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Saturday, May 3, 2025
9:30 AM – 4:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Registration Open
9:30 AM – 4:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Registration Open
Location: Diplomat Foyer
Sunday, May 4, 2025
8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Registration Open
8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Registration Open
Location: Diplomat Foyer
9:45 AM – 11:15 AM
East Coast USA Time
Child Nutrition Programs 101
9:45 AM – 11:15 AM
East Coast USA Time
Child Nutrition Programs 101
Location: Empire Room
Erin Hysom, MPH, RDN (she/her/hers)
– Food Research & Action Center
Kelsey Boone, MPP (she/her/hers)
– Food Research & Action Center
Shanella Palmer
Lauren Walcott
Susan Beaudoin
– Food Research & Action Center (FRAC)
9:45 AM – 11:15 AM
East Coast USA Time
Hunger & Higher Ed: What Comes Next
9:45 AM – 11:15 AM
East Coast USA Time
Hunger & Higher Ed: What Comes Next
Location: Diplomat Room
9:45 AM – 11:15 AM
East Coast USA Time
Lobby Day 201
9:45 AM – 11:15 AM
East Coast USA Time
Lobby Day 201
Location: Hampton Ballroom (East Promenade)
9:45 AM – 11:15 AM
East Coast USA Time
SNAP 101
9:45 AM – 11:15 AM
East Coast USA Time
SNAP 101
Location: Ambassador Ballroom
Salaam Bhatti, Esq.
– FRAC
11:30 AM – 1:15 PM
East Coast USA Time
Welcome Plenary Panel and Lunch: Mobilize and Manifest a Nation Free From Hunger
11:30 AM – 1:15 PM
East Coast USA Time
Welcome Plenary Panel and Lunch: Mobilize and Manifest a Nation Free From Hunger
Location: Regency Ballroom
LaMonika N. Jones, MEd (she/her/hers)
– FRAC
Mike Lavender
– National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
Megan Prior
Heidi Goldberg
12:00 PM – 5:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Rally Poster Making - CLOSED
12:00 PM – 5:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Rally Poster Making - CLOSED
Location: Cabinet Room
1:30 PM – 2:20 PM
East Coast USA Time
CACFP: Reflecting on the Past and Shaping the Future
1:30 PM – 2:20 PM
East Coast USA Time
CACFP: Reflecting on the Past and Shaping the Future
Location: Congressional AB
Reynaldo Green (he/him/his)
– Quality Care for Children
Clarissa Hayes
– FRAC
Elyse Homel Vitale
Margaret E. McDonald, BA
– Clarendon Early Education Services, Inc.
Gina Maniscalco
1:30 PM – 2:20 PM
East Coast USA Time
Creating Safe Spaces: Strengthening Food Access for LGBTQIA2S+ Individuals.
1:30 PM – 2:20 PM
East Coast USA Time
Creating Safe Spaces: Strengthening Food Access for LGBTQIA2S+ Individuals
Location: Palladian Room
Ricardo Kairios, MS (he/him/his)
– Family & Community Health Sciences / Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Mercer County
Briana (Bri) D. Belcher, MPH, CHES (she/her/hers)
– Rutgers University School of Public Health Alumni
Specific Populations
1:30 PM – 2:20 PM
East Coast USA Time
From Advocacy to Action: Expanding Summer EBT Nationwide and Ensuring Continued Participation.
1:30 PM – 2:20 PM
East Coast USA Time
From Advocacy to Action: Expanding Summer EBT Nationwide and Ensuring Continued Participation
Location: Empire Room
Kelsey Boone, MPP (she/her/hers)
– Food Research & Action Center
Luke Elzinga, MPP (he/him/his)
– DMARC Food Pantry Network
ItzĂșl Gutierrez (she/her/hers)
– California Association of Food Banks
Signe E. Anderson, MS (she/her/hers)
– Tennessee Justice Center
Jessica Herbert (she/her/hers)
– Arizona Food Bank Network
School Meals
1:30 PM – 2:20 PM
East Coast USA Time
Moving Forward With the Chip Card Transition
1:30 PM – 2:20 PM
East Coast USA Time
Moving Forward With the Chip Card Transition
Location: Ambassador Ballroom
Salaam Bhatti, Esq.
– FRAC
Andrew Cheyne
Jessica Deitrich (she/her/hers)
– Hunger Free Oklahoma
Bailey S. Ashbaker (she/her/hers)
– n/a
1:30 PM – 2:20 PM
East Coast USA Time
Preserve & Protect WIC: How to Advocate for WIC in This Current Political Climate
1:30 PM – 2:20 PM
East Coast USA Time
Preserve & Protect WIC: How to Advocate for WIC in This Current Political Climate
Location: Diplomat Room
Kate Scully, JD (she/her/hers)
– FRAC
Nell Menefee-Libey (she/her/hers)
– National WIC Association
Leticia Mederos
1:30 PM – 2:20 PM
East Coast USA Time
Tax credits/guaranteed income alleviate hunger - Children need them, mothers have earned them!
1:30 PM – 2:20 PM
East Coast USA Time
Tax credits/guaranteed income alleviate hunger - Children need them, mothers have earned them!
Location: Hampton Ballroom (East Promenade)
Phoebe Jones, long-time campaigner for valuing unpaid caregiving work; PhD in health and physical education; co-author of The Milk of Human Kindness (she/her/hers)
– Care Income Now!
Carolyn Hill, directly impacted mother and grandmother, had interactions with the child welfare system (she/her/hers)
– Give Us Back Our Children
Amada Morales, advocate for families in Milwaukee, directly impacted
– Welfare Warriors
Rachel West
– Guaranteed Care Income Pilot San Francisco
Advocacy Strategies
2:30 PM – 3:20 PM
East Coast USA Time
Beyond Bars: Transforming Food Security for Formerly Incarcerated Through Community-Centered Legislation
2:30 PM – 3:20 PM
East Coast USA Time
Beyond Bars: Transforming Food Security for Formerly Incarcerated Through Community-Centered Legislation
Location: Ambassador Ballroom
Kameron Mims-Jones, MSW
– Nourish California
Alissa Moore (she/her/hers)
– Legal Services For Prisoners With Children
Karina Apodaca German (she/her/hers)
– Center for Healthy Communities, California State University, Chico
Lawrence Cox (he/him/his)
– LSPC/All of Us or None
SNAP
2:30 PM – 3:20 PM
East Coast USA Time
Convening WIC Advocates: Few in Number, Fierce in Fight.
2:30 PM – 3:20 PM
East Coast USA Time
Convening WIC Advocates: Few in Number, Fierce in Fight
Location: Diplomat Room
Anne Dobson Ball (she/her/hers)
– Tennessee Justice Center
Anna Grace Breedlove, MSSW (she/her/hers)
– Tennessee Justice Center
Ruby Larson, MSW, LSW (she/her/hers)
– Greater Chicago Food Depository
Hope A. Lane-Gavin, MPS (she/her/hers)
– Ohio Association of Foodbanks
WIC/CACFP
2:30 PM – 3:20 PM
East Coast USA Time
How to Build a Healthy School Meals for All State Campaign
2:30 PM – 3:20 PM
East Coast USA Time
How to Build a Healthy School Meals for All State Campaign
Location: Empire Room
Alexis Bylander, MSPPM
– Food Research & Action Center
Jessica Pino-Goodspeed, LMSW (she/her/hers)
– Hunger Solutions New York
Rachel Holmes (she/her/hers)
– The Food Group
David Wieland (he/him/his)
– Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon
2:30 PM – 3:20 PM
East Coast USA Time
Importance of Multiple Benefit Programs for Food-Insecure Older Adults
2:30 PM – 3:20 PM
East Coast USA Time
Importance of Multiple Benefit Programs for Food-Insecure Older Adults
Location: Congressional AB
Olivia Dean, MPH (she/her/hers)
– AARP Public Policy Institute
Jackie Budilov, MPH, RDN (she/her/hers)
– AARP Foundation
Tobey Oliver, JD, MPP
– AARP Public Policy Institute
2:30 PM – 3:20 PM
East Coast USA Time
Local Coalitions Driving Food Is Medicine Policy Change.
2:30 PM – 3:20 PM
East Coast USA Time
Local Coalitions Driving Food Is Medicine Policy Change
Location: Palladian Room
Susan W. Topping (she/her/hers)
– Capital Area Food Bank
Patricia Quinn
– DC Primary Care Association
Joe Liu, MPA (he/him/his)
– Capital Area Food Bank
Specific Populations
2:30 PM – 3:20 PM
East Coast USA Time
Voter Engagement in Hunger Relief Settings: Lessons from 2024.
2:30 PM – 3:20 PM
East Coast USA Time
Voter Engagement in Hunger Relief Settings: Lessons from 2024
Location: Hampton Ballroom (East Promenade)
JC Dwyer
– Dwyer Consulting
Molly Dubow, MPPA (she/her/hers)
– Greater Chicago Food Depository
Zach Rodvold (he/him/his)
– Second Harvest Heartland
Advocacy Strategies
3:20 PM – 4:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Affinity Groups Coffee Break
3:20 PM – 4:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Affinity Groups Coffee Break
Location: Birdcage Walk
4:10 PM – 5:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
An Update from National Immigration Experts & WIC Providers
4:10 PM – 5:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
An Update from National Immigration Experts & WIC Providers
Location: Congressional AB
Alison Hard, MS, RD (she/her/hers)
– National WIC Association
Sarah Flores-Sievers, B.S., MPA
– New Mexico Dept. of Health
Adriana Cadena
– Protecting Immigrant Families Coalition (PIF)
Suma Setty, MPH
– Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP)
WIC/CACFP
4:10 PM – 5:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Federal Feeding Programs in Indian Country: Fulfilling the Federal Trust Responsibility
4:10 PM – 5:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Federal Feeding Programs in Indian Country: Fulfilling the Federal Trust Responsibility
Location: Palladian Room
Mallory Moore, JD (she/her/hers)
– Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative
Kelli Case, JD (she/her/hers)
– Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative
4:10 PM – 5:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Food Is Medicine
4:10 PM – 5:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Food is Medicine: Lessons Learned, Best Practices, and Opportunities for Policy and Implementation
Location: Ambassador Ballroom
Gina Plata-Nino
Richard Sheward, MPP (he/him/his)
– Children's HealthWatch, Boston Medical Center
Rachel A. Fisher, MS, MPH, RD
– Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Jennifer Chandler
Arvin Garg
4:10 PM – 5:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Supporting Community Eligibility Through State Policy
4:10 PM – 5:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Supporting Community Eligibility Through State Policy
Location: Empire Room
Jessica Pino-Goodspeed, LMSW (she/her/hers)
– Hunger Solutions New York
David Wieland (he/him/his)
– Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon
Claire Lane, MPA (she/her/hers)
– Anti-Hunger & Nutrition Coalition
Erin Hysom, MPH, RDN (she/her/hers)
– Food Research & Action Center
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
East Coast USA Time
Welcome Reception
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
East Coast USA Time
Welcome Reception
Location: Diplomat Room & Patio
Monday, May 5, 2025
6:45 AM – 7:30 AM
East Coast USA Time
Morning Guided Walk
6:45 AM – 7:30 AM
East Coast USA Time
Morning Guided Walk
Location: Hotel Lobby
6:45 AM – 7:30 AM
East Coast USA Time
Morning Yoga
6:45 AM – 7:30 AM
East Coast USA Time
Morning Yoga
Location: Blue Pre-Function Room (East Promenade)
7:30 AM – 5:30 PM
East Coast USA Time
Registration Open
7:30 AM – 5:30 PM
East Coast USA Time
Registration Open
Location: Diplomat Foyer
8:00 AM – 9:15 AM
East Coast USA Time
Breakfast & Plenary: Reconciliation Update - A View from Capitol Hill: A Conversation with House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (D-MN)
8:00 AM – 9:15 AM
East Coast USA Time
Breakfast & Plenary: Reconciliation Update - A View from Capitol Hill: A Conversation with House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (D-MN)
Location: Regency Ballroom
Rep. Angie Craig, (D-MN)
– House Committee on Agriculture
9:25 AM – 10:15 AM
East Coast USA Time
CACFP Advocacy Institute: Enhancing and Strengthening the CACFPâWhy Your Voice Matters!
9:25 AM – 10:15 AM
East Coast USA Time
CACFP Advocacy Institute: Enhancing and Strengthening the CACFPâWhy Your Voice Matters!
Location: Congressional AB
Margaret E. McDonald, BA
– Clarendon Early Education Services, Inc.
Ellen S. Teller, J.D. (she/her/hers)
– Food Research & Action Center
Becky Levin
– American Federal of State, County and Municipal Employees
Samantha Kay-Daleiden Marshall
9:25 AM – 10:15 AM
East Coast USA Time
Equitable Access to School Meals and the Youth Experience.
9:25 AM – 10:15 AM
East Coast USA Time
Equitable Access to School Meals and the Youth Experience
Location: Empire Room
Erin Hysom, MPH, RDN (she/her/hers)
– Food Research & Action Center
Laura Hatch, MPH
– GENYOUth
School Meals
9:25 AM – 10:15 AM
East Coast USA Time
Feeding MI Families Community Food Advocacy Fellowship: Elevating Individuals with Lived Experience of Hunger.
9:25 AM – 10:15 AM
East Coast USA Time
Feeding MI Families Community Food Advocacy Fellowship: Elevating Individuals with Lived Experience of Hunger
Location: Hampton Ballroom (East Promenade)
Steph Thornton, CHW
– Community Food Advocacy Fellowship
Najma T. Treadwell (she/her/hers)
– Community Member
Melissa L. Miles (she/her/hers)
– Eastern Michigan University
Katherine Bauer, PhD (she/her/hers)
– Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Michigan School of Public Health
Advocacy Strategies
9:25 AM – 10:15 AM
East Coast USA Time
Leveraging the State Options Report to Shape SNAP in Your State
9:25 AM – 10:15 AM
East Coast USA Time
Leveraging the State Options Report to Shape SNAP in Your State
Location: Ambassador Ballroom
Michael Ribar
– Westat
Melissa Cundari, MS
– Westat
Rachel Cahill, MPA (she/her/hers)
– Center for Community Solutions
Ed Bolen (he/him/his)
– Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
SNAP
9:25 AM – 10:15 AM
East Coast USA Time
Optimizing TEFAP: Food, Funding, and Partnerships
9:25 AM – 10:15 AM
East Coast USA Time
Optimizing TEFAP: Food, Funding, and Partnerships
Location: Diplomat Room
Fleurian Filkins (they/them/theirs)
– Feeding America National Organization
Gabby Davidson (she/her/hers)
– California Association of Food Banks
Derek Polka, MPA (He/They)
– Feeding America
9:25 AM – 10:15 AM
East Coast USA Time
Walking Together, Elevating Voices, Amplifying Impact: Project Bread's Council of Experts and Policy Work.
9:25 AM – 10:15 AM
East Coast USA Time
Walking Together, Elevating Voices, Amplifying Impact: Project Bread's Council of Experts and Policy Work
Location: Palladian Room
Leran Minc, MA (he/him/his)
– Project Bread
Paula Andrea Tobon, International Master's Degree in NLP (she/her/hers)
– Project Bread
Giovanny A. Zuniga, MBA (he/him/his)
– Project Bread
Levenia Furusa, Bachelor's in business
– Dwelling House Of Hope Inc
Specific Populations
10:25 AM – 11:15 AM
East Coast USA Time
CACFP Coffee Talk
10:25 AM – 11:15 AM
East Coast USA Time
CACFP Coffee Talk
Location: Executive Room
Donna A. Pomerson
– Learning Care Group, Inc.
Stacey McDaniel, MS
– YMCA of the USA
Jodi Kuhn
10:25 AM – 11:15 AM
East Coast USA Time
From Base to Table: Bridging the Gaps in Military Family Nutrition
10:25 AM – 11:15 AM
East Coast USA Time
From Base to Table: Bridging the Gaps in Military Family Nutrition
Location: Hampton Ballroom (East Promenade)
Dr. Shanna A. Smith, PhD (she/her/hers)
– Military Family Advisory Network
Gabby L'Esperance
Janice Walton, MPP (she/her/hers)
– George Mason University
Jennifer Goodale
– Military Officers Association of America
Liza Lieberman (she/her/hers)
– MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger
10:25 AM – 11:15 AM
East Coast USA Time
Mini Plenary: Healthy School Meals for All Evaluation Results: What we have learned from the first years of implementation
10:25 AM – 11:15 AM
East Coast USA Time
Mini Plenary: Healthy School Meals for All Evaluation Results: What we have learned from the first years of implementation
Location: Empire Room
Alexis Bylander, MSPPM
– Food Research & Action Center
Christina Chauvenet, PhD (she/her/hers)
– Newman's Own Foundation
Abby Halperin, MSc (she/her/hers)
– Center for Ecoliteracy
Erin McAleer, MSW
– Project Bread
Juliana FW Cohen, ScD, ScM, RD (she/her/hers)
– Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health & Merrimack College
Dania Orta-Aleman, PhD, MPH
– Nutrition Policy Institute, University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources
10:25 AM – 11:15 AM
East Coast USA Time
SNAP-Ed's role in addressing food and nutrition insecurity in the 2025 Farm Bill.
10:25 AM – 11:15 AM
East Coast USA Time
SNAP-Ed's role in addressing food and nutrition insecurity in the 2025 Farm Bill
Location: Ambassador Ballroom
Katie Belazis, MPH (she/her/hers)
– The Food Trust
Jocelyn Hayward, MPH (she/her/hers)
– Michigan Fitness Foundation
Sandy Sherman, MS, EdM, EdD (she/her/hers)
– ASNNA (Association of SNAP Nutrition Education Administrators) Advocacy Committee
Mignon L. Verdell, BA, Sociology (she/her/hers)
– The Food Trust
SNAP
10:25 AM – 11:15 AM
East Coast USA Time
Utilizing Data and Community Voices to Create Anti-Hunger Pathways in Rural Food Bank Agencies
10:25 AM – 11:15 AM
East Coast USA Time
Utilizing Data and Community Voices to Create Anti-Hunger Pathways in Rural Food Bank Agencies
Location: Palladian Room
Summer Grandy
– Flagstaff Family Food Center
Zenya Ledermann, MA (she/her/hers)
– Flagstaff Family Food Center
Specific Populations
11:30 AM – 1:15 PM
East Coast USA Time
Picnic Lunch
11:30 AM – 1:15 PM
East Coast USA Time
Picnic Lunch
Location: Diplomat Terrace/Patio (outdoors)
1:30 PM – 2:20 PM
East Coast USA Time
Advocacy in Challenging Times: Strengthening Food Security Through Local Action Directed at Federal Policymakers.
1:30 PM – 2:20 PM
East Coast USA Time
Advocacy in Challenging Times: Strengthening Food Security Through Local Action Directed at Federal Policymakers
Location: Hampton Ballroom (East Promenade)
Hannah Garelick (she/her/hers)
– UnidosUS
Florencia Velasco Fortner (she/her/hers)
– The Concilio
Ben D'Avanzo, MPA
– National Immigration Law Center
Benjamin Owens
– Rep. Andrea Salinas
Advocacy Strategies
1:30 PM – 2:20 PM
East Coast USA Time
Expanding CACFP Access and Building Partnerships: Insights from Anti-Hunger Organizations
1:30 PM – 2:20 PM
East Coast USA Time
Expanding CACFP Access and Building Partnerships: Insights from Anti-Hunger Organizations
Location: Congressional AB
Susana Reza, BA (she/her/hers)
– El Paso Human Services, Inc.
LaMonika N. Jones, MEd (she/her/hers)
– FRAC
Jessica Pino-Goodspeed, LMSW (she/her/hers)
– Hunger Solutions New York
Shannon Amos, MFCS (she/her/hers)
– Children's Hunger Alliance (Ohio)
1:30 PM – 2:20 PM
East Coast USA Time
Growing Justice From the Ground Up: Co-Creating Food Security Solutions in Latinx Communities.
1:30 PM – 2:20 PM
East Coast USA Time
Growing Justice From the Ground Up: Co-Creating Food Security Solutions in Latinx Communities
Location: Palladian Room
Melissa Castillo, CADC (she/her/hers)
– NC FIELD
Joseph G. Cashman, MPH (he/him/his)
– Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina
Honey Y. Estrada, MPH, CHW (she/her/hers)
– North Carolina Community Health Worker Association
Specific Populations
1:30 PM – 2:20 PM
East Coast USA Time
Maximizing Meal Access During the Summer and Afterschool Hours.
1:30 PM – 2:20 PM
East Coast USA Time
Maximizing Meal Access During the Summer and Afterschool Hours
Location: Empire Room
Kelsey Boone, MPP (she/her/hers)
– Food Research & Action Center
Stacey McDaniel, MS
– YMCA of the USA
Alex Knapp
Brodrick Clarke
Christian Miller
School Meals
1:30 PM – 2:20 PM
East Coast USA Time
Mini Plenary: Mobilizing to Protect and Strengthen SNAP, School Meals, and Nutrition Programs During Budget Reconciliation
1:30 PM – 2:20 PM
East Coast USA Time
Mini Plenary: Mobilizing to Protect and Strengthen SNAP, School Meals, and Nutrition Programs During Budget Reconciliation
Location: Ambassador Ballroom
Ellen S. Teller, J.D. (she/her/hers)
– Food Research & Action Center
Salaam Bhatti, Esq.
– FRAC
Erin Hysom, MPH, RDN (she/her/hers)
– Food Research & Action Center
Chloe Green, MPH (she/her/hers)
– American Public Human Services Association
Ellen Nissenbaum (she/her/hers)
– Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Robert Campbell, MPP (he/him/his)
– Feeding America
Rachel Lyons
2:30 PM – 3:20 PM
East Coast USA Time
A New Approach to Measuring Hunger & Food Insecurity
2:30 PM – 3:20 PM
East Coast USA Time
A New Approach to Measuring Hunger & Food Insecurity
Location: Palladian Room
Karen Spitzfaden (she/her/hers)
– Second Harvest Heartland
Elizabeth Cooper, MA (she/her/hers)
– Second Harvest Heartland
Zach Rodvold (he/him/his)
– Second Harvest Heartland
SNAP
2:30 PM – 3:20 PM
East Coast USA Time
Advancing WIC through the Six Dimensions of Food Security: A Framework for Advocacy.
2:30 PM – 3:20 PM
East Coast USA Time
Advancing WIC through the Six Dimensions of Food Security: A Framework for Advocacy
Location: Diplomat Room
Jenny Schrum, PhD, MSW, MPH (she/her/hers)
– NJ Office of the Food Security Advocate
Katie Jacobs, MPH, RDN (she/her/hers)
– Hunger Solutions Consulting
WIC/CACFP
2:30 PM – 3:20 PM
East Coast USA Time
Bolstering CACFP through Farm to Early Care and Education
2:30 PM – 3:20 PM
East Coast USA Time
Bolstering CACFP through Farm to Early Care and Education
Location: Congressional AB
Reynaldo Green (he/him/his)
– Quality Care for Children
Cassandra Bull
Emia Oppenheim
2:30 PM – 3:20 PM
East Coast USA Time
Do's and Dont's of Capitol Hill Advocacy: A Bipartisan Approach to Supporting the Federal Nutrition Programs
2:30 PM – 3:20 PM
East Coast USA Time
Do's and Dont's of Capitol Hill Advocacy: A Bipartisan Approach to Supporting the Federal Nutrition Programs
Location: Hampton Ballroom (East Promenade)
Ellen S. Teller, J.D. (she/her/hers)
– Food Research & Action Center
Eric J. Steiner, J.D.
– OFW Law
Julia Rossman (she/her/hers)
– US House of Representatives, Office of Shontel M. Brown (OH-11)
Timothy Klipp-Lockhart, MSW (he/him/his)
– Food Research & Action Center
2:30 PM – 3:20 PM
East Coast USA Time
Getting to Yes: Winning over lawmakers and funders on anti-hunger policies and programs.
2:30 PM – 3:20 PM
East Coast USA Time
Getting to Yes: Winning over lawmakers and funders on anti-hunger policies and programs
Location: Empire Room
Megan Knapp, PhD, MPH (she/her/hers)
– Xavier University of Louisiana
Daisy M. Ellis, MPH (she/her/hers)
– New Orleans Health Department
Leroy Conish (he/him/his)
– River Road Farm
Marguerite Green, BS, Environmental Horticulture (she/her/hers)
– Louisiana Food Policy Action Council
School Meals
2:30 PM – 3:20 PM
East Coast USA Time
Securing SNAP Mini-Plenary: Cross-Political Strategies to Protect the Program Amid Budget and Farm Bill Challenges
2:30 PM – 3:20 PM
East Coast USA Time
Securing SNAP Mini-Plenary: Cross-Political Strategies to Protect the Program Amid Budget and Farm Bill Challenges
Location: Ambassador Ballroom
Gina Plata-Nino
Anna Almanza (she/her/ella)
– Food Bank Council of Michigan
Hope A. Lane-Gavin, MPS (she/her/hers)
– Ohio Association of Foodbanks
ItzĂșl Gutierrez (she/her/hers)
– California Association of Food Banks
Jessica Deitrich (she/her/hers)
– Hunger Free Oklahoma
Stephanie Johnson, RDN (she/her/hers)
– National Grocers Association
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Affinity Groups Coffee Break
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Affinity Groups Coffee Break
Location: Diplomat Foyer/ West Registration Foyer
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Mid-Atlantic Anti-Hunger Coalition
4:10 PM – 5:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Mid-Atlantic Anti-Hunger Coalition Meeting
Location: Empire Room
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Midwest Region Meeting
4:10 PM – 5:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Midwest Region Meeting
Location: Diplomat Room
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Mountain Plains Region
4:10 PM – 5:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Mountain Plains Region Meeting
Location: Hampton Ballroom (East Promenade)
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Northeast Region Anti-Hunger Network
4:10 PM – 5:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Northeast Region Anti-Hunger Network Meeting
Location: Ambassador Ballroom
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Southeast Anti-Hunger Coalition Meeting
4:10 PM – 5:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Southeast Anti-Hunger Coalition Meeting
Location: Congressional AB
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Western Region Anti-Hunger Consortium
4:10 PM – 5:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Western Region Anti-Hunger Consortium Meeting
Location: Palladian Room
4:10 PM – 5:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
California Advocates Regional Meeting
4:10 PM – 5:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
California Advocates Regional Meeting
Location: Regency Ballroom
4:10 PM – 5:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
New York Advocates Regional Meeting
4:10 PM – 5:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
New York Advocates Regional Meeting
Location: Regency Ballroom
4:10 PM – 5:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Southwest Region Meeting
4:10 PM – 5:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Southwest Region Meeting
Location: Executive Room
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
East Coast USA Time
Hill Day Breakfast
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
East Coast USA Time
Hill Day Grab-&-Go Breakfast
Location: Palladian Ballroom & Foyer
8:30 AM – 9:15 AM
East Coast USA Time
SNAP Matters Rally
8:30 AM – 9:15 AM
East Coast USA Time
SNAP Matters Rally
Location: Upper Senate Park
Ellen S. Teller, J.D. (she/her/hers)
– Food Research & Action Center
Rep. Jill Tokuda, (D-HI)
Signe E. Anderson, MS (she/her/hers)
– Tennessee Justice Center
Eric Savaiano, MEd (he/him/his)
– Nebraska Appleseed
9:30 AM – 5:30 PM
East Coast USA Time
Capitol Hill Visits (on your own)
9:30 AM – 5:30 PM
East Coast USA Time
Capitol Hill Visits (on your own)