"School Nutrition & Equity During COVID-19 "
Friday, October 30, 2020 - 2:45pm - 3:45pm
Speaker(s): Daisy Munguia, No Kid Hungry
Jonelle Williams-Pagan , No Kid Hungry
Robin Hernandez, No Kid Hungry

Description:Amidst the coronavirus pandemic, 1 in 4 children in the United States could face hunger this year because of the coronavirus. Participants will be introduced to tools and resources for feeding kids in this COVID-19 era, focusing on innovative back to school strategies. Additionally, participants will be exposed to data that supports the connection of COVID's economic impact and food insecurity as an equity issue. Participants will come away with the understanding that child nutrition programs address equity and adjusting these programs to fit your school environment can help students that experience food insecurity. Those adjustments can greatly improve school culture and ensure all students start on equal footing; therefore, maximizing their ability to take advantage of their education.

Daisy Munguia - No Kid Hungry
Speaker Bio:

Daisy Munguia is a Senior Program Manager for Share Our Strength

Jonelle Williams-Pagan - No Kid Hungry
Speaker Bio:

Jonelle Williams- Pagan is a Program Manager for Share Our Strength, a national nonprofit. Through its No Kid Hungry campaign, Share Our Strength focuses on finding solutions to end childhood hunger in the United States. Previously, Jonelle worked in various operational roles at McGraw Hill Education and Rocket Learning for ten years to ensure students in disadvantaged communities had equal access to supplemental education and resources. In her current role, Jonelle focuses on eliminating barriers so students to have access to nutritional meals at school and can perform to their potential. Jonelle's goal is to ensure that students no matter of social and economic circumstances can take advantage of their educational opportunities.

Robin Hernandez - No Kid Hungry
Speaker Bio:

Robin Hernandez is a Registered Dietitian with a degree in Nutrition and Food Science. While working with the San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools as a Nutrition Educator, she worked with teachers, administrators and students county wide to implement various nutrition programs. She later worked under Betty Crocker at Redlands Unified School District, Child Nutrition Services. During her time in Redlands she planned and implemented the Summer Meals Program, Special Diets Program, and served as a Summer Collaborative Co-Chair for San Bernardino County. Through these programs and more, she was able to do work on various community outreach projects and collaborate with our city and county agencies. She now serves as the School Meals Access Manager for Share Our Strength under the No Kid Hungry campaign, where she assists school districts with program implementation and support.