Opening Remarks


David Sandman
NYHealth
President and CEO

Keynote Address


Avital Havusha
NYHealth
Vice President for Programs
Moderator

Luis Guardia
Food Research & Action Center
President
Keynote Speaker

Improving the Cultural Responsiveness of Nutrition Programs


Julia McCarthy
NYHealth
Senior Program Officer
Moderator

Dickran Jebejian
Met Council
Food Policy Manager
Panel Speaker

Nashla Rivas Salas
Correctional Association of New York
Senior Director
Panel Speaker

Nnenna Ferguson
Food for the Spirit
Buffalo Food Equity Network Director
Panel Speaker

Strengthening Local Food Systems


Anne Palmer
Center for a Livable Future
Director of Practice
Moderator

Mike Bulger
Common Ground Health
Healthy Communities Project Coordinator
Panel Speaker

Iyeshima Harris-Ouedraogo
Equity Advocates
Policy Manager
Panel Speaker

Theresa Krause
Food Bank of the Southern Tier
Food Council Coordinator
Panel Speaker

Closing Remarks


Mary Ford
NYHealth
Director, Policy and Research