Samia Hamdan, Mph, Rdn Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Oversee and direct the Child Nutrition Division, which is responsible for oversight of the USDA Child Nutrition Programs in 7 states in the Midwest Region. These include the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs, Summer Food Service Programs, Summer EBT Program, Farm to School Program, Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program, and the Child and Adult Care Food Program. Our team provides support and guidance to state agencies, local agencies, anti-hunger advocates and a variety of local and national stakeholders.

Serve as preceptor and mentor in my current position at the USDA to graduate level students from the University of Minnesota, University of Illinois-Chicago, and Case Western University, completing a Master's of Public Health Nutrition degree and an accredited dietetic internship program.