Schedule & Speakers: Make Hunger History Summit 2025

Moderator: Zach Rodvold, Director of Public Affairs, Second Harvest Heartland

Panelists:

• Rachel Holmes, Director of Advocacy, The Food Group
• Stephannie Lewis, Associate Vice President of Advocacy & Community Impact, Greater Twin Cities United Way
• Caleigh Gumbiner, Public Affairs Advocacy Manager, Second Harvest Heartland

Speakers: Michael Hoban, Chief Financial Officer, Second Harvest Heartland, Mario Hernandez, Chief Program Officer, Propel Nonprofits

Moderator: Angelica Klebsch, Community Partnerships & Investments Director, Second Harvest Heartland

Panelists:

• Mary Hernandez, Executive Director, Mi C.A.S.A
• Char Graff, Rural Investments Manager, Second Harvest Heartland

Session description and panelists will be posted soon.

Moderator: Sophie Wallerstedt, Public Affairs Manager, Second Harvest Heartland

Panelists:

• Terese Hill, Supervisor, Community Advancement and Food System Strategy, Fairview
• Lisa Lane, Chief External Affairs Officer, Open Arms of Minnesota

Moderator: Annissa Zynda, Partner Operations Manager, Second Harvest Heartland

Panelists: 

• Elizabeth (Liz) Riley, TEFAP Grant Manager, MN Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF)
• Roel Ramos, Partner Operations Specialist, Second Harvest Heartland

Session description and panelists will be posted soon.

Moderator: Sarah Waite, Chief People Officer, Second Harvest Heartland

Panelists: 

• Rosalva Hernandez, Co-Director, ROOT Fund
• Sarah Moe, Founder/CEO, Sleep Health Specialists

Moderator: Gwen Freed, Interim Chief Development Officer, Second Harvest Heartland

Panelists: 

• Mukhtar Ibrahim, Press Forward MN Strategy Consultant, Minnesota Council on Foundations
• Jeremy Wells, VP of Philanthropic Services, Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation
• Jake Blumberg, Executive Director, GiveMN

Session description and panelists will be posted soon.

Moderator: Julie Greene, Director of Volunteer Engagement, Second Harvest Heartland

Panelists: 

• Niila Hebert, Executive Director, Minnesota Alliance for Volunteer Advancement (MAVA)
• Brandon Griffin, Senior Vice President of Operations, The Sanneh Foundation
• Joy Altmann, Director of Pro Bono Advisory Program, HandsOn Twin Cities

Session description and panelists will be posted soon.

Speakers: Foundation for Essential Needs (FFEN) and SuperShelf

Session description and panelists will be posted soon.

Session description and panelists will be posted soon.

You may register you and others from your organization at here before January 22, 2025.

If you would like to request a scholarship ticket, please fill out this form. 

This summit is designed for leaders in hunger relief who are energized about learning and collaborating together. Attendees will contemplate the current state of hunger in Minnesota and dig into detailed and big picture solutions to better serve our communities and improve hunger in our state.  

The majority of attendees will be leaders of food shelves and meal programs who are agency partners of Second Harvest Heartland.

We have a room block available at The Embassy Suites by Hilton Minneapolis North (next to the Heritage Center) for the nights of January 30 and 31. The room rate is $119.00 per night, plus tax and cancellations must be made more than 72 hours before arrival.

You can make your reservation in two ways:

• Book online here. 
• Book by phone by calling (763) 560-2700 and asking to book a room under the code C-901. 

This room block is available until January 7, 2025 at midnight.

Yes, if you would like to attend the conference but are unable to pay the registration fee, please fill out this scholarship request form.

This is an in-person event with no virtual option. We will be recording some session to share with attendees as a resource after the event.

In January 2024, we launched our moonshot goal to cut hunger in half in Minnesota by 2030. This initiative is called Make Hunger History. Convening new and longtime partners across industries is the only way we can make meaningful progress towards ending the hunger crisis. This summit is an opportunity to ground this network in the state of hunger in Minnesota and find new collaborations to meet community needs.

Please email us at MHHSummit@2harvest.org with any questions not addressed online!