Director Of Public Benefits Policy And Programs
Current• Managing Just Harvest's SNAP outreach program to ensure grant goals are met.• Providing support and supervision to four FTE staff. • Communicating policy to the general public through organizational website, social media, media interviews, and public presentations. • Coordinating and collaborating with various non-profits in advancing legislative campaigns to protect or improve access to benefits• Collaborating with organizations, local officials, stakeholders, general public and other interested parties; and continuously building and maintaining a collaborative relationship with organizations, governments and client communities.• Currently serving as Co-chair of Pennsylvania’s Hunger Action Coalition’s SNAP Task Force.• Communicating with state agencies about barriers to program access, ways to improve data collection, public-facing communication, and program policies.• Centering participant and lived experience in advocacy campaigns by connecting participants with opportunities to participate such as advisory boards, public comment periods, surveys, and interviews.• Assembling reports and fact sheets• Analyzing policy and participation data to identify areas for improving public benefits access
