FRAC is the leading national nonprofit organization working to eradicate poverty-related hunger and undernutrition in the United States. They lead efforts to identify and communicate the connections among poverty, hunger, and obesity among low-income people; conduct research to document the extent of hunger, its impact, and effective solutions; seek stronger federal, state and local public policies that will reduce hunger, undernutrition, and obesity; monitor the implementation of laws and serve as a watchdog of programs; provide coordination, training, technical assistance, and support on nutrition and anti-poverty issues to a nationwide network of advocates, service providers, food banks, program administrators and participants, and policymakers; and conduct public information campaigns to help promote changes in attitude and policies.

Aisha Amuda
Emerson Fellow
17th Class, 2010-2011

Alex Boyd
Emerson Fellow
24th Class, 2017-2018

Alison Goldberg
Emerson Fellow
3rd Class, 1996-1997

Anne Marie Noll
Emerson Fellow
26th Class, 2019-2020

Ayanna Williams
Emerson Fellow
15th Class, 2008-2009

Bi Vuong
Emerson Fellow
10th Class, 2003-2004

Britney Powell
Zero Hunger Intern
3rd Class, 2020

Caroline Duffy
Emerson Fellow
7th Class, 2000-2001

Daniel Burke
Emerson Fellow
16th Class, 2009-2010

Danielle Witherspoon
Emerson Fellow
8th Class, 2001-2002

Deborah Nans
Zero Hunger Intern
5th Class, 2022

Deondre’ Jones
Emerson Fellow
23rd Class, 2016-2017

Elizabeth Aloi
Emerson Fellow
8th Class, 2001-2002

Elizabeth Oquendo
Emerson Fellow
14th Class, 2007-2008

Emily Johnson
Emerson Fellow
22nd Class, 2015-2016

Emily Springston
Emerson Fellow
3rd Class, 1996-1997

Ezell Battle
Emerson Fellow
2nd Class, 1995-1996

Fatima Carson
Emerson Fellow
14th Class, 2007-2008

Gemma Donofrio
Emerson Fellow
19th Class, 2012-2013

H Kapp-Klote
Emerson Fellow
20th Class, 2013-2014

Hannah Emple
Emerson Fellow
17th Class, 2010-2011

Heather Axford
Emerson Fellow
10th Class, 2003-2004

Imani Marshall
Emerson Fellow
23rd Class, 2016-2017

James Ziegeweid
Emerson Fellow
31st Class, 2024-2025 and 5th Class, 2022

Jane Schmitz
Emerson Fellow
4th Class, 1997-1998

Julie Venci
Emerson Fellow
7th Class, 2000-2001

Justin Weinstein-Tull
Emerson Fellow
9th Class, 2002-2003

Kristina Benjamin
Zero Hunger Intern
2nd Class, 2019

Lakeisha Perkins
Emerson Fellow
25th Class, 2018-2019

Larisa Bowman
Emerson Fellow
12th Class, 2005-2006

Laura Harker
Emerson Fellow
19th Class, 2012-2013

Lauren Drumgold
Emerson Fellow
29th Class, 2022-2023

Lexie Holden
Emerson Fellow
27th Class, 2020-2021

Lisa Moore
Emerson Fellow
1st Class, 1994-1995

Madina Agénor
Emerson Fellow
12th Class, 2005-2006

Maria Islam
Emerson Fellow
30th Class, 2023-2024

Mark Kennedy
Emerson Fellow
1st Class, 1994-1995

Meg Buckley
Emerson Fellow
24th Class, 2017-2018

Melanie Meisenheimer
Emerson Fellow
21st Class, 2014-2015

Meredith Rubin
Emerson Fellow
7th Class, 2000-2001

Methany Eltigani
Emerson Fellow
26th Class, 2019-2020

Nancy Chang
Emerson Fellow
27th Class, 2020-2021

Nathan Garcia
Emerson Fellow
28th Class, 2021-2022

Nick Battles
Emerson Fellow
29th Class, 2022-2023, and 4th Class, 2021

Nick Maryns
Emerson Fellow
13th Class, 2006-2007

Robert Campbell
Emerson Fellow
9th Class, 2002-2003

Roxana Rodriguez
Emerson Fellow
25th Class, 2018-2019

Sabrina Hamm
Emerson Fellow
18th Class, 2011-2012

Shannon Maynard
Emerson Fellow
4th Class, 1997-1998

Shari Mendler
Emerson Fellow
6th Class, 1999-2000

Shawn Powers
Emerson Fellow
11th Class, 2004-2005

Shireen Cama
Emerson Fellow
11th Class, 2004-2005

Shonul Agarwal
Emerson Fellow
6th Class, 1999-2000

Srinidhi Vijaykumar
Emerson Fellow
13th Class, 2006-2007

Stefano Mancini
Emerson Fellow
30th Class, 2023-2024

Taylor Unoki
Emerson Fellow
29th Class, 2022-2023

Thomas Furstenberg-Carroll
Emerson Fellow
18th Class, 2011-2012

Tina Tran
Emerson Fellow
21st Class, 2014-2015

Veronica Conti
Emerson Fellow
15th Class, 2008-2009