CONGRESSIONAL HUNGER CENTER Sustenance October 2012 Vol. 8, No. 2 The Congressional Hunger Center Newsletter

Honoring National and International Hunger Leaders at CHC’s 6th Annual Congressional Awards Ceremony!

On Thursday, June 7, CHC Awards. This year, Lindsey held our 6th Annual Congres- Baker and Carmen Jaquez sional Awards Ceremony at received the CHC Alumni the beautiful U.S. Botanic Leadership Awards in Garden on the National Mall. recognition of their ongo- Over 300 attendees from the ing work to promote food domestic and international security around the world From left to right: Rep. James P. McGovern, CHC Leadership Award anti-hunger community, from and in the . Honoree Senator , CHC Deputy Director Margaret Zeigler, the Obama administration, We especially extend and Rep. Jo Ann Emerson Congress, and from corpora- a grateful thank you to tions and foundations joined our Awards Ceremony us that evening to recognize Underwriters, Walmart extraordinary leadership by and Monsanto, for major Members of Congress in the support of this event. They fight against domestic and and our other sponsors are international hunger. vital partners with CHC At the awards ceremony, in our work to “train and we paid tribute to Senators inspire leaders who work to Dick Durbin and Roy Blunt, end hunger, and to advocate leaders known for bi-partisan public policies that create a approaches to hunger and food secure world.” agriculture issues. Sena- Congratulations to our tors Durbin and Blunt were Congressional and Fellow- chosen to receive Bill Emer- ship Alumni Honorees! From left to right: CHC Executive Director Ed Cooney and CHC son & Mickey Leland Hunger Leadership Award Honoree Senator Dick Durbin Leadership Awards for their work supporting domestic and international food security programs during a challenging budget environment. At the celebration we also recognized our outstanding alumni leaders by presenting a former national and inter- national fellow with the CHC Alumni Leadership

From left to right: Ambassador Tony Hall and CHC From left to right: Meaghan Murphy, accepting for Alumni Honoree Lindsey Baker CHC Alumni Honoree Carmen Jaquez, and Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee

Fighting Hunger by Developing Leaders Emerson National Hunger Fellows 19th Class, 2012-2013 Emerson Fellow College Hometown Field Site Organization Location Elaine Albertson Stanford University Woodinville, WA Community Food Bank of Tucson, AZ Southern Arizona Jarymar Arana St. Edward’s University Brownsville, TX Causa Justa Oakland, CA Daniel Cohn University of Rochester Northfield, OH Community Servings Boston, MA Gemma Donofrio Haverford College Garden City, NY Idaho Hunger Relief Task Boise, ID Force Laura Harker University of North Beaufort, NC Children’s HealthWatch Boston, MA Carolina at Chapel Hill Dominique Hazzard Wellesley College Prince George’s County, La Casa Norte Chicago, IL MD Sophia Kortchmar University of Chicago Southold, NY Bread for the City Washington, D.C. Jeremiah Lowery University of , Washington, D.C. Midtown Partners Jackson, MS College Park Gilberto Soria Mendoza University of California, East Palo Alto, CA Capital Area Asset Builders Washington, D.C. Los Angeles Zachary Murray Cornell University Baltimore, MD Just Harvest Pittsburgh, PA Rachel Nagin Wellesley College Cleveland, OH Community Food Bank of Tucson, AZ Southern Arizona Kimmi Ramnine Sarah Lawrence College Brooklyn, NY Growing Power Chicago, IL Amarillys Rodriguez Pomona College Hartford, CT Mississippi Economic Policy Jackson, MS Center Irene Romulo Northwestern University Cicero, IL Causa Justa Oakland, CA Marie-Therese Senecal Seattle University Silverton, OR Idaho Hunger Relief Task Boise, ID Force Daniel Valverde New Mexico State Albuquerque, NM Greater Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA University Community Food Bank

The 19th class of Hunger Fellows came together to begin their work with CHC in August 2012 with a 10 day field train- ing. They learned from researchers, advocates, and activists—many of whom have experienced poverty—about social justice, hunger, poverty, and racism in the United States. They are excited to begin their placements with community-based organizations involved in fighting hunger and poverty at the local level, including grassroots organizing groups, advocacy organizations, economic development agencies, food banks, and hospitals. We look forward to a successful field placement for fellows and their host communities!

2 Sustenance • October 2012 The 6th Class of Leland Fellows Begin Policy Work

The 6th Class (2011-2013) of Mickey Leland International Hunger Fellows completed their field year in June and returned to Washing- ton, DC for a week of training and preparation for their policy placements. The training began with a debrief of the fellows’ experiences working in Africa, Asia and Central America on a range of activities aimed at boosting food security including integrating agriculture and nutrition, small-scale farmer adaptation to climate change, response to food crises, and increasing women’s participation in local agribusiness. The fellows were then introduced to the information and skills they will need to apply the knowledge and experience gained during their field placements to the bigger picture work of policy change. We look forward to a successful policy year for fellows and host organizations alike!

Name Field Organization Field Location Policy Organization Policy Location Giselle Aris Land O’Lakes Arusha, Tanzania and Land O’Lakes Washington, D.C. Harare, Zimbabwe Quinn Bernier World Agroforestry Kisumu, Kenya International Food Policy Washington, D.C. Center Research Institute (IFPRI) Luis Cabrera World Food Program Guatemala City, World Food Program Guatemala City, Guatemala Guatemala Christine Hadekel Concern Worldwide Lusaka, Zambia Concern Worldwide Dublin, Ireland Maryse Holly Meds & Food for Kids Cap-Haitien, Haiti CHIBAS Bioenergy Port-au-Prince, Haiti (MFK) Lindsey Horton World Food Program Phnom Penh, Cambodia World Food Program Phnom Penh, Cambodia Shanti Kleiman Mercy Corps Jijiga, Ethiopia Mercy Corps Washington, D.C. Jacob Johnson Action Aid Kigali, Rwanda Action Aid Washington, D.C. Lucy Myles International Food Kampala, Uganda International Food Policy Washington, D.C. Policy Research Institute Research Institute (IFPRI) (IFPRI) Rachelle Olden World Vision San Salvador, World Vision International San Jose, Costa Rica International El Salvador Laura Ostenso World Cocoa Accra, Ghana World Cocoa Foundation Washington, D.C. Foundation Amy Ostrander Save the Children Dhaka, Bangladesh Save the Children Washington, D.C. Alissa Pries Helen Keller Phnom Penh, Cambodia Helen Keller International Phnom Penh, Cambodia International Julie Savane Oxfam America Dakar, Senegal Oxfam America Washington, D.C. Matt Styslinger Mercy Corps Jakarta, Indonesia and Mercy Corps Washington, D.C. Dili, Timor-Leste

Sustenance • October 2012 3 CHC thanks all of our contributors who made the 6th Annual CHC Congressional CHC Board of Directors Representative Jo Ann Emerson Awards Ceremony possible! Member of Congress CHC Board Co-Chair

Representative James P. McGovern Harvester ($50,000) Partner ($30,000) Member of Congress CHC Board Co-Chair

Representative Sheila Jackson Lee Member of Congress

Ashley Aakesson Program Officer, Nutrition PATH

Pamela G. Bailey Cultivator ($25,000) Sower ($15,000) President and CEO Grocery Manufacturers Association

Cargill, Inc. Kraft Foods Land O’Lakes, Inc. David Beckmann Kellogg Company PepsiCo President Bread for the World

Karen Coble Edwards Principal KCE Public Affairs Associates

Katharine Emerson Plower ($10,000) Manager, Government Affairs AARP Mars, Inc. Share Our Strength Monsanto Company Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) Nutriset Yum! Brands Foundation Brian Folkerts VP, Government Affairs Dupont Safeway Foundation WFP USA Mondelez International

General Motors Sara Lee Corporation Lou Gerber Communications Workers of America (Retired)

Dennis Hertel Member of Congress (Retired) Senior Counselor Association Sponsor ($5,000) Friend of the Center ($2,500) The Livingston Group, L.L.C. Abbott Nestlé USA AGree Jo Ann Jenkins American Beverage Association Solae C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc. Executive VP Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Tyson Foods Food Marketing Institute (FMI) AARP Coca-Cola Company Victory Wholesale Group Snack Food Association Daniel S. Kahn Trial Attorney Grocery Manufacturers Association Yum! Brands Winston & Strawn, LLP U.S. Department of Justice

National Restaurant Association David Kantor President Victory Wholesale Group Non Profit & Individual Sponsor ($1,000) Alejandra Lopez-Fernandini American Farm Bureau Federation International Fund for Agricultural School Nutrition Association/Global Research Analyst U.S. Department of Treasury Alliance to End Hunger Development (IFAD) Child Nutrition Foundation Bread for the World Marshall and Debbie Matz Students Team Up To Fight Hunger Wolfgang von Maack Center on Budget and Policy Priorities National Confectioners Association Marshall Matz Partner ES Foods National Dairy Council Olsson, Frank, Weeda,Terman, Bode, Feeding America North American Millers’ Association In-Kind Donation Matz P.C. FRAC MAZON: A Jewish Response to CQ Roll Call Eric Olsen Sr. VP, Government Affairs Global Harvest Initiative Hunger Diageo Feeding America

International Dairy Foods Association National Turkey Federation POLITICO Kimberly Perry Chief Executive Officer Perry Global Advisors

John R. Sander U.S. Department of State (Retired)

Leslie Sarasin President and CEO Food Marketing Institute

Jim Scheibel Executive in Residence Hamline University

Mary Catherine Toker VP, Government Relations General Mills, Inc.

Edward M. Cooney, J.D. Executive Director

Ambassador Tony P. Hall Tres Bailey, Director of Federal Michael Dykes, Vice President of Emerson Fellow Christina Martinez Founder Government Relations for Walmart, Government Affairs for Monsanto, and Kevin Concannon, Under In Memory Of: Honorable Bill Emerson welcomes attendees to the CHC addresses Award Ceremony Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Honorable Mickey Leland Awards Ceremony. guests. Consumer Service at the US Department of Agriculture.

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