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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
Itzúl 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
