We are excited to announce the 7th Class of Mickey Leland International Hunger Fellows who will serve from September 2013 – August 2015! These 12 candidates were selected from more than 430 applications. It was an exceptionally competitive pool of candidates, and we are proud of the diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and skills represented in the incoming class. The fellows will be working on food security issues ranging from agricultural value-chain development to maternal and child nutrition to multiple-use water services. Their work will require skills in programming, monitoring and evaluation, capacity building, research, and advocacy. Please see below for the list of the 7th Class of Leland Fellows and where each fellow will serve his/her field and policy placements. We are also happy to call six new host organizations partners. Thank you to everyone who played a part in a successful selections process! And welcome, members of the 7th Class!
Samantha Alvis
APLU/iAGRI; Morogoro, Tanzania and Washington, DC
Zachary Andersson
FHI360; Lilongwe, Malawi and Washington, DC
Claire Clugston
ACDI/VOCA; Asuncion, Paraguay and Washington, DC
Mercy Erhiawarien
ONE; Johannesburg, South Africa and Washington, DC
Elizabeth Kiewisch
World Cocoa Foundation; Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire and Washington, DC
Hunter Michelsen
Concern Worldwide; Lusaka, Zambia and Dublin, Ireland
Megann Mielke
Winrock International; Kigali, Rwanda and Washington, DC
Mowdou Naky
CRS; Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Baltimore, MD
Stella Nordhagen
Helen Keller International; Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso and Dakar, Senegal
Shannon Patty
FEWS NET; Nairobi, Kenya and Washington, DC
Mathias Pollock
Mercy Corps; Coban, Guatemala and Washington, DC
Dessa Somerside Shuckerow
World Food Program; Phnom Penh, Cambodia