Our Agenda
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Registration/continental breakfast/exhibits
Christina Ballroom
8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
Riverfront Ballroom
Opening remarks
Braeden Mannering, Founder, Brae's Brown Bags
Patricia Beebe, President and CEO, Food Bank of Delaware
Remarks
Governor Jack Markell
8:45 a.m.
Introduction of morning keynote speakers
Ellen Teller, Director of Government Affairs, Food and Research Action Center
Remarks
Kevin Concannon, Undersecretary, United States Department of Agriculture
Remarks
Jared Bernstein, Senior Fellow at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Former Chief Economist and Economic Adviser to Vice President Joseph Biden
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Riverfront Ballroom
Adults and children
Coming Together: A Political Town Hall Meeting
Panelists:
State Senator Bryan Towsend
State Representative Helene Keeley
State Senator Colin Bonini
Charlie Copeland, State Committee Chairman Delaware GOP
Moderators:
Julie Miro Wenger, Executive Director, Delaware Food Industry Council
Braeden Mannering, Weston Williams and Emma Ryder
10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Break
Kids are dismissed to kids track for remainder of day
10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Riverfront Ballroom
Announcement of School Breakfast Challenge Winners and Children's Nutrition Panel
Panelists:
Joel Berg, Executive Director, New York City Coalition Against Hunger
Bernadette Di Rita, Advocacy Manager, Share our Strength
Tim Buckmaster, Spokesman, Harry K Foundation
Ellen Teller, Director of Government Affairs, Food Research and Action Center
Aimee Beam, Education Associate, Child Nutrition Programs, Delaware Department of Education
Moderator:
Pat Dombroski, USDA Food and Nutrition Service, Mid-Atlantic Region Administrator
12 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Lunch
Riverfront Ballroom
Keynote remarks from Dr. Sandra Hassink, President, American Academy of Pediatrics
1:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Afternoon adult workshops in breakout rooms
Panel #1: Workforce Development
Panelists:
Daryl Graham, Vice President - Relationship Manager, JPMorgan Chase
Carrie Leishman, President and CEO, Delaware Restaurant Association
John McMahon, Cabinet Secretary, Delaware Department of Labor
Eric Ratchford, SNAP Director, USDA
Tanya Warner, Social Services Administrator, Delaware Division of Social Services
Moderator:
Chris Cressler, Chief Administrator, Delaware Division of Social Services
Panel #2: Hunger and Harvest
Panelists:
Matthew Williams, Community Leader, Northeast Urban Farm Complex
Deb Bentzel, Senior Associate, The Food Trust / Mid-Atlantic Co-Lead, National Farm to School Network
Mike McCafferty, Bright Spot Ventures Project Manager, West End Neighborhood House
Mark Rieger - Dean, UD College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Moderator:
Holly Porter, Delaware Department of Agriculture
Panel #3: Saying "Thank You" - Meeting the Needs of Military Families and Veterans
Panelists:
CSM Robert Miller, State Command Sergeant Major, Delaware National Guard
Josh Protas, Director of Government Affairs, MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger
Robert Campbell, Senior Policy Analyst, Feeding America
Master Sergeant Herrick Ross, United States Marine Corps, Ret.,
Military Talent Acquisition and Outreach Recruiter for the Eastern Region, Starbucks Coffee Company
Moderator: TBA
3:00 p.m.
Backpack Program packing event and happy hour sponsored by JPMorgan Chase
Governor's Hall
