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