As president of AARP Foundation, Claire Casey guides the strategic direction of the nation’s leading organization committed to reducing poverty for and with older adults. In 2023, the Foundation worked with more than 1 million older adults with low income, who earned $900 million in income, benefits and tax refunds, … Read more

Yesenia García started her career as a member of the 10th class of Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellows, where she served at the Children’s Alliance in Seattle, Washington and UnidosUS in Washington, D.C. The program inspired her passion for addressing … Read more

Joan Rector McGlockton serves as Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for Sodexo, Inc. She oversees corporate affairs, corporate governance, government affairs, and law department operations. As a member of the Company’s senior leadership team, she has also … Read more

A native Washingtonian from southeast D.C., Patience has nearly 20 years of experience in nonprofits, philanthropy, and the public sector. As Executive Director of Flamboyan DC, she maximizes the impact of the organization’s education work by building and sustaining an equity-focused, high-functioning team that produces catalytic and sustainable results, and … Read more

Azad Oommen is the co-founder of Global School Leaders (GSL), a non-profit that develops effective school leadership to improve learning of students from marginalized communities around the world. GSL currently works with partners in Brazil, India, Indonesia, Kenya and Malaysia to implement school leader development programs. He was the founding … Read more

Mary Catherine Toker was most recently Vice President of Global Government and Public Affairs for General Mills, Incorporated. In this capacity, she led the company’s public and government affairs organization and provided strategic leadership on a broad range of public … Read more

Eric Steiner is a Senior Policy Advisor at OFW Law, where he helps clients achieve business and humanitarian goals in food and agriculture. Before OFW, Eric worked in-house government affairs for corporations and trade associations. Previously, he served as staff on the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry, … Read more

Jim Scheibel is a Professor of Practice in the School of Business at Hamline University, teaching courses in nonprofit management, public administration and civic studies. His career and volunteer work has been about building community and developing leaders for our … Read more

Dennis Hertel has provided legislative advocacy on behalf of his clients for more than twenty years, following his service as a six-term Member of Congress from Michigan. He is the Founder/Vice President of the Global Democracy Initiative that provides election … Read more