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 Isha Plynton
Field Placement: Drake University Law School Agricultural Law Center (Des Moines, IA)
Isha developed a nutrition screening tool for legal clinics to use in identifying and addressing the food security and nutritional needs of children in the child welfare system. She trained law students at Drake’s Middleton Center for Children’s Rights and promoted the tool’s use by making educational presentations to judges, attorneys, and child advocates statewide.
Hunger Free Community Report: Drake University and the Congressional Hunger Center’s Presidential Voter Education Guide on Hunger Issues illustrates the hunger and food security platform of six of the 2008 Presidential candidates.
Policy Placement: National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty (Washington, D.C.)
Isha is working to improve access to public benefits for victims of domestic violence by researching and writing a report on state implementation of the Family Violence Option. Isha is also researching the barriers to homeless shelter participation in the Child Care and Adult Food Program.
Education and Experience: Isha graduated from Tufts University in 2007 with a degree in American studies, a concentration in law and politics, and high honors for her thesis. At Tufts, Isha started a college mentoring program for economically underprivileged students and served as a leader in the largest student run community service organization. Isha has interned in Senator Edward Kennedy’s Education Policy Office in Washington, D.C., studied abroad in Ghana, and volunteered at the University of Ghana Hospital.
 Will Perreault
Field Placement: Drake University Law School Agricultural Law Center (Des Moines, IA)
In collaboration with Iowa's Department of Education, Will researched the Summer Food Service Program, promoted best practices, helped reduce the gap between eligible and enrolled children, and helped increase the use of local Iowa produce in the program.
Hunger Free Community Report: Drake University and the Congressional Hunger Center’s Presidential Voter Education Guide on Hunger Issues outlines the hunger and food security platform of six of the 2008 Presidential candidates.
Policy Placement: Corporation for Enterprise Development (Washington, D.C.)
Will is researching and analyzing federal asset-building policies to promote savings options for low-income people. By building alliances with both local and national economic development practitioners and private businesses and non-traditional constituencies, Will is facilitating the broader adoption of automatic employee enrollment into savings and investment features.
Education and Experience: Originally from Chapel Hill, NC, Will graduated from Davidson College with a degree he designed in rural poverty studies. At Davidson, Will directed an a cappella group, led students in the National Coalition for the Homeless’ Urban Plunge, participated in a "reverse mission trip" to Nicaragua and renovated homes with the Appalachia Service Project. After graduation, Will assisted in Louisiana's recovery process as Field Coordinator for Rebuilding Hope in New Orleans, and worked in rural Uganda for Promic to strengthen female entrepreneurs’ access to micro-loans.
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