Full Schedule

9:30 AM – 4:00 PM ET

Registration

8:30 AM – 6:00 PM ET

Registration

9:10 AM – 10:30 AM ET

Food As Medicine
Location: Congressional

Caree Cotwright – USDA

9:10 AM – 11:00 AM ET

USDA Listening Session - Child Nutrition Programs
Location: Senate

9:10 AM – 11:00 AM ET

USDA Listening Session - SNAP
Location: South American AB

9:10 AM – 11:00 AM ET

USDA Listening Session - WIC
Location: Federal AB

11:30 AM – 1:15 PM ET

Lunch Plenary: The Power of Unity: Building a Nation Free From Hunger
Location: Presidential Ballroom

Kofi Essel, MD, MPH, FAAP – FRAC Board Member

Kelly Horton – Food Research & Action Center

Rebecca Vallas – It Doesn't Have To Be This Way podcast

Earline Middleton – Eva Clayton Rural Food Institute

1:35 PM – 2:40 PM ET

Addressing Hunger & Nourishing Health: Medicaid's Journey into Food-As-Medicine and Community-Based Solutions
Location: Federal AB

Mollie Van Lieu (she/her/hers) – International Fresh Produce Association

Gideon Adams (he/him/his) – Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina

RJ Briscione – HMA Strategy & Transformation

Luisa Furstenberg-Beckman, MPH – DC Greens

1:35 PM – 2:40 PM ET

Increasing Latino Participation in SNAP Through Policy Change and Community-Driven Innovation
Location: Senate

Alberto Gonzalez Jr, MPP (he/him/his) – USDA

Jamila McLean, MPH (she/her/hers) – Benefits Data Trust

Maria F. Pinzon, MA (she/her/hers) – Hispanic Services Council

Alejandra Gepp, MA, CPH (she/her/hers) – Unidos US

1:35 PM – 2:40 PM ET

Kosher and Halal Food Equity within USDA Programs
Location: Pan American

Dickran Jebejian, N/A (he/him/his) – USDA Center for Faith Based and Neighborhood Partnerships

Ammar Ahmed – USDA

Ben Marcus, MPP (he/him/his) – USDA's Food and Nutrition Service

Alex Cordova – USDA

1:35 PM – 2:40 PM ET

Reducing the Harm of Mandatory SNAP Employment & Training Programs
Location: South American AB

Rachel Cahill, MPA (she/her/hers) – Center for Community Solutions

Jami Turley (she/her/hers) – Community Leader

Rachel Cooper, MA (she/her/hers) – Every Texan

Rachel Gragg, n/a – USDA, FNS, SNAP

1:35 PM – 2:40 PM ET

School Meals Roundtable
Location: Congressional

Alexis Bylander, MSPPM – Food Research & Action Center

Erin Kennedy Hysom, MPH, RDN (she/her/hers) – Food Research & Action Center

Maria Islam, M.S. (she/her/hers) – FRAC

1:35 PM – 2:40 PM ET

Modernizing WIC to Improve Access to Life-Changing Benefits
Location: Statler AB

Katherine Hillenbrand – USDA

Amy Herring – USDA

2:50 PM – 3:55 PM ET

Addressing food insecurity through guaranteed income and sustained cash
Location: Federal AB

Richard Sheward, MPP (he/him/his) – Children's HealthWatch, Boston Medical Center

Charlotte Bruce, MPH – Children’s HealthWatch

Kira O. Bona, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Boston Children's Hospital; Harvard Medical School

Ashley Hufnagel (she/her/hers) – United Workers

2:50 PM – 3:55 PM ET

Lessons Learned from Advancing SNAP Nutrition Incentives in Conservative States
Location: South American AB

Cassie Harrison-Ramos, PhD (she/her/hers) – Center for Science in the Public Interest

Chelsea T. Jackson, MS (she/her/hers) – Market Umbrella

Alex Duncan (she/her/hers) – Wholesome Wave Georgia

Spencer C. Moss, MPA – West Virginia Food and Farm Coalition

2:50 PM – 3:55 PM ET

Fueling Futures: The Broad Impact of the Child Nutrition Programs on Kids and Families
Location: Presidential Ballroom

Patty Cole – Zero to Three

Robert S. Harvey, PhD – FoodCorps

Crystal FitzSimons

Brodrick Clarke

2:50 PM – 3:55 PM ET

Strategic Community Level Approaches to End Childhood Hunger
Location: Pan American

Heather Bruskin, MEd (she/her/hers) – Office of Food Systems Resilience, Montgomery County Government

Nanya Chiejine, MPH – Montgomery County Food Council

Gabe Albornoz (he/him/his) – Speaker

Kassie Cardona (she/her/hers) – Montgomery County Public Schools

2:50 PM – 3:55 PM ET

USDA TEFAP Update
Location: Statler AB

Laura Castro – USDA

Shelly Smith – USDA

2:50 PM – 3:55 PM ET

What Candidates Should Know About Hunger: Dos/Don’ts of Digital Advocacy
Location: Senate

Rebecca Shaw, MPH (she/her/hers) – Food Research & Action Center

Tim Mooney, JD (he/him/his) – Alliance for Justice

Lauren R. Brockman – Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma

Jarrett Smith, Executive MPA Candidate - University of Pennsylvania (he/him/his) – NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice

2:50 PM – 3:55 PM ET

WIC CIAO Roundtable
Location: Congressional

Nicole Woo – Hawaiʻi Children's Action Network

Anna Grace Breedlove, MSSW (she/her/hers) – Tennessee Justice Center

Malak Kabalan – ACCESS

Andrew Chandler, JD (he/him/his) – Legal Aid Society

Jeanne Holifield, MBA, PHR – Southcentral Foundation

Christina Young – University of South Dakota

Tyler Offerman – Kentucky Youth Advocates

Karena Cash – Kentucky Youth Advocates

3:55 PM – 4:15 PM ET

Networking Break

4:15 PM – 5:25 PM ET

“Addressing Urgent Food Needs: WIC for Newly Arrived Immigrants"
Location: Pan American

Lily Dosina – N/A

Tiffany Farfan (she/her/hers) – Hunger Free America

Zulma Cruz (she/her/hers) – Project Hospitality

4:15 PM – 5:25 PM ET

Domestic Violence, and Hunger Amongst Women of Color.
Location: Statler AB

Kimberly A. Harris, BBA, EMBA (she/her/hers) – Women’s HQ

Shonta Jones (she/her/hers) – Women's HQ

Carolyn Rumer – Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia

4:15 PM – 5:25 PM ET

Feeding Minds, Fueling Futures: Strategies for Ending College Hunger
Location: Senate

Irene L. Lewis, MPA (she/her/hers) – FRAC

Ruben E. Canedo, Education & Training – UC Berkeley/UC Essential Needs Committee

4:15 PM – 5:25 PM ET

Filling the Summer and Afterschool Nutrition Gap: Roundtables
Location: Congressional

4:15 PM – 5:25 PM ET

How Telephonic Signature Can Reduce Barriers in Accessing SNAP
Location: South American AB

Jillian Humphries, MPA – Benefits Data Trust

Alexis Clark, MS (she/her/hers) – Benefits Data Trust

4:15 PM – 5:25 PM ET

The Dignity of Choice: Preserving Access to Affordable, Nutritious Food
Location: Federal AB

Jimmieka Mills – Equitable Spaces

Diane Sullivan (she/her/hers) – Equitable Spaces

Tanissha P. Harrell (she/her/hers) – Equitable Spaces

Craig Gundersen, PhD in Economics – Baylor University

6:45 AM – 8:00 AM ET

Guided Walk

8:00 AM – 8:45 AM ET

Know Before You Go - Capitol Hill Day Briefing Breakfast
Location: Presidential Ballroom

8:00 AM – 5:30 PM ET

Registration

8:50 AM – 9:55 AM ET

CACFP Advocacy Institute: Enhancement and Improvement Opportunities for the CACFP: Why your voice counts!
Location: Pan American

Margaret McDonald – Clarendon Early Education Services, Inc.

Reynaldo Green (he/him/his) – Quality Care for Children

Becky Levin – American Federal of State, County and Municipal Employees

Ellen Teller – Food Research & Action Center

8:50 AM – 9:55 AM ET

Gen Z in the Anti-Hunger Space: Challenges, Solutions and Results
Location: Statler AB

Emily J. Irsik, Coordinator (she/her/hers) – Congressional Hunger Center

Zhara Edwards (she/her/hers) – Congressional Hunger Center

Denise Ramos-Vega, BA (she/her/hers) – Congressional Hunger Center

Paige Swanson – Student Basic Needs Coalition

8:50 AM – 9:55 AM ET

If You Build It … Lessons Learned Providing Food as Medicine through Clinical-Community Partnership
Location: Federal AB

Dodi Meyer, MD (she/her/hers) – Columbia University, New York Presbyterian Hospital

Ramona Nivar (she/her/hers) – Nido de Esperanza, WSCAH

Caterina Marchione, One + years of Vista Service for PRx, VINES CSA Site Coordinator Volunteer 7+ years, previously CNA in CT, some college (she/her/hers) – Rural Health Network

Alyson Rosenthal, MS, RD (she/her/hers) – West Side Campaign Against Hunger

8:50 AM – 9:55 AM ET

SNAP Adequacy: How States Are Adopting Supplemental Benefits
Location: South American AB

LaMonika N. Jones (she/her/hers) – DC Hunger Solutions/Maryland Hunger Solutions

Adele H. LaTourette (she/her/hers) – Community FoodBank of New Jersey

Gabby Davidson (she/her/hers) – California Association of Food Banks

Hope A. Lane-Gavin, MPS (she/her/hers) – Ohio Association of Foodbanks

8:50 AM – 9:55 AM ET

Storytelling to Win Food for All: Ending Exclusions by Leading with Community Stories
Location: Senate

Jackie Mendelson, MPH (she/her/they/them) – Nourish California

Benyamin A. Chao, B.A. – California Immigrant Policy Center

Maribel Cruz (she/her/hers) – ORALE

Elizabeth Gonzalez Zamora – Community Leader

8:50 AM – 9:55 AM ET

USDA - Child Nutrition Programs Update
Location: Congressional

Tina F. Namian, MSW, JD (she/her/hers) – USDA

Anne Fiala – USDA

Crystal FitzSimons

10:05 AM – 11:10 AM ET

Feeding Hope: Creating Protective Factors to Support Food Security and Mental Health
Location: Statler AB

Madeline Mortisch, MS, RDN (she/her/hers) – Alliance for a Healthier Generation

Malissa G. Martin, B.A., Sam Houston State University; Executive Education, Kellogg School of Business, Northwestern University, New York University – SparkWheel

Brittny L. Seowtewa – Zuni Youth Enrichment Project

10:05 AM – 11:10 AM ET

Hunger Free San Diego: A Model for Ending Hunger
Location: Senate

Joseph Kendrick (he/him/his) – San Diego Hunger Coalition

Alondra Alvarado (she/her/hers) – San Diego Hunger Coalition

Brent Wakefield (he/him/his) – Meals on Wheels San Diego County

10:05 AM – 11:10 AM ET

Supporting School Nutrition Programs Through State Legislation
Location: Congressional

Jessica Pino-Goodspeed, MSW (she/her/hers) – Hunger Solutions New York

George Matysik (he/him/his) – Share Food Program

Leah Gardner, Masters in Public Policy (she/her/hers) – The Food Group

Alexis Bylander, MSPPM – Food Research & Action Center

Maria Islam, M.S. (she/her/hers) – FRAC

Erin Kennedy Hysom, MPH, RDN (she/her/hers) – Food Research & Action Center

10:05 AM – 11:10 AM ET

Supporting Successful Reentry: Outreach for Justice
Location: Federal AB

Ed Bolen (he/him/his) – Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

Hope A. Lane-Gavin, MPS (she/her/hers) – Ohio Association of Foodbanks

Kam McKenzie (she/her/hers) – Freestore Foodbank

Bailey Cleary-Foeller, MPHIL (she/her/hers) – Mid-Ohio Food Collective

10:05 AM – 11:10 AM ET

The End of SNAP Emergency Allotments: Research and advocacy
Location: South American AB

Ryan P. Healy (he/him/his) – Feeding New York State

May Lynn Tan, DrPH, MHS (she/her/hers) – California Association of Food Banks

Celia Cole, MA (she/her/hers) – Feeding Texas

Joree Novotny (she/her/hers) – Ohio Association of Foodbanks

10:05 AM – 11:10 AM ET

USDA - CACFP Update
Location: Pan American

Sheldon Gordon – USDA

Kevin Maskornick – USDA

Alice McKenney, MS (she/her/hers) – Food and Nutrition Service, USDA

11:30 AM – 1:15 PM ET

Lunch Plenary: Bold Steps to 2030: Administrative Initiatives to End Hunger in America
Location: Presidential Ballroom

Christine Going, EdD, MPA, RD, FACHE – Food Security Office at U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs

Ruth Jones Nichols, PhD – U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Stacy Dean – USDA

LaMonika Jones – D.C. Hunger Solutions and Maryland Hunger Solutions

1:35 PM – 2:40 PM ET

Building a Comprehensive Nutrition Security Framework in Miami-Dade County
Location: Federal AB

Robert C. Hill, Jr., MPH, PMP (he/him/his) – American Heart Association

Linda Novick O'Keefe, MS Public Service Management – Common Threads

Patrick G. Morris – Office of the Mayor

Arely B. Lozano Cantu, MA – Urban Health Partnerships

1:35 PM – 2:40 PM ET

Centering Lived Expertise to Guide Summer EBT Implementation: From Policy to Process to Technology
Location: Congressional

Morgan McKinney (she/her/hers) – American Public Human Services Association

Leanne R. Auginaush (she/her/hers) – White Earth nation

Joshua Vaughn, N/A (he/him/his) – APHSA

Chloe Green, MPH (she/her/hers) – American Public Human Services Association

1:35 PM – 2:40 PM ET

Collaborating with Community to Improve Experience
Location: Statler AB

Samantha King, MA (she/her/hers) – Share Our Strength / No Kid Hungry

Mark Araujo (he/him/his) – City of Boston: Mayor's Office of Food Justice & Mayor's Office of New Urban Mechanics

1:35 PM – 2:40 PM ET

LGBTQIA2S+ Food Insecurity, Outreach, and Advocacy
Location: Senate

Houa Xiong, Gay, Asian, Lived/Living Experience, Advocacy, Non-Profit (he/him/his) – Hunger Free Oklahoma

Lisa M. O'Brien (she/her/hers) – MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger

Fleurian Filkins (they/them/theirs) – Feeding America National Organization

Will Thomas, MS, MPH (he/him/his) – Conduit Government Relations

1:35 PM – 2:40 PM ET

The Child Care Funding Landscape and Opportunities for Nutrition Funding and Policy
Location: Pan American

Reynaldo Green (he/him/his) – Quality Care for Children

Jeffrey Capizzano – The Policy Equity Group

Grace Reef (she/her/hers) – Early Learning Policy Group

Anne Hedgepeth, MPP (she/her/hers) – Child Care Aware® of America

LaMonika N. Jones (she/her/hers) – DC Hunger Solutions/Maryland Hunger Solutions

1:35 PM – 2:40 PM ET

USDA SNAP Update
Location: South American AB

Shavana Howard – USDA

Cathy Buhrig – USDA

Salaam Bhatti, Esq. – FRAC

2:40 PM – 3:00 PM ET

Networking Break

3:00 PM – 4:05 PM ET

Centering Regional Agriculture in Anti-Hunger Policies
Location: Statler AB

Tutu Badaru, MS (she/her/hers) – GrowNYC

Iliana Garcia, MPH (she/her/hers) – GrowNYC

Matthew Scalfani (he/him/his) – GrowNYC

Cheryl L. Huber, MUP (she/her/hers) – United Way of New York City

3:00 PM – 4:05 PM ET

Compensation for lived expertise in Hunger Free Work
Location: Senate

Minerva Delgado, MPP (she/her/hers) – Alliance to End Hunger

Aliyah Fard – Alliance to End Hunger

Meighen Lovelace, PhD in Poverty and Hunger – Mountain Harvest Consulting

Alejandrai Williams (she/her/hers) – Department of Human Services

3:00 PM – 4:05 PM ET

Mini-Plenary - Protecting and Strengthening SNAP
Location: Presidential Ballroom

Salaam Bhatti, Esq. – FRAC

Timothy Klipp-Lockhart, MSW (he/him/his) – Food Research & Action Center

Barbara Patterson, MS (she/her/hers) – Torrey Advisory Group

Kurtis Miller – U.S. Senate

Becky Levin – American Federal of State, County and Municipal Employees

Lillian Rodriguez Lopez, Communications, BA – Coalition for Food Security Puerto Rico

Liza Lieberman – MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger

Carrie Calvert, BA Political Science (she/her/hers) – Feeding America

3:00 PM – 4:05 PM ET

Nourishing Unity: Addressing Immigrant Food Insecurity
Location: South American AB

Yesenia Cuello (she/her/hers) – NC FIELD, Inc.

Patricia Baker (she/her/hers) – Mass Law Reform Institute

Tiffany W. CHANG, MPA (she/her/hers) – Protecting Immigrant Families

Betzabel Estudillo, MSW (she/her/hers) – Nourish California

3:00 PM – 4:05 PM ET

Realizing the Promise of Universal School Meals in California
Location: Congressional

Rachel Monaco, MSW (she/her/hers) – Second Harvest of Silicon Valley

Laura Vollmer, MPH, RD (she/her/hers) – University of California Cooperative Extension

3:00 PM – 4:05 PM ET

State Agency: Building Support to CACFP Sponsors
Location: Pan American

Lynn Cavett, M.Ed – State of Michigan

Tamika Boone, MPA – GA Department of Early Care and Learning

3:00 PM – 4:05 PM ET

Unlocking the Full Potential of Summer EBT: Supporting Implementation and Expanding Access
Location: Federal AB

Jessica Deitrich (she/her/hers) – Hunger Free Oklahoma

Itzúl Gutiérrez – California Association of Food Banks

Matt Stienstra (he/him/his) – Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin

Jenny Schrum, PhD, MSW, MPH (she/her/hers) – NJ Office of the Food Security Advocate

Kelsey Boone, MPP (she/her/hers) – Food Research & Action Center

4:15 PM – 5:20 PM ET

Food and Nutrition Inclusivity in CACFP
Location: Pan American

Rachel Polon

Kaylyn Padovani

4:15 PM – 5:20 PM ET

Mid-Atlantic Anti-Hunger Coalition
Location: South American AB

4:15 PM – 5:20 PM ET

Northeast Region Anti-Hunger Network
Location: Federal AB

4:15 PM – 5:20 PM ET

Midwest Region
Location: Statler AB

4:15 PM – 5:20 PM ET

Southeast Anti-Hunger Coalition/Southwest Region
Location: Senate

4:15 PM – 5:20 PM ET

Western Region Anti-Hunger Consortium/Mountain Plains Region
Location: Congressional

5:30 PM – 7:00 PM ET

Reception
Location: Presidential Ballroom

8:00 AM – 9:30 AM ET

Breakfast On The Hill
Location: SD 106, Dirksen Senate Office

9:00 AM – 5:00 PM ET

Lobby Day