in addressing the food security and nutrition needs of communities throughout the country.

He has served as President of the American Public Welfare Association and a trustee of the American Public Human Services Association. He received the 2007 Lifetime Human Services Award from the American Public Human Services Association, 2012 Catholic Charities USA Keep the Dream Alive Award and the 2012 National WIC Association Leadership Award.

A native of Portland, Maine, he earned Bachelor of Arts and Master of Social Work degrees from Saint Francis Xavier University. He was awarded a Doctor of Laws Degree honoris causa by Saint Francis Xavier University in 2013.


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Christine Tran

Christine Tran is a first-generation high school graduate. At present, she is a doctoral student at the University of Washington studying Educational Leadership, Policy and Organizations. She received the Collaborative Researchers for Educational Sciences Training (CREST) fellowship, funded by the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences, to conduct interdis-ciplinary research and evaluation of policies from pre-school through higher education (P-20). Her research explores school nutrition equity, policy imple-mentation, and organizations.

Prior to her Emerson Fellowship, Christine taught at low-income schools in Los Angeles. She enjoyed teaching and mentoring students, but was frustrated by policy-related issues that negatively influenced the health and well-being of the school community. Student hunger was a major issue that stood out to her. Her students qualified for free school meals, yet refused to eat school food. This was a stark difference from her own experiences as a student: Christine grew up in a low-income community just ten miles away, where she received and regularly ate free school meals. Her curiosity about why the same policy benefited her, but was failing her students, led her to apply to the Emerson Fellowship.

As a 15th Class (2008–2009) Emerson National Hunger Fellow, Christine’s field placement was at the Hunger Task Force in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where she evaluated two school nutrition programs in Milwaukee Public Schools. She conducted a plate-waste study on Universal Free Breakfast-in-the-Classroom and examined the impact of an after-school supper pilot program. In her policy placement with the Child Nutrition Division at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service in Alexandria, Virginia, she identified opportunities for effective use of local procurement options, and compiled best practices and effective models for Farm to School.

After completing her fellowship, Christine served as an Illinois Early Childhood Fellow at the Latino Policy Forum in Chicago, Illinois. She later earned her Master of Arts in Sociology from Columbia University.

Equipped with experiences in both practice and policy, Christine seeks to improve systems by conducting action-based research. She believes the fellow-ship was, and remains, instrumental in supporting and leading her to where she is now.


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Giselle Aris

Giselle Aris is Practice Area Manager for Enterprise Acceleration and Technology at Land O’Lakes International Development. Land O’Lakes International Development is a division of Land O’Lakes, Inc., the second largest agriculture cooperative in the United States and a Fortune 200 company. Giselle’s role at Land O’Lakes primarily involves leading design and managing implementation of top-priority organizational strategies focused on inclusive private sector-ori-ented development and funding diversification.

Giselle’s Mickey Leland International Hunger Fellowship with Land O’Lakes in 2011–2013 launched her continuing career. Giselle began her work with Land O’Lakes in Tanzania. While there, she worked with 60 input supply businesses, building their capacity to design and carry out business growth plans and to reach smallholder farmers. In Zimbabwe, Giselle worked closely with the Zimbabwe Association of Dairy Farmers (ZADF) to develop a new business model for providing services to medium-scale farmers. This model, which received seed funding via a Leland Program Small Grant, continues to achieve positive results. Giselle also worked with ZADF to create a viable financial model for providing breeding services to dairy farmers nationwide, and forged private sector partner-ships to enable sustainable implementation.

Giselle is now based in Washington, DC – although you might not know it, given how often she is out of the country providing technical support to Land O’Lakes projects globally! She also plays a key role in program technical design and partnership formation, particularly for programs focused on private sector-led development and technological innovation. She has developed multiple published tools used by the international development sector, including Developing and Strengthening Private Sector Input Supply Systems and Integrating Gender throughout a Project’s Life Cycle.

Prior to joining Land O’Lakes, Giselle worked in India’s dairy sector for two years, where she designed, secured investment for, managed and sustainably brought to scale a dairy business that continues to grow today. She has also worked for the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Women’s Campaign International, and the U.S. Department of State Africa Bureau. Giselle holds a master’s degree in International Development from the University of Oxford, where she was a Thouron Scholar, and graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor’s degree in African Studies.

Giselle was instrumental in building a vibrant fellowship community among her fellow 6th Class Fellows; as an alumna, she is generous in giving counsel, advice and support to many current and prospective Fellows.


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Congressional Hunger Center Awards Ceremony Steering Committee

Tres BaileyDirector, Federal Government RelationsWalmart

Karen Coble EdwardsPrincipalKCE Public Affairs Associates

Katharine EmersonManager, Government AffairsMonsanto Company

Brian FolkertsVice President, Government AffairsMondelez International

Kate HoustonDirector, Federal Government Relations and Public PolicyCargill

Rick LeachPresident and CEOWFP USA

Marshall MatzPartnerOlsson, Frank, Weeda, Terman, Matz PC

Peter MatzLegislative Assistant and Marketing DirectorOlsson, Frank, Weeda, Terman, Matz PC

Eric MitchellDirector, Government RelationsBread for the World

Kimberly PerryExecutive DirectorDC Vote

Randy RussellPresidentThe Russell Group

Eric SilvaAssociate AttorneyWinston & Strawn LLP

Ellen TellerDirector, Government AffairsFood Research & Action Center (FRAC)

Mary Catherine TokerVice President, Government RelationsGeneral Mills, Inc.


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Board of Directors

Representative James P. McGovernMember of CongressCHC Board Chair

Representative Sheila Jackson LeeMember of Congress

Damiana AstudilloAssociate Director, Social and Gender AssessmentMillennium Challenge Corporation

Pamela G. BaileyPresident and CEOGrocery Manufacturers Association

Karen Coble EdwardsPrincipalKCE Public Affairs Associates

Katharine EmersonManager, Government AffairsMonsanto Company

Brian FolkertsVice President, Government AffairsMondelez International

Lou GerberCommunications Workers of America, Retired

Dennis HertelMember of Congress, RetiredSenior CounselorFranklin Partnership

Kate HoustonDirector, Federal Government Relations and Public PolicyCargill

Daniel S. KahnAssistant ChiefU.S. Department of Justice

David KantorPresidentVictory Wholesale Group

Alejandra Lopez-FernandiniSupervisory Policy AnalystFederal Government

Wolfgang von MaackManaging MemberKaiser Investments, LLCCHC Board Treasurer

Lisa Marsh RyersonPresidentAARP Foundation

Marshall MatzPartnerOlsson, Frank, Weeda, Terman, Matz PCCHC Board Secretary

Eric MitchellDirector, Government RelationsBread for the World

Kimberly PerryExecutive DirectorDC Vote

John R. SanderU.S. Department of State, Retired

Leslie SarasinPresident and CEOFood Marketing Institute

Jim ScheibelExecutive in ResidenceHamline University

Eric SilvaAssociate AttorneyWinston & Strawn LLP

Eric SteinerDirector, Government Affairs and PolicyKraft Foods Group, Inc.

Mary Catherine TokerVice President, Government RelationsGeneral Mills, Inc.

CHC Board Chair Rep. James P. McGovern


CHC Fellows and AlumniIn recognition of your dedication

and contribution to the fight against hunger, we thank you,

and wish you all continued success.


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21st Class Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellows

Rachel AronsonUnited Way of King CountySeattle, WASchool BreakfastNETWORK Education ProgramEconomic Justice

Madeline BeckerThe Good Samaritan CenterJackson, MSHunger Coalition; SNAPUSDA Food & Nutrition Service,

Child Nutrition DivisionChild Nutrition (Summer Food

and CACFP)

David BlountJust HarvestPittsburgh, PASchool Nutrition: Community

EligibilityUrban Institute, Metropolitan

Housing and Communities Policy Center

Food Insecurity and Public Housing

Elizabeth CooperAdelante Development CenterAlbuquerque, NMHealthy food accessFamilies USAHealth Care Access

Emily DumaLogan Square Neighborhood

AssociationChicago, ILEducationCenter for Community ChangeEconomic Justice

Erika InwaldLa Casa NorteChicago, ILEmergency FoodNational Family Farm CoalitionSustainable Agriculture

Georgina JimenezCausa Justa: Just CauseOakland, CAImmigration and affordable

housingHHS Administration for Children

and Families, Office of Child Support Enforcement

Child Support and Military Veterans’ Issues

Julia KortreyTexas Hunger InitiativeDallas, TXSummer FoodCongressional Research ServiceChild Nutrition (WIC)

Nora LecceseCenter for an Agricultural

Economy / Vermont Food BankMontpelier, VTHealthy food access and

emergency foodPresbyterian Church USAEconomic Justice

Leila MalowAdelante Development CenterAlbuquerque, NMHealthy food accessNational Conference of State

LegislaturesFederal Nutrition Programs

Soad ManaMississippi Center for JusticeJackson, MSAffordable HousingFeeding AmericaEmergency Food

Melanie MeisenheimerVermont Housing and

Conservation BoardMontpelier, VTHealthy food accessFood Research and Action Center SNAP

Tadelech MengeshaLifelongSeattle, WAHealth and hunger: food as

medicineRESULTS Educational FundHunger and Tax Policy

Wendy OrtizTexas Hunger InitiativeDallas, TXHealthy food access: commu-

nity gardensCenter for American ProgressFood Access and Climate

Change

Ada RecinosCausa Justa: Just CauseOakland, CAImmigration and Affordable

HousingMigrant Legal Action ProgramChild Nutrition in Migrant

Communities

Tina TranGreater Pittsburgh Community

Food BankPittsburgh, PACommunity health centers and

healthy food accessFood Research and Action Center Child Nutrition (WIC and

CACFP)

Emerson Fellows spend half of their year in a field placement and half in a policy placement in Washington, DC, working on projects that address hunger and poverty.


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7th Class Mickey Leland International Hunger Fellows

Samantha Alvis APLU/iAGRIMorogoro, TanzaniaWashington, DCAgricultural higher education

partnerships

Zachary Andersson FHI360Lilongwe, MalawiWashington, DCLIFT project: Livelihoods and

Food Security Technical Assistance

Claire ClugstonACDI/VOCAAsuncion, ParaguayWashington, DCIncreasing women’s empow-

erment in agricultural cooperatives

Mercy ErhiawarienONEJohannesburg, South AfricaWashington, DCPan-African agriculture and

nutrition advocacy

Elizabeth KiewischWorld Cocoa Foundation Abidjan, Côte d’IvoireWashington, DCPromoting gender parity in

cocoa-growing communities

Hunter Michelsen Concern WorldwideMumbwa, ZambiaDublin, IrelandRAIN project: Realigning

Agriculture to Improve Nutrition

Megann MielkeWinrock International Morogoro, TanzaniaWashington, DCCapacity-building for Multiple-

Use Water Services

Mowdou NakyCRSDar es Salaam, TanzaniaBaltimore, MDSoybean agricultural

value-chain development

Stella Nordhagen Helen Keller International Ouagadougou, Burkina FasoDakar, SenegalAgriculture-based approaches

to improving nutrition

Shannon PattyFEWS NETNairobi, KenyaWashington, DCFamine and food security

monitoring and data analysis

Mathias Pollock Mercy CorpsCoban, GuatemalaWashington, DCPROCOMIDA project: Food

Diversification Community Program for Mother-Child

Dessa Shuckerow World Food Program Phnom Penh, CambodiaPhnom Penh, CambodiaMaternal and child nutrition

Leland Fellows spend their first year in a developing country field placement and their second doing policy work, usually at the headquarters of the organization served in the field.


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Hunger Fellow Alumni

Ashley Aakesson*

Daniel Abbott

Matthew Achhammer

Daniel Adam

Maryam Adamu

Brigit Adamus

Shonul Agarwal

Kerry Agee

Madina Agénor

Elaine Albertson

Adrienne Alexander

Elizabeth Aloi

Nicole Alvarado

Aisha Amuda

Jamie Anderson

Kevin Anderson

P.J. Andrews

Jarymar Arana

Steve Archambault

Eric Ares

Karolina Arias

Giselle Aris*

Tashe Askew

Damiana Astudillo*

Blake Audsley

Felix AuYeung

Heather Axford

Sarah Baggé

Jennifer Bailey

Kimberly Bailey

Lindsey Baker*

Nikita Barai

Emily Bancroft

Estera Barbarasa

Andrea Barbarin

Dennis Barrett

Ezell Battle

Sara Beaber – Fujioka

Tavia Benjamin

Quinn Bernier

Michael Bettencourt

Yodit Beyene

Rachel Bingham

Jennifer Blackwell

Joshua Blair

Brian Bogart

Kate Bolz*

Curan Bonham

Sarah Borron

Benjamin Bowman

Larisa Bowman

Jennifer Brav

Elizabeth Brockland

Elizabeth Brown

Cara Brumfield

Paul Brunswick

Ryan Buchholz

Kathleen Bulger

Corina Bullock

Kurt Burja

Daniel Burke

Allison Burket

Patience Butler

Alexis Bylander

Luis Cabrera

Roxanne Caines

Kate Callahan

Shireen Cama

Robert Campbell

Cecilia Cárdenas-Navia

Rosana Carranza

Thomas Carroll

Fatima Carson

June Casalmir

Sharon Cates

Alexandra Cawthorne

Carlos Centeno

PaHua Cha

Katherine Chen

Matthew Newell Ching

Jean Chung

Jenna Churchman

Allegra Cira

Hallie Clark

Elizabeth Clasen

Rachel Clay

Sean Coffey

David Coffman

Daniel Cohn

Kelvin Coleman

Philip Colvin

Veronica Conti

William Connors

Dana Conroy

Stefani Cox

Dorothy Craft

Kahlil Crawford

Sarah Curran

Sarah Custer

Amy Damon

Lisa Daughtry-Weiss

Melani Dawson-Lear

Kyle Dechant

Ariana de Leña

Francisco Del Pozo

Lad Dell

Julie Dennehy

Alexandra Dishun

Stephanie Donley

Gemma Donofrio

Carrie Donovan

Joyce Dorsey

Toby Douglas

Sylvie Doutriaux

Lindsay Dozoretz

Ingrid Drake

Caroline Duffy

Indivar Dutta-Gupta

Barrett Ebright

Randolph Post Eddy

Linda Edouard

Jenny Egan-Grayum

Charlie Ehle

Dalia Emara

Hannah Emple

Brooke Evans

Mary Elizabeth Evans

Anyu Fang

Sydney Fang

Cody Fischer

Mariestella Fischer-Vélez

Todd Flower

Jodie Fonseca

Jason Forauer

Lauren Forbes

Amara Foster

Elizabeth Fox

Melissa L.Z. Franklin

Ira Frydman

Andrew Fuys

Kayleigh Gamble

Yesenia Garcia

Sarah Garrett

Peter Genuardi

Lilia Gerberg

Kate Geronemus

Ilisa Gertner

Peter Giampaoli

Theo Gibbs-Plessl

Katherine Gigliotti

Catherine Giles

Sofia Ginzburg

Alison Goldberg

Shane Murphy Goldsmith*

Alma Gonzalez

Kaitlin Gravitt

Cynthia Gray

Reginna Green

Brock Grosso

Lindsay Guge

Mayuri Guntupalli

Gagan Gupta

Michaela Hackner

Christine Hadekel

Eric Haglund

Irene Hahn

Lisa Hahn

Sabrina Hamm

Jacquelyn Hansen

Laura Harker

Amanda Harrod

Heidi Hattenbach

Dominique Hazzard

James Heath

David Heller

Nathaniel Heller

Maielle Helman

Amber Herman

Angelynn Hermes

Anne-Claire Hervy*

Christopher Hess

Samantha Hodges

Erin Hoekstra

Eric Hoffman

Maryse Holly

Briton Holmberg

Toni Holness

Erica Holzaepfel

Dana H.M. Holzer

Lindsey Horton

J.P. Howard

Mickey Hubbard

Aiyeshia Hudson

Jessica Humphrey

Eileen Hyde

Rachel Idowu

Susan Ilyin

Tiffany Imes

Tyler Mac Innis

Katelin Isaacs

Britt Jacobson

Marc Jacobson

Carmen Jaquez*

Eliberty Jiménez

Amy Johnson

Brad Johnson

Carrie Johnson

Hakeem Johnson

Jacob Johnson

Alexis Jones

Grace Jones

Jamillah Jordan

Shijuade Kadree

David Kane

Susan Kao

Hannah Kapp-Klote

Mette Karlsen

Harvir Kaur

Amelia Kaye

Meagan Keefe

Alder Keleman

Anne Kennedy

Mark Kennedy

Jasmine Khalfani

Carrie Kilman

Gina Kim

Peter Kim

Amanda King

Matthew King

Suzanne Kinsky

Shanti Kleiman

Sophia Kortchmar

Ellen Kramer

Anna Krieger

Takhani Kromah

Tara Kumar

Staci Kyle

Corbin Laedlein

Chung Lai

Craig Langford

Montae Langston

Daniel Lau

Marie Lawrence

Sonia Lee

Christine Lee-Buchholz

Joseph Lee

Steve Lee

Alison Leff

*CHC Alumni Leadership Award Recipient


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Hunger Fellow Alumni

Lori Leibowitz

Megan Lent

Sofya Leonova

Matthew Lewis

Donna Leuchten

Kristina Lloren

Amy Lohman-Simon

Casey Long

Hiram Lopez

Rachel Lopez

Alejandra Lopez-Fernandini

Julianna Lord

Jeremiah Lowery

Rosa Lugos-Charpentier

Jessica Luna

Austin Lynch

Connie Lynch

Sarah Lyons

Rajiv Magge

Christopher Maher

Eric Manke

Michael Manske

Andrea Maresca

Amy Margolies

Angel Martinez

Christina Martinez

Nicholas Maryns

Katherine Mastman

Roshin Mathew

Andrea Matsuoka

Amy Matthews

Page May

Jennifer Mayer

Shannon Maynard Velarde

Marika McCauley

Jon McConnell

Meisha McDaniel

Shana McDavis-Conway

Sindri McDonald

Patrick McGrann

Melody McNeil

Lucinda Megill

Amrit Mehra

Tadeo Melean

Matthew Mellon

Shari Mendler

Kelly Meredith

Jasmine Mickens

Andrew Miller

Rebekah Miller

Trisha Miller

Megan Mills-Novoa

Cecilia Minano

Katharine Mitchell-Tombras

Patrice Mobley

Ivan Moore

Katherine Moos

Amaliya Morgan-Brown

Morenike Mosuro

Amita Mukerjee-Frawley

Brett Murphy

Bridget Murphy

Dan Murphy

Meaghan Murphy

Zachary Murray

Brenda Mutuma

Alisha Myers

Steven Myers

Lucy Myles Billings

Patricia Myung

Rachel Nagin

Molly Neck

Etan Newman

Elan Nissenboim

Adam Norikane

Daniele Nyirandutiye

Faith Nyirenda

Darcy O’Brien-Mitchell

Maura Eileen O’Connor

Rachelle C. Olden

Robert Oliver

Maryn Olson

Azad Oommen

Elizabeth Oquendo

Raquel Oriol

Sarah Osmer

Laura Ostenso

Amy Ostrander

Tammy Palmer*

Amy Park

Rebekah Park

Carroll Lane Parsons

Shephali Patel

Miles Patrie

Emily Patterson

Perry Payne, Jr.

JoEllen Pederson

David Pedulla

Saleem Hue Penny

Will Perreault

James Peterson

Michelle Petrotta

John Pevy

Amanda Pezalla

Erica Phillips

Lynnise Phillips

Kavita Pillay

Isha Plynton

David Pope

Shawn Powers

Hima Prabhakar

Emily Price

Alissa Pries

Gabriela Prudencio

Bianca Pullen

Bridget Purdue

James Purvis

Hun Quach

Nico Quintana

Albert Ramirez

Kimmi Ramnine

Samuel Raskin

Marc Ratkovic

Rebekah Ray

Jenny Rempel

Laura Renaud

Michael Richardson

Amanda Rives-Argeñal

Amber Roberts

Amarillys Rodriguez

Stacey Roen

Julie Rogers

Irene Romulo

William Rosales

Jennifer Rottmann

Andrew Rowell

Meredith Rubin

Wick Ruehling

Jana Rumminger

Laura Russ

Kate Sablosky

Milla Sanes

Julie Savane

Almas Sayeed

Jane Schmitz

Gretchen Schroeder

Micah Schwartz

Adrien Schless-Meier

Akilou Seibou

Marie-Therese Senecal

Cristina Sepe

Shea Shackelford

Tim Shadix

Sarah Sherman

Rebecca Shively

Brian Shobe

Sarah Shubitowski

Sarah Sibley

Nick Sikic

Javier Silva*

Eric Silva

Michael Simmons

Collin Siu

Tammie Smith

Gilberto Soria Mendoza

Aleta Sprague

Dionne Stanford

Sherry Stanley

Eric Steiner

Andrew Stelzer

LaFleur Stephens

Judith Stermer

James Stipe

Richard Stolz*

Brian Stone

William Stott

Mark Stovell

Shanique Streete

Scott Strobridge

Chad Struck

Matt Styslinger

Sabina Taj-Saksena

Laura Tatum

Kate Taylor

David Tian

Andrew Toebben

Halley Torres Aldeen

Christine Tran*

Remy Trupin

Amy Turnbull Khare

Bapu Vaitla

Jeanine Valles

Natalie Valpiani

Daniel Valverde

Rebecca Van Maren

Julie Venci

Srinidhi Vijaykumar

Chandra Villanueva

Alexander Villaverde

Bi Vuong

Amanda Wagner

Jillian Waid

Ebony Walden

Lindsey Walker

Don Walter

Yuqi Wang

Emily Wei

Justin Weinstein-Tull

Elizabeth Whelan

Stephany Whitaker

Vanna Whitney

Elizabeth Wikler

Zac Willette

Ayanna Williams

Deanna Wilson

Rachel Winch

Danielle Witherspoon

Karen Wong

Kathleen Wood

Renita Woolford

Elizabeth Wroe

Corey Yarbrough

Joshua Yates

Jenifer Yost

Robert Zager

Girmay Zahilay

Shireen Zaman


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CHC Staff and In Tribute

CHC Staff

Kristin Anderson

Zack Bly

Emily Byers

Aileen Carr

Edward Cooney

Mohamed Gurey

Twana Jemerson

Grace Jones

Shana McDavis-Conway

Victoria O’Reilly

Albert Ramirez

Matt Strosnider

Joy Wiskin

Jonathan Wogman

In Tribute: CHC Salutes the House Hunger Caucus

On March 4, 2015, Representative James P. McGovern joined Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins at DC Central Kitchen to officially re-launch the House Hunger Caucus, which provides a bipartisan forum for members of Congress to engage and work on issues related to domestic and international hunger and food insecurity.

Rep. McGovern said: “One of the most important objectives of the Hunger Caucus is to foster better communication among anti-hunger advocates by bringing together stakeholders from federal agencies, state and local governments, non-profits, faith-based organizations, academia and business to discuss long-term strategies for ending hunger.”

CHC applauds the Hunger Caucus for the inclusion of such a variety of groups and viewpoints on hunger and the bipartisan approach to resolving it.

Representatives Lynn Jenkins (left) and Jim McGovern (center) at DC Central Kitchen.

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PepsiCo celebrates the Congressional Hunger Center 2015 honorees:

Representative Marcia L. Fudge

Representative Lynn Jenkins

Under Secretary Kevin Concannon

Emerson/Leland Alumni Christine Tran and Giselle Aris

At PepsiCo, Performance with Purpose means delivering sustainable growth by

investing in a healthier future for people and our planet.

Our goal is to provide 1 billion servings of cereal and snacks, more than half of which are breakfast, to children and families in need around the world by the end of 2016.

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Cargill is proud to partner with the Congressional Hunger Center in supportof the Emerson and Leland Hunger Fellows Programs.


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As a farmer-owned cooperative, for more than 90 years Land O’Lakes has worked to improve agricultural productivity, to help feed the world.Each year, Land O’Lakes donates 2 percent of our profi ts to organizations that improve the quality of life –especially those that address hunger.

LAND O’LAKES, INC. IS A PROUD SUPPORTER OF

The Congressional Hunger CenterAwards Ceremony

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21st Class Emerson Fellows Nora Leccese, David Blount, Soad Mana and Wendy Ortiz at Mid-Field Retreat, Highlander Center, New Market, Tennessee


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Celebrating a Leader of Anti-Hunger Leaders: Edward M. Cooney

Edward M. Cooney will retire this fall as Executive Director of the Congressional Hunger Center. Ed joined CHC as its leader in 2001. He has led the organization for more than half of its 22-year history, guiding CHC through significant changes.

Ed’s generosity as a mentor to our Fellows, alumni, and staff; experience on the frontlines of every major child nutrition and Food Stamp (SNAP) bill since 1977; and his sense of humor have made a lasting contribution to CHC, and to his many colleagues and friends in the anti-hunger arena. His career-long dedication to fighting hunger and poverty offers an enduring role model for our Fellows.

Looking ahead, Ed says, “My future plans include spending time reflecting and commenting upon the major nutrition policy discourses and on decisions concerning national nutrition standards in the late 20th and early 21st century. This should help keep me active through the next decade or two.”

Above: Ed receives the Gene White Lifetime Achievement Award for Child Nutrition and celebrates with the Hon. Shirley Watkins (to right of Ed), former USDA Under Secretary, and 15th Class Fellows: Eileen Hyde, Mickey Hubbard, Christina Sepe, Kelly Meredith, Veroni Conti, Christine Tran and Racquel Oriol, 2008

Ed Cooney, USDA Under Secretary Kevin Concannon and Sen. John Boozman, 2013

Left: Ed and his wife, Lynn Parker (serving as translator), visit a rural school in Cochabamba, Bolivia with a school lunch program through the McGovern-Dole Food for Education Program, 2005


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Congressional Hunger Center Awards Ceremony Sponsors

Harvester $50,000 Monsanto

Partner $30,000 General Mills Kellogg Company Fund

Cultivator $25,000 CargillLand O’Lakes, Inc.PepsiCo

Tyson FoodsWalmart

Sower $15,000 AARP Kraft Foods Group, Inc.

Plower $10,000 Archer Daniels Midland CompanyAmerican Beverage AssociationBiotechnology Industry Organization (BIO)Coca-Cola Company

CQ Roll CallDiageoNestlé USAThe HillWFP USA

Association Sponsor $5,000

AbbottBill & Melinda Gates FoundationBPI Technology, Inc.DuPontFood Marketing Institute (FMI)Grocery Manufacturers Association

Mars, Inc.Syngenta – The Good Growth PlanThe Safeway FoundationUnileverVictory Wholesale Group

Friend of the Center $2,500

AFSCMEBunge North AmericaC&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc.Can Manufacturers InstituteElancoFeeding America

Global Harvest InitiativeShare Our StrengthSnack Food AssociationThe Glover Park GroupWinston & Strawn LLP

Non-Profit/ Individual Sponsor $1,000

AGreeAlliance to End HungerAmerican Farm Bureau FederationAmerican Frozen Food InstituteBread for the WorldCareFirst BlueCross BlueShieldCenter on Budget and Policy PrioritiesEdesiaFoodMinds, LLCFood Research and Action Center (FRAC)Louise Hilsen and Don FoleyInternational Dairy Foods AssociationInternational Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)David P. Lambert

Marshall and Debbie MatzMondelez InternationalNational Biodiesel BoardNational Dairy CouncilNational Farmers UnionNational Grocers AssociationNational Turkey FederationNorth American Millers’ AssociationSara Lynn Parker and Edward M. CooneySports Marketing Consultants, Inc.Students Team Up To Fight HungerThe Sugar AssociationUnited Fresh Produce AssociationWatson Green LLCWorld Cocoa Foundation

The Congressional Hunger Center is grateful to the following corporations, foundations, organizations and individuals for their support of this event.


CHC especially thanks the U.S. Department of Agriculture for providing significant program funding for the Bill Emerson

and Mickey Leland Fellowship Programs.

Additional Supporters of the Congressional Hunger Center

Sodexo Foundation for primary support of an Emerson field and policy placement focused on ending childhood hunger

C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc. for Emerson Fellows’ work on childhood hunger and child nutrition

MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger for CHC’s advocacy work

American Express for its Leadership Initiative’s support of the Emerson Program

CHC gratefully acknowledges the generous support of these funders for our work.

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