Margaux Johnson-Green is a Public Health Analyst at the Health Resources and Services Administration. In this role, she supports the Maternal and Child Health Bureau’s Division of Home Visiting and Early Childhood Systems with their Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program. Prior to this role, Margaux was … Read more

Julian Cohen is a student at Brown University studying history and international and public affairs. Passionate about the intersection of economics, politics, and history, he is dedicated to understanding how these factors shape government policies and impact everyday lives. On campus, Julian is actively involved with Food Recovery Network and … Read more

Breanna is an Advocacy Officer at Helen Keller International. She has a Master’s in Public Policy Analysis from Michigan State University and a Bachelor’s in Sociology from the University of Michigan, where she focused on social protection, justice, and education policy issues. With over ten years of experience in policy … Read more

London Dejarnette is a recent grad from Allegheny College where they studied Environmental Science and Sustainability & Community and Justice Studies. London served in the Hunger Center’s 5th class of Zero Hunger Interns in 2022 and considers their career path to be a direct result of their experience in the … Read more

Angela is a current Ph.D. student at USC studying Population, Health. and Place. Her research centers around making food environments in low-income, BIPOC neighborhoods more just, healthy, and sustainable. As a Research Assistant with the Southern California Center for Latino Health, Angela is interested in working on research that highlights … Read more

Morgan McKinney is a Process Innovation Project Associate at the American Public Human Services Association. In her current role, she leads the Coordinating SNAP & Nutrition Supports program, which strives to align the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) with various federal, state, and local nutrition supports, aiming to alleviate hunger … Read more

Chloe Green (she/her) is the Senior Policy Associate, Food and Nutrition Services at APHSA and leads their federal nutrition policy portfolio, primarily focusing on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Chloe serves as the APHSA staff liaison to the American Association of SNAP Directors (AASD) and National Association for Program … Read more

Riani Carr (she/her) is a strong believer that policy change starts with community expertise. Currently, Riani is a Senior Research Coordinator at the Aspen Institute Financial Security Program (Aspen FSP). In her role, she advances and implements the Person-Centered Insights approach and methodology across Aspen FSP’s portfolio of work—including wealth, … Read more

Olivier resides in Harvard, Massachusetts and attends the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where he is a third-year honors student studying economics, environmental science, and civic engagement. On campus, Olivier participates actively in the Community Scholars Program, a multi-year academic community engagement and leadership program centered around intentional service, learning, discussion, … Read more

Michelle DeFreese is a Senior Officer at the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) based in Kigali, Rwanda. GGGI is a treaty-based international, inter-governmental organization headquartered in Seoul, South Korea dedicated to supporting and promoting strong, inclusive and sustainable economic growth in developing countries and emerging economies. Previously, Michelle served as … Read more

Mercy’s passion is to mobilize people to transform and impact their own communities. She is a social innovator and organizer with a mission to broker partnerships to strategically address development challenges by enhancing development focused organizational capacity in sub-Saharan Africa and mobilizing others to work towards African led social impact … Read more

Max De Faria is a food justice researcher and policy advocate with lived experience of poverty and hunger. They currently work as a Research Assistant with the Center on Agriculture and Food Systems at Vermont Law School. Prior to this role, they served as a 27th Class Emerson National Hunger … Read more