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Monday, June 3, 2024
8:30 AM – 6:00 PM
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Registration
8:30 AM – 6:00 PM
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Registration
9:10 AM – 10:30 AM
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Dr. Cotright to host a session with CMA/HHS
9:10 AM – 10:30 AM
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Food As Medicine
Location: Congressional
Caree Cotwright
– USDA
9:10 AM – 11:00 AM
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USDA Listening Session - Child Nutrition Programs
9:10 AM – 11:00 AM
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USDA Listening Session - Child Nutrition Programs
Location: Senate
9:10 AM – 11:00 AM
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USDA Listening Session - SNAP
9:10 AM – 11:00 AM
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USDA Listening Session - SNAP
Location: South American AB
9:10 AM – 11:00 AM
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USDA Listening Session
9:10 AM – 11:00 AM
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USDA Listening Session - WIC
Location: Federal AB
11:30 AM – 1:15 PM
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Lunch Plenary: The Power of Unity: Building a Nation Free From Hunger
11:30 AM – 1:15 PM
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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
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Addressing Hunger & Nourishing Health: Medicaid's Journey into Food-As-Medicine and Community-Based Solutions
1:35 PM – 2:40 PM
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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
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Increasing Latino Participation in SNAP Through Policy Change and Community-Driven Innovation
1:35 PM – 2:40 PM
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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
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Kosher and Halal Food Equity within USDA Programs
1:35 PM – 2:40 PM
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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
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Reducing the Harm of Mandatory SNAP Employment & Training Programs
1:35 PM – 2:40 PM
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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
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School Meals Roundtable
1:35 PM – 2:40 PM
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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
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USDA PROPOSALS: USDA TEFAP Update
1:35 PM – 2:40 PM
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Modernizing WIC to Improve Access to Life-Changing Benefits
Location: Statler AB
Katherine Hillenbrand
– USDA
Amy Herring
– USDA
2:50 PM – 3:55 PM
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Addressing food insecurity through guaranteed income and sustained cash
2:50 PM – 3:55 PM
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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
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Lessons Learned from Advancing SNAP Nutrition Incentives in Conservative States
2:50 PM – 3:55 PM
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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
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Mini-Plenary - Child Nutrition
2:50 PM – 3:55 PM
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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
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Strategic Community Level Approaches to End Childhood Hunger
2:50 PM – 3:55 PM
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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
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USDA TEFAP Update - Laura Castro (USDA) and Shelly Smith (USDA)
2:50 PM – 3:55 PM
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USDA TEFAP Update
Location: Statler AB
Laura Castro
– USDA
Shelly Smith
– USDA
2:50 PM – 3:55 PM
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What Candidates Should Know About Hunger: Dos/Don’ts of Digital Advocacy
2:50 PM – 3:55 PM
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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
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WIC CIAO Roundtable
2:50 PM – 3:55 PM
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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
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Networking Break
3:55 PM – 4:15 PM
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Networking Break
4:15 PM – 5:25 PM
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“Addressing Urgent Food Needs: WIC for Newly Arrived Immigrants"
4:15 PM – 5:25 PM
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“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
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Domestic Violence, and Hunger Amongst Women of Color.
4:15 PM – 5:25 PM
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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
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Feeding Minds, Fueling Futures: Strategies for Ending College Hunger
4:15 PM – 5:25 PM
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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
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Filling the Summer and Afterschool Nutrition Gap: Roundtables
4:15 PM – 5:25 PM
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Filling the Summer and Afterschool Nutrition Gap: Roundtables
Location: Congressional
4:15 PM – 5:25 PM
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How Telephonic Signature Can Reduce Barriers in Accessing SNAP
4:15 PM – 5:25 PM
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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
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The Dignity of Choice: Preserving Access to Affordable, Nutritious Food
4:15 PM – 5:25 PM
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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
