Food Stamp Outreach Coalition Minutes

January 10, 2008
National Council of La Raza
1126 16th Street, NW
Washington, DC

Meeting Focus: Outreach to Hispanic Populations

Attendees

Jennifer Ng’andu, National Council of La Raza (NCLR)
Kara Ryan, National Council of La Raza (NCLR)
Ed Cooney, Congressional Hunger Center
Pat Rivers, Arlington County VA Department of Human Services
Julie Powell, Arlington County VA Department of Human Services
Carole Robbins, Arlington County VA Department of Human Services
Evelyn Reed, Prince Georges County MD Department of Social Services
Linda Horn, Alexandria Department of Human Services
Yolanda Rivera, Alexandria Department of Human Services
Eleanor Thompson, America’s Second Harvest
Maura Daly, America’s Second Harvest
Amanda Belcher, Capital Area Food Bank
Harry R. Salinas, H.R. Salinas Associates
Lindsey Kirn, Fleishman-Hillard, Inc.
Kate Schofield, Fleishman-Hillard/GMMB
Amanda Jobanet, Fleishman-Hillard
Marina Carter, Fleishman-Hillard
Abby Hughes-Holsclaw, National League of Cities (NLC)
Ellen Vollinger, Food Research and Action Center (FRAC)
Lori Strauss, American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
Coleen Pawling, Center for Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP)
Emily Taylor, National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)
Carlos Velazquez, HMA Associates, Inc.
Javier von Westphalen-Peña, HMA Associates, Inc.
Matthew Sheperd, Share Our Strength
Mary K. D’Addario, Montgomery County MD Dept of Health and Human Services
Dinah Wiley, National Immigration Law Center (NILC)
Bill Ayres, World Hunger Year (WHY)
Leah Stern, World Hunger Year (WHY)
Jane Stenson, Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA)
Desmond Brown, Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA)
Anita Friedman, Arlington County VA Department of Human Services
Jessica Bartholow, California Association of Foodbanks

Participating by conference call

Sue Sere, Lone Star Legal Aid
Kate White, Elders Law of Michigan
Linda Tinson, Ozarks Food Harvest
Sydelle Zove, Greater Philladelphia Coalition Against Hunger
Nancy Weed, Oregon Hunger Relief Task Force
Susan Craig, Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitative Services
Rose Painter/staff, Virginia Department of Social Services
Tiana Wertheim, City and County of San Francisco Human Services Agency
Richard Burt, Connecticut Department of Social Services
Kay Finnegan, Maryland Department of Human Resources
JoAnn Maldonado, Alexandria VA Department of Human Services

FNS Attendees

Roberto Salazar, Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service
Gloria Gutierrez, Acting Associate Administrator for Program Service and Support
Cindy Long, Office of Strategic Initiatives, Partnerships and Outreach
Patrick Waldron, Food Stamp Program
Harriet Kornegay, Food Stamp Program
Laura Griffin, Food Stamp Program
Kathryn Quillen, Child Nutrition Division
Pat Seward, Communications and Governmental Affairs
Carmen Falcones-Espinoza, Mid-Atlantic Regional Office
Judy Love, Food Stamp Program
Sandy Clark, Food Stamp Program
Jane Duffield, Food Stamp Program
Chris Kocsis, Communications and Governmental Affairs
Carol Stansfield, Communications and Governmental Affairs
Susan Sheets, Office of Strategic Initiatives, Partnerships and Outreach
Jeff Greenfield, Office of Strategic Initiatives, Partnerships and Outreach
Pamela Phillips, Office of Strategic Initiatives, Partnerships and Outreach
Gregory Walton, Office of Strategic Initiatives, Partnerships and Outreach
Robert Contreras, Office of Strategic Initiatives, Partnerships and Outreach
Brad Brooks, Office of Strategic Initiatives, Partnerships and Outreach
Nancy Gaston, Office of Strategic Initiatives, Partnerships and Outreach
Blair Cantfil, Office of Strategic Initiatives, Partnerships and Outreach
Marty Schnoor, Office of Human Resources, FNS (facilitator)

FNS staff participating by conference call

Margarita Maisterrena, Mid-Atlantic Regional Office, FNS
Cathy Young, Southeast Regional Office, FNS
Anne Snell, Southwest Regional Office, FNS
Rebecca Lucero, Southwest Regional Office, FNS
Robin Masters, Indianapolis Field Office, FNS
Kathy Fiorito/Kim Phillips, Midwest Regional Office, FNS
Joe Torres, Western Regional Office, FNS
Dennis Stewart, Western Regional Office, FNS
Eddie Ortega, Northeast Regional Office, FNS
MaryAnn Ferris, Northeast Regional Office, FNS
Charles DeJulius, Northeast Regional Office, FNS
Colleen Bray, Mountain Plains Regional Office, FNS

Presenters:

Ted Macaluso, Office of Research, Nutrition and Analysis, FNS
Anna Owens, Ethnicity and Ancestry Branch, U.S. Census Bureau
Marc Wernli, Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Sybille Damas, Congreso de Latinos Unidos

Last modified: 10/01/2008