Biography:

He directed communications for U.S. nutrition programs, including major campaigns (such as First Lady Michelle Obama's Let's Move! and healthier school meals campaigns). He founded and facilitated four networks: one focused on hunger and nutrition and comprised of over 600 health care providers and related organizations; another focused on local food systems with over 1500 participants; the third focused on anti-hunger efforts and nutrition with over 400 organizations; and the fourth focused on improving school meals with around 100 school meal champions. The purpose of the networks was to shorten the learning curve through lifting up successful models, connecting organizations across the country to others, and to connect participants to the federal government and relevant programs.
While serving at U.S.D.A., He played an early and leading role in connecting the healthcare sector with federal nutrition programs and viewing hunger as a health issue. He served as part of a small team that planned and hosted the first-ever U.S.D.A. summit focused on the intersection of health and nutrition which included food as medicine approaches.