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 Julie Ferreira
Field Placement: Community Food Bank (Tucson, AZ)
Julie researched how small neighborhood corner stores can provide fresh produce and healthy food items to their neighborhoods. She conducted participatory store surveys with area parents, interviewed store owners, and sought partners to explore the viability of a "Healthy Corner Store" initiative in Tucson.
Hunger Free Community Report: Healthy Food at the Corner: Where Choice and Access Meet outlines the potential for corner stores to provide their neighborhoods with healthy food including fresh produce and low-fat dairy.
Policy Placement: RESULTS Educational Fund (Washington, D.C.)
Julie is conducting grassroots outreach to empower people across the country to create the political will to end hunger and poverty. She is working to start new RESULTS chapters, staffing the RESULTS' Diversity Taskforce, and preparing workshops for the RESULTS International Conference.
Education and Experience: Originally from New Jersey, Julie graduated from Earlham College in 2006 with a degree in sociology and anthropology. She was awarded a Plowshares Peace Mini-Grant to study community supported agriculture throughout the Midwest. As a Bonner Scholar, Julie led farm visits and baking classes for area Boys and Girls Clubs. She also lived and volunteered in Portugal and studied in Argentina. Julie served as an Americorps VISTA for a year in Apple Valley, CA where she established a dynamic community garden and educational program, hosted a regional food event, and initiated a Food Security Action Coalition.
 Amber Herman
Field Placement: Community Food Bank (Tucson, AZ)
Amber built partnerships with schools, farmers, state agencies, and non-profit organizations to identify opportunities for providing fresh, regionally grown fruits and vegetables to school cafeterias. She coordinated a Farm to School Health Week for a Tucson school with community partners, media, politicians, and parents. Amber also assisted in developing grant opportunities to continue the Tucson Farm to School Program.
Hunger Free Community Report: Exploring Farm to School: A Facilitator’s Guide to Implementation in Arizona is a tool for community members and food service directors to use as they increase the amount of local produce eaten in Arizona schools. The guide outlines opportunities, barriers, and recommendations for overcoming implementation challenges.
Policy Placement: United States Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service (Alexandria, VA)
Amber is working with the Office of Strategic Initiatives, Partnerships, and Outreach (OSIPO) to evaluate existing FNS partnerships and identify new collaboration opportunities, especially with organizations serving seniors and Latino communities. She is also creating methods to monitor and evaluate future partnerships.
Education and Experience: An Iowa native, Amber is a Harry S. Truman Scholar and a 2006 graduate of Iowa Sate University where she studied public service and administration in agriculture. Amber represented Oxfam America at the G8 Summit in Scotland and at the 2005 United Nations Youth Assembly, served as a keynote speaker on the North American Take Action Tour, and spoke to 24,000 students about international poverty and youth leadership. She has also volunteered in rural Kenya and conducted research in Uganda about youth farmers.
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