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Jul 28, 2023 · Luke Elzinga — Mid-Iowa Health Foundation. Policy and Advocacy Manager at Des Moines Area Religious Council and Mid-Iowa Health Foundation HealthConnect Fellow. His work as a Mid-Iowa Health Foundation HealthConnect Fellow. (April 2022-September 2023) Focus. Increasing children’s and families’ access to healthy foods through systems-level advocacy.
- Luke Elzinga
- Nicole Mcalexander
- John Boller
- Tara Kramer
- Larry Linnenbrink
- Anneke Mundel
- Kaila Rome
Chair Luke Elzinga is the policy & advocacy manager at the Des Moines Area Religious Council (DMARC) Food Pantry Network, which last year assisted over 65,000 people facing food insecurity in Greater Des Moines. Luke works to advocate for policies that strike at the intersecting root causes of poverty and food insecurity. In addition to serving on ...
Vice Chair Nicole McAlexander is the Executive Director at Southeast Linn Community Center, a rural human services non-profit. The organization’s largest program is a weekly client-choice, no limit food pantry which is used by 11% of the community. For the last 6 years, Nicole has managed a volunteer-run garden to grow fresh produce for the pantry....
Secretary John Boller (he/him) is the Executive Director of the Coralville Community Food Pantry, an anti-hunger nonprofit providing critical food assistance services to the greater Coralville community. He was co-founder and former director of Grow: Johnson County, a hunger-relief and educational farm program. John lives in Iowa City with his part...
Tara Kramer is a Jewish disabled queer community advocate, volunteer and organizer living in Des Moines, Iowa. She has gone from experiencing homelessness to living independently to helping others who’ve experienced similar struggles. She lives with a rarely diagnosed connective tissue disorder called Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. She finds g...
Larry Linnenbrink worked at the Scott County Health Department for 44 years as an environmental health specialist and environmental health coordinator before retiring in 2015. He became interested in the Food Rescue Partnership after attending an Iowa Environmental Health Conference where there was a session he attended on Food Rescue Initiatives a...
Anneke Mundel (she/her) is Community Impact Director of United Way of Story County. She is passionate about addressing food insecurity, including by working for systemic changes. At United Way, Anneke convenes the Story County Hunger and Food Pantry Collaborations, organizes a large annual countywide food drive, supports food/nutrition programs (in...
Kaila Rome is the Executive Director at the North Liberty Community Pantry, located in Northern Johnson County. Her work in food insecurity over the past seven years has prepared her for a role on the Iowa Hunger Coalition Board of Directors. She operates a full-service, client-choice food pantry along with several community outreach programs inclu...
Luke Elzinga - Policy and Advocacy Manager - Des Moines Area Religious Council (DMARC) | LinkedIn. Policy and Advocacy Manager at Des Moines Area Religious Council (DMARC) Des Moines, Iowa,...
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- Des Moines Area Religious Council (DMARC)
- Pella Community High School
- Des Moines, Iowa, United States
Jun 7, 2023 · June 7, 2023 by admin. A Letter from the Board Chair. Hey there, it’s Luke Elzinga, board chair of the Iowa Hunger Coalition. Now that Iowa’s 2023 legislative session has come to a close, and SF 494 has been signed into law, I wanted to reach out and thank you for all your advocacy this session.
Reasons he is a Forty: He serves as the board chair of the Iowa Hunger Coalition, a statewide anti-hunger advocacy organization. He is currently pursuing his Master of Public Policy from the University of Northern Iowa.
May 14, 2024 · Ultimately, we did not see meaningful action to address hunger and food insecurity during the 2024 Iowa legislative session, despite a number of bipartisan, commonsense policy proposals. IHC board chair Luke Elzinga speaks during a Summer EBT rally on January 17, 2024. Double Up Food Bucks.
