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Matt Achhammer
Field Placement: The Campus Kitchen’s Project at St. Louis University (St. Louis, MO)
Matt established a job-training program for at-risk youth that involves skills-based job training for the culinary field. Matt also worked to create a curriculum for a semester-long service learning course for college students, which will be transferable to other universities with Campus Kitchens.
Hunger Free Community Report: Hunger 101 Curriculum, an interactive simulation adaptable to many age groups and locations providing a way to learn about the effects of hunger and the experiences of people facing hunger.
Policy Placement: The National Coalition for the Homeless (Washington, D.C.)
Matt is working on housing justice policy compiling results of a survey of McKinney Act service providers. He is also working on the National Housing Trust Fund, intended to create a fund for the development of over 1,500,000 units of affordable housing over the next decade.
Education/Experience: Matt graduated from Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania with a double degree in Theatre Arts and English. He served as the Homelessness and Housing Program Coordinator and the Hunger and Health Program Coordinator at Gettysburg. He has also participated in the National Student Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness (NSCAHH).
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Sarah Borron
Field Placement: FOOD for Lane County (Eugene, OR)
Sarah researched best practices for creation and implementation of food policy councils and made recommendations for the development of a Council in Lane County. This report, as well as a food policy council directory, is available at www.lanefood.org/foodpolicycouncils.htm. Sarah also laid the groundwork for action groups to discuss food, farming, and hunger issues in Lane County communities and for the Lane County Food Coalition to create a food system assessment.
Hunger Free Community Report: Food Policy Councils: Practice and Possibility, a report on the role of Food Policy Councils in the Community Food Security movement, which builds and supports partnerships among anti-hunger, sustainable agriculture, nutrition, and private sector stakeholders to create hunger-free communities.
Policy Placement: Community Food Security Coalition (Washington, D.C.)
Sarah is researching community food security issues in the Child Nutrition and Transportation Equity Reauthorization processes and will assist with national outreach on these issues. She is also evaluating opportunities for coalition-building among anti-hunger and sustainable agriculture groups and assisting in the development of a model to assess food and farm issues in the country.
Education/Experience: Sarah earned a Bachelor of Arts from Denison University in Ohio where she was an Environmental Studies major with a Religion Concentration. At Denison, she led Alternative Break trips to address hunger in Washington, D.C. and co-founded the Denison International Relief Effort.
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Robert Campbell
Field Placement: Florida Impact (Tallahassee, FL)
In order to increase participation in the Summer Food Service Program, Robert coordinated community outreach and led meetings of community leaders in northern Florida, where many counties do not offer the Summer Food Service Program. Due in part to Robert’s efforts, three additional counties will offer Summer Food next year.
Hunger Free Community Report: Feeding Florida, an overview of federal child nutrition programs, examining participation rates for each of Florida’s 67 counties and measuring the impact of each program on the problems of hunger and food insecurity in Florida.
Policy Placement: Food Research and Action Center (Washington, D.C.)
Robert is analyzing state applications for the school meals and summer food programs, assessing whether or not they pose barriers to utilization and expansion of these programs. Robert will also help coordinate outreach efforts to inform member agencies of the new requirements of Title 1 by schools participating in school meals programs.
Education/Experience: Robert focused on Urban Studies and Music Performance while a student at Rhodes College, where he graduated in 2002. Robert has taught English in Nepal, attended NSCAHH and COOL Conferences, and participated in a summer Institute on Philanthropy and Voluntary Service.
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Jenna Churchman
Field Placement: Florida Impact (Tallahassee, FL)
During her time in Florida, Jenna coordinated meetings of community members in the thirteen northern Florida counties not utilizing the Summer Food Service Program and worked to collectively design an implementation plan.
Hunger Free Community Report: Feeding Florida, an overview of federal child nutrition programs, examining participation rates for each of Florida’s 67 counties and measuring the impact of each program on the problems of hunger and food insecurity in Florida.
Policy Placement: America’s Second Harvest (Washington, D.C.)
Jenna is designing and administering a survey of America’s Second Harvest affiliates to discover the root causes of non-participation in the Summer Food Service Program. In addition, Jenna is conducting research on the potential effects of expanding tax incentives to make it easier for grocers and farmers to donate food.
Education/Experience: Jenna graduated magna cum laude from Willamette University in Salem, Oregon where she was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. She was a sociology major and politics minor with a focus on welfare reform. Jenna also interned with the Department of Children and Families in Oregon, designed a survey to measure the effectiveness of domestic violence education trainings, volunteered at local shelters, was active in both women’s and environmental issues on campus, and directed a mentoring program at Easter Seals.
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Jacquelyn Hansen
Field Placement: Ohio Association of Second Harvest Foodbanks (Columbus, OH)
Jacqueline worked to increase the number of farmers and Farmer's Markets engaged in the Ohio Agricultural Surplus Production Alliance, an innovative partnership that links food banks, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, and the emergency food assistance network with commodity producers, farmers, growers, and processors.
Hunger Free Community Report: Nutritional Analysis of Ohio’s Second Harvest Food Banks, a PowerPoint presentation and accompanying guide analyzing the nutritional content of donations to Ohio’s Foodbanks.
Policy Site: National Head Start Association (Arlington, VA)
Jacquelyn is assisting NHSA with the development of a broad Health Initiative in order to enhance the resource services it provides to Head Start programs nationwide. The information gained through this initiative will be presented to Head Start programs in various formats to support their efforts in specific health-related areas.
Education/Experience: Jacquelyn graduated cum laude from Oregon State University, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Nutrition and Food Management. She served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Micronesia working on health and nutrition education, youth development programs, and a campaign to promote the local agricultural food system. She has a working knowledge of Pohnpeian.
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David Heller
Field Placement: Missoula Food Bank (Missoula, MT)
David developed a county-wide program aiming to bring food stamps to more than 3,000 people in Missoula, through food stamp assistance at Missoula Food Bank and other sites around the area, as well as direct outreach. Co-funded by the USDA, the outreach project will be expanded statewide after a pilot effort in Missoula. He also created an anti-hunger council overseen by nearly a dozen Missoula nonprofit groups. The council is charged with drafting and carrying out a long-term strategic plan for building a hunger-free community. He established satellite food pantries in outlying areas of Missoula County, and expanded the scope of the food bank’s ROOTS and Kids’ Café programs.
Policy Placement: USDA Food and Nutrition Services, Food Stamp Program (Alexandria, VA)
David is researching strategies for improving the efficacy of the USDA’s nationwide food stamp outreach campaign. He is also working develop and monitor both media campaigns and specific outreach tools, such as an online screening program for food stamp benefits. He will also work to design new projects informed by his findings.
Education/Experience: David attended Brown University as a premedical student with a concentration in ethics and political philosophy. At Brown he was a two-term officer of the student government, editor-in-chief of a course review publication, and Chair of a record-breaking senior gift campaign to raise funds for Brown undergraduate financial aid.
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Katelin Isaacs
Field Placement: Vermont Campaign To End Childhood Hunger (Burlington, VT)
While with VTCECH Katelin worked to increase Vermonters’ participation in federal Child Nutrition Programs. Specifically, she created a best practices resource sheet for state school breakfast programs, which was used in breakfast promotion. She also conducted a survey of selected high schools in Vermont to determine the characteristics and extent of competitive food sales.
Hunger Free Community Report: Childhood Hunger in Vermont, a PowerPoint Presentation and accompanying guide that: defines the problem of childhood hunger in Vermont, its effects on the health, education and well-being of children, and the increased health care and educational costs to the state because of hunger, and analyzes Vermont’s use of federal nutrition programs including Food Stamps, School Meals, and Summer Food.
Policy Placement: American School Food Service Association (Washington, D.C.)
At the ASFSA, Katelin is compiling a compendium of state regulations and statutes affecting child nutrition programs and the school food service professionals who run them. This research will be an informational and legislative resource for school food service professionals, anti-hunger advocates, and others.
Education/Experience: Katelin attended Princeton University for two years, but transferred to Stanford University where she graduated and was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. Katelin has worked on an organic farm in West Rutland, Vermont, as a tutor for young children, and campaigned to regulate sweatshop abuses with Students for Progressive Education and Action.
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Carrie Johnson
Field Placement: Ohio Association of Second Harvest Foodbanks (Columbus, OH)
Carrie developed and coordinated a statewide Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) outreach campaign targeting the emergency food assistance network in Ohio. This project involved working with national, state and local stakeholders to strengthen EITC outreach in both urban and rural areas in Ohio.
Hunger Free Community Report: Give Ohio a Boost: Promote the Earned Income Tax Credit, a training guide for advocates and direct service providers to promote the Earned Income Tax Credit to their clients.
Policy Placement: Corporation for Enterprise Development (Washington, D.C.)
Carrie is working with the Assets Team at CFED to promote asset-building initiatives for low-income families and individuals. In addition to producing a state-by-state survey of Individual Development Account (IDA) programs, Carrie is supporting the Wealth Working Group and the Financial Institutions Working Group.
Education/Experience: Carrie graduated magna cum laude from Duke University as a Political Science and Women's Studies major. She also participated in summer internships with the Amy Biehl Foundation Trust in Cape Town, South Africa, and the West End Community Center in Durham, North Carolina.
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Peter Kim
Field Placement: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Mountain Plains Office (Denver, CO)
Peter planned and formulated a food stamp outreach plan for Montana, the first outreach plan in the region. The plan is increasing participation in the program by at least 750 individuals, bringing in hundreds of thousands of dollars in annual issuance. He also assisted Utah and Kansas with the development of their outreach plans.
Hunger Free Community Report: Making America Stronger: 2003 Food Stamp Outreach Planning Guide, a guide for outreach coordinators at the federal, state and community levels to assist with outreach efforts and increase access to the Food Stamp Program. The USDA plans to distribute this guide to its regional and state offices as well as community emergency food providers all over the country.
Policy Placement: RESULTS, Inc. (Washington, D.C.)
At RESULTS, Peter is leading efforts to bring RESULTS into the asset policy field. He is researching and generating media attention for asset initiatives, such as Individual Development Accounts. He will also be serving as a regional coordinator for RESULTS volunteers.
Education/Experience: Peter is a 2002 graduate of Brown University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science, served on the student government, taught environmental science at an underserved public high school, co-organized The Democracy Teach-Ins, directed a campus security program, and lobbied the Brown board of trustees. Peter was also elected “Mr. Brown University” 2001-2002.
Anna Krieger
Field Placement: Montana People’s Action (Missoula, MT)
Anna worked to increase outreach and funding for the current Food Stamp Program by working with local communities to implement new provisions of the National Food Stamp Bill. Additionally, she assisted with research and collected stories from food stamp recipients for a report on enacting farm bill options in Montana.
Hunger Free Community Report: All Access Montana: Eliminating Food Stamp Barriers Feeds a Hungry Montana and a Hungry Economy, a report outlining specific changes to the Food Stamp Program needed to increase food stamp enrollment, which would aid more hungry families and boost the state and local economies. Suggestions include simplification of the application, reduction of documentation requirements, and adopting six-month reporting as allowed by the 2003 Farm Bill.
Policy Placement: New America Foundation (Washington, D.C.)
Anna is assisting with development of an online clearinghouse on asset building by compiling, summarizing, and locating supporting materials for federal policies impacting low-and moderate-income Americans’ abilities to build and maintain assets. Anna is also contributing to federal policy efforts, including the Assets for Independence Act, Savings for Working Families Act, and the President’s plans for new tax-favored savings accounts.
Education/Experience: Anna graduated in 2002 from Haverford College in Pennsylvania with a degree in philosophy. At Haverford, Anna worked on a variety Haverford community issues in addition to devoting her time to Gay and Lesbian causes both on campus and off. During her semester abroad, Anna interned at the Sarang AIDS Institute in Kochi, India, an organization working to stop the spread of HIV in sex-worker and gay male communities in South India.
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Amy Matthews
Field Placement: Association of Arizona Food Banks (Phoenix, AZ)
Amy worked to raise Arizona’s low participation rate in the Food Stamp Program by initiating outreach efforts in community organizations, developing materials, conducting trainings, assisting in developing a website for prescreening, and collaborating with the state to improve program access.
Hunger Free Community Report: Community Food Security 101: What’s the Food System Got To Do With It?, an interactive educational tool presents all the basic concepts of the community food security movement and engages participants in discussion of food security in their area. The curriculum gives participants a “tour” of the global food system and an opportunity to explore the myriad social and environmental implications of this system and its effects on food insecurity and hunger.
Policy Placement: Corporation for Enterprise Development (Washington, D.C.)
Amy is working on economic development issues affecting low-income people. She is engaging in projects that strengthen the link between Individual Development Accounts and opportunities for microenterprise and establishing credit.
Education/Experience: In May 2002, Amy graduated from Xavier University in Ohio where she studied social work and peace studies. Her vision for greater social justice springs from the inequity she has seen at home and abroad. Amy’s experience includes working with homeless families in Cincinnati and in New York and working for an NGO in Kathmandu, Nepal.
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Bridget Murphy
Field Placement: Community Food Security Center, Community Food Bank (Tucson, AZ)
Through interviews, surveys and focus groups, Bridget laid the groundwork for the future Greater Tucson Food Policy Council. Her research identified opportunities for strengthening the local food system through examining its holes and assets.
Hunger Free Community Report: Community Food Security 101: What’s the Food System Got To Do With It?, an interactive educational tool presents all the basic concepts of the community food security movement and engages participants in discussion of food security in their area. The curriculum gives participants a “tour” of the global food system and an opportunity to explore the myriad social and environmental implications of this system and its effects on food insecurity and hunger.
Policy Placement: The Workforce Alliance (Washington, D.C.)
Bridget provides support for the staff and members of the Workforce Alliance seeking to improve workforce development policies and practices. She is helping to create a web-based clearinghouse for state fact sheets and best practices of the Workforce Investment Act, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, and the Higher Education Act.
Education/Experience: Bridget graduated from Duke University in May 2002 with a self-designed curriculum in Race and Ethnic Relations and Social Policy. She spearheaded several campus projects to promote socially conscious career choices and cultivated an interest in immigration issues, especially those pertaining to farm workers. She also studied race relations at la Universidad de La Habana in Cuba for a semester.
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Molly Neck
Field Placement: Idaho Community Action Network (Boise, ID)
Molly developed and implemented a training program for members of the ICAN Local Food Program steering committees. She also created a database containing statistical information on hunger indicators and social programs that address poverty in Idaho’s forty-four counties. Molly also conducted home visits with ICAN members to gain an understanding of their needs and interests.
Hunger Free Community Report: Fixing Food Stamps: Two simple Changes State Leaders Can Make to Address Idaho’s Hunger Problem, an analysis of the Food Stamp Program in Idaho, including interviews with low-income families, suggesting that the implementation of two state options—eliminating the vehicle asset test when determining eligibility, and removing cumbersome reporting and recertification procedures—would dramatically increase participation in the Program.
Policy Placement: National Coalition for the Homeless (Washington, D.C.)
Molly is helping to co-edit NCH’s 2002 annual Hate Crimes report as well as a four-year study on hate crimes committed against people experiencing homelessness. She is also working on the national Bringing America Home Act (BAHA) campaign. BAHA is a comprehensive bill designed to end homelessness in the United States.
Education/Experience: Molly grew up in South Texas along the US/Mexico border and graduated in 2002 with a major in Religious Studies and a minor in history from Tulane University. While at Tulane she worked for three years with Habitat For Humanity and one year at Ozanam Inn, a men's homeless shelter in downtown New Orleans. Molly also served as the project coordinator for the Hunger and Homelessness Awareness and Action Team at Tulane her senior year.
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Maryn Olson
Field Placement: Vermont Campaign to End Childhood Hunger (Burlington, VT)
Maryn worked with the Food Stamp Outreach Project and her projects included the development of a guide to becoming an authorized food stamp retailer for grocery store owners throughout the state currently not participating in the program, and an evaluation of the environments of food stamp offices around the state. Her work culminated in the creation of a report highlighting overall trends and good practices, and making recommendations, to be submitted to the department of PATH (which administers the Food Stamp Program in Vermont). Maryn also had an editorial published in the Burlington Free Press based on her experience at a local food pantry.
Hunger Free Community Report: Becoming an Authorized Food Stamp Retailer in Vermont, a Step-by-Step Guide for food retailers designed to increase access to the Food Stamp Program; currently half of the state’s towns do not have a retailer accepting Food Stamps.
Policy Placement: Executive Office for Weed and Seed, U.S. Department of Justice (Washington, D.C.)
Maryn's policy placement work includes sharing information and resource materials about federal feeding programs with communities participating in the “Weed and Seed” Program, which works to link law enforcement, crime prevention, and community revitalization in select communities around the country. She is also developing a "best practices" publication about seeding programs that currently address hunger and poverty issues and assisting in interagency coordination efforts on behalf of the Executive Office for Weed and Seed.
Education/Experience: Maryn is a 2002 graduate of Valparaiso University in Valparaiso, Indiana, where she majored in political science and humanities, and minored in social work and gender studies. She studied in Namibia for one semester. Maryn was active in the Honors College, Alliance, chapel activities, and the organization of a semester-long series of seven events focusing on issues relating to women. Maryn was also an intern with the Aliveness Project, which serves persons in northwest Indiana who are HIV positive or living with AIDS.
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Saleem Hue Penny
Field Placement: Hunger Task Force of Milwaukee, Inc. (Milwaukee, WI)
Saleem researched and coordinated the development of a new youth program addressing community food security in Milwaukee’s near north side neighborhood. The Fondy Market Youth Program is designed to approach community food security through a variety of topics including: nutrition and healthy eating, community gardening, and cooperative business development. This youth program, slated to begin summer of 2004, is the first pilot project of the Fondy Farmer’s Market. For more information, please visit http://www.hungertaskforce.org/youth.
Hunger Free Community Report: Urban Agriculture Youth Program, the planning document for the creation of an urban agriculture youth program designed to educate and employ youth residing in the low-income community of the Near North Side in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Policy Placement: NETWORK—A National Catholic Social Justice Lobby (Washington, D.C.)
Saleem is researching U.S. immigration issues, policies, and legislation. He is writing educational materials to be distributed to NETWORK’s nationwide membership base. These educational materials provide general information for NETWORK’s members (12,000 individuals and organizations). Pertinent legislation includes: the DREAM Act/Student Adjustment Act, the Unity, Security, Accountability, and Family Act (U.S.A. Family Act), and the U.S. Employee and Family Unity and Legalization Act (U.S.E.F.U.L).
Education/Experience: Saleem graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Warren Wilson College in Asheville, North Carolina. He has worked in Washington, D.C. with the C.E.E.D. Youth Leadership Organization (now a partner with Community Harvest) facilitating youth education programs in sustainable agriculture, nutrition, environmental justice, food security, and poverty. He also interned with Arena Stage's Living Stage Theatre Company doing socio-political arts education workshops throughout the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
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Hun Quach
Field Placement: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Mountain Plains Office (Denver, CO)
To promote growth and outreach for the School Breakfast Program (SBP), Hun evaluated and selected North Dakota as a target state to promote school breakfast start-up and expansion. Hun worked with North Dakota’s Department of Public Instruction on expansion and facilitation ititiatives; the state currently plans to start 11 new programs in the coming school year.
Hunger Free Community Report: “Discover School Breakfast,” a Toolkit that will assist schools in implementing and expanding the SBP at the local level. The Toolkit can be utilized by multiple decision makers (including school principals, parents, and food service staff) to address challenges or opportunities and provides outreach tools and strategies for marketing the program.
Policy Placement: Lutheran Office of Governmental Affairs (Washington, DC)
Hun will be doing a variety of work with federal programs including TANF, Food Stamps, Child Nutrition and WIC. She will be researching barriers and solutions to the Child and Adult Care Food Program run by the church throughout the country to provide information for ways to improve the program. Also a tool will be developed to be utilized by Congregations to learn about eligibility for the Food Stamp Program.
Education/Experience: Hun Quach, born in Cambodia and raised in Seattle, received her double degree in Political Science and Business from the University of Washington. Hun has been a Resident Advisor, an Intern for U.S. Representative Brian Baird and U.S. Senator Patty Murray, a Conference Assistant for the Tobacco Use Prevention Training Institute of the University of North Carolina, and a volunteer for the American Cancer Society and Cascade AIDS Project.
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Jennifer Rottmann
Field Placement: Idaho Community Action Network (Boise, ID)
Jennifer conducted homevisits with low-income ICAN members around the state to collect their stories about hunger. She also assisted with administration of ICAN’s statewide Food Program, particularly by helping to initiate outreach to the Hispanic community and by assisting with trainings for Local Food Program leaders.
Hunger Free Community Report: Fixing Food Stamps: Two simple Changes State Leaders Can Make to Address Idaho’s Hunger Problem, an analysis of the Food Stamp Program in Idaho, including interviews with low-income families, suggesting that the implementation of two state options—eliminating the vehicle asset test when determining eligibility, and removing cumbersome reporting and recertification procedures—would dramatically increase participation in the Program.
Policy Placement: Center for Community Change (Washington, D.C.)
Jennifer is working in the Public Policy Unit, assisting with research, analysis, and communication in the Jobs & Economic Security and Income Support teams. She is focusing primarily on Tax and Budget proposals and TANF (welfare) reauthorization.
Education/Experience: Jennifer graduated from Dartmouth College in 2002 with a Bachelor of Arts in History. At Dartmouth, she chaired the Dartmouth College Chapter of Habitat for Humanity and participated in a number of other local and statewide homelessness and affordable housing groups, and interned at the National Coalition for the Homeless in Washington, D.C., where she worked on Civil Rights and Public Education. She was a 2001 Sagner Fellow at the Century Institute at Williams College and spent a term studying in Mexico.
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Eric Steiner
Field Placement: Hunger Task Force of Milwaukee (Milwaukee, WI)
Eric researched the utilization of the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) and developed recommendations for its implementation in Milwaukee County. He worked closely with the three largest sponsors of SFSP food sites in Milwaukee, as well as the Greater Milwaukee Food Providers Coalition, SFSP Administrators, school officials, and SFSP participants to establish ways to reverse declining enrollments in the 100-plus Milwaukee-area SFSP food sites.
Hunger Free Community Report: Eric published the report, “The State of the Summer Food Service Program in Milwaukee County,” and presented the findings to the wider community, demonstrating the need for and current under-utilization of Summer Food by low-income families in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. The report and presentation are available online at www.hungertaskforce.org.
Policy Placement: Population Action International (Washington, D.C.)
Eric is researching the links between global population growth and stress on agricultural production and hunger prevention worldwide. When the challenges related to feeding our world's expanding population are known, we can determine how population policies will affect our future capacity to feed the world. He is updating the 1995 Population Action International report, “Conserving Land: Population and Sustainable Food Production.”
Education/Experience: Eric graduated “With Distinction” from Purdue University in May, 2002, with a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Education. He studied abroad for a semester in Poland, a summer in Honduras, and a semester in South Africa. He served as Mortar Board President, was named Greek Man of the Year, and was the recipient of the G.A. Ross Award, given to the 2002 Purdue Outstanding Senior Man. Eric interned for the American Farm Bureau Federation in Washington, D.C. and he is licensed to teach agricultural science and business in Indiana high schools.
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LaFleur Stephens
Field Placement: The Campus Kitchen’s Project at St. Louis University (St. Louis, MO)
LaFleur developed a Special Needs Meal Initiative that allowed the Campus Kitchen to serve meals to people with dietary restrictions, including those who suffer from hypertension or diabetes. With her field site partner, she developed a reflection guide, designed to infuse learning into the service experience of student volunteers.
Hunger Free Community Report: Hunger 101 Curriculum, an interactive simulation adaptable to many age groups and locations providing a way to learn about the effects of hunger and the experiences of people facing hunger.
Policy Placement: Connect For Kids (Washington D.C.)
LaFleur is responsible for conducting policy research on nutrition and food issues in support of communications for improved child nutrition program reauthorization. Additionally she is working with the Connect For Kids webmaster to research and develop a web-based “tutorial” on child nutrition program reauthorization.
Education/Experience: LaFleur is a graduate of the University of Rochester, where she was a Political Science major with a minor in Spanish and was awarded the Frederick Douglass Prize for her Senior Honors Thesis. LaFleur served as President of the Black Students' Union, a member of the All Campus Judicial Council, a Community Learning Fellow, and New York Urban League Scholar. She also studied abroad in Oaxaca, Mexico.
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Ebony Walden
Field Placement: Children’s Alliance (Seattle, WA)
Ebony coordinated outreach to increase community participation in federal food programs and supported the creation of regional coalitions of emergency food providers, nutrition program representatives, and outreach workers. She also conducted research on food stamp education in the US, helped analyze the effectiveness of Food Stamp education in Washington, created a child nutrition program brochure and researched hunger and obesity in Washington.
Hunger Free Community Report: “Become an Anti-Hunger Advocate,” a briefing on Hunger in Washington and an Advocacy Training Guide that: a) presents readers with key facts on issues, programs, and policies needed for an understanding of hunger in Washington, and b) teaches key skills and strategies needed to become an effective anti-hunger advocate.
Policy Placement: Community Action Partnership (Washington, D.C.)
Ebony is assisting with the development of CAP's national youth development initiative by researching the youth programs of community action agencies nationwide and writing case studies on creative and successful programs and results. The results of her findings will determine the content of the youth track of CAP's national conference.
Education/Experience: Ebony is a 2002 graduate of Georgetown University, where she majored in Marketing and Management. Most of her employment experiences have been working with inner city youth on advocacy, community service, and community building.
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Justin Weinstein-Tull
Field Placement: FOOD for Lane County (Eugene, OR)
Justin created models for community needs assessments, in order to identify where the need was greatest in Lane County, Oregon. He also identified models for needs assessments within FFLC.
Hunger Free Community Report: The Status of Low-Income Seniors in Eugene, Oregon, the results and analysis of a survey designed to better understand the state of hunger and poverty among low-income seniors in Eugene so that service providers can intelligently address the problems, and perhaps craft programs specifically designed to provide aid to seniors who need it.
Policy Placement: The Food Research and Action Center (Washington, D.C.)
At FRAC, Justin is researching pilot programs designed to increase elderly participation in the Food Stamp program. He is examining the Thrifty Food Plan as it relates to seniors. He is also building an advocacy network around senior food issues.
Education/Experience: Justin earned a Bachelor of Science from Stanford University in Symbolic Systems (an interdisciplinary program combining Computer Science, Psychology, Philosophy, and Linguistics), and a Master of Arts in Modern Thought and Literature (another interdisciplinary major combining Literature, Philosophy, and Literary Theory). He has worked with various community kitchens in the Bay Area and initiated several anti-hunger programs with the Stanford student anti-hunger group.
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