Find an expert on solutions to ending hunger in America.

To speak with one of our experts, please contact Jordan Baker at jbaker@frac.org.

Browse experts on:

    • The Road to the 2023 Farm Bill
    • Momentum Building for Healthy School Meals for All
    • Addressing Hunger and Its Root Causes

President: Luis Guardia
@fracprez | Bio

Topics: Hunger in America

Story Ideas

    • Solutions to address hunger in America.
    • FRAC’s role in helping to end hunger.

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Director of Root Causes and Specific Populations
Alex Ashbrook | Bio

Topics: Older Adults, Immigrant Families, LGBTQ Individuals and Families, Public Charge, Screening Patients for Food Insecurity, Root Causes of Hunger

Story Ideas

    • Reinstating the expanded Child Tax Credit is a historic opportunity to address hunger and improve nutrition.
    • Specific populations impacted by hunger (Black and Latinx, Older Adults, Immigrant Families, LGBTQ).
    • Pediatricians can play a critical role in addressing food insecurity by connecting families to federal nutrition programs. 

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Director of School and Out-of-School Time Programs: Crystal FitzSimons | Bio

Topics: School Breakfast Program, National School Lunch Program, Afterschool Nutrition Programs, Summer Nutrition Programs, Pandemic EBT, Community Eligibility Provision

Story Ideas

    • Healthy School Meals for All — offering school breakfast and lunch to all students at no charge to families —helps ensure that all children have the nutrition they need to grow and thrive. 
    • Community eligibility allows high-need schools to continue to offer free meals to all students, but many high-need schools are not participating and too many schools are not eligible. 
    • Summer EBT offers an exciting opportunity to reduce summer hunger by providing additional resources to purchase food during the summer months.

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Director of Nutrition Policy: Geri Henchy
@ghenchy1 | Bio

Topics: Nutrition Standards, WIC, Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), Food Insecurity

Story Ideas

    • WIC CIAO aims to increase WIC participation and retention and reduce disparities in WIC program delivery.
    • Reducing CACFP paperwork and rules will increase the power of CACFP to address inequity. 

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Director of Maryland Hunger Solutions: Michael J. Wilson, @TheBowTieSpeaks | Bio

Media Contact: Brittani Riddle, briddle@frac.org

Topics: Hunger in Maryland (SNAP, WIC, School Breakfast Program, National School Lunch Program, Afterschool Nutrition Programs, Summer Nutrition Programs), College Campus Hunger

Story Ideas

    • A hunger cliff is here for more than 360,000 households in Maryland.
    • College students face a number of unique barriers that prevent them from accessing the resources they need in their pursuit of higher education.
    • Preparing to mitigate the harm of stolen SNAP Benefit in Maryland.

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Director of D.C. Hunger Solutions: LaMonika Jones | Bio

Media Contact: Brittani Riddle, briddle@frac.org

Topics: Grocery Store Access, D.C. Hunger (School Breakfast Program, National School Lunch Program, Afterschool Nutrition Programs, Summer Nutrition Programs)

Story Ideas

    • Closing the grocery store gap in the nation’s capital. 
    • Scorecard report reveals too many district students are missing out on the benefits of school meals.
    • The No Senior Hungry Omnibus Amendment Act will go a long way to address the alarming rates of food insecurity among seniors in the District.
    • The Give SNAP A Raise Amendment Act will be a significant step forward in ensuring thousands of D.C. residents have access to healthy food.

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