Bread for the World's 2013 National Gathering

aplaceatthetableBread forthe world's 2013 National Gathering
The Mead Center forAmerican Theater • Washington, DC • June 8-11, 2013
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a feast of rich food for all peoples….”
—Isaiah 25:6
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June 8, 2013
Dear Participants,
For Bread for the World’s 2013 National Gathering, we chose “A Place
at the Table” as our theme, reinforcing the focus of our 2013 Offering
of Letters, which calls on our leaders to ensure a place at the table for
hungry people.
The table is a powerful symbol of community. We eat, play games, dis-
cuss family budgets, work on projects, plan the future, and regularly gather to relax around tables. Throughout
the Bible, we are assured that there is a place at God’s abundant table for all.
We promise you serious work around the various tables at the 2013 National Gathering, as we expand our under-
standing of and make new commitments toward ending hunger. But we also promise you enjoyment, as you take
part in energizing activities.
On Saturday afternoon, in a preconference workshop, Rev. Dr. James Forbes Jr. will lead a homiletics workshop
for pastors. At that same time, other Gathering participants are invited to view A Place at the Table, a powerful,
new documentary about the persistence of and solutions to hunger in the United States. Bread for the World has
helped shape the film and bring it to screens across the country.
That evening, we will stage a one-night performance of Lazarus. This is a revival of the musical originally con-
ceived by Bread pioneer Rev. Joel Underwood in the 1980s. The words have remained the same, but the musical
arrangements have been updated. This enduring story has been a mainstay of educational efforts by our member
churches.
We will mark all 2013 National Gathering events with worship and music—from the opening worship on June 9 at
the Capitol Skyline Hotel to the closing worship on June 11 in Room 345 of the Cannon House Office Building.
As in 2011, we will join more than 150 international experts and civil society leaders to examine progress in sus-
taining political commitments to scaling up nutrition. Robert E. Black, M.D., of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School
of Public Health, will brief us on the results of new studies on maternal and child nutrition, which the eminent
journal Lancet is releasing the week of the Gathering. With our partners at InterAction, we will also be announcing
substantial new commitments for maternal and child nutrition projects worldwide.
You will see tables everywhere in our gathering space. Use them to catch up with old friends and make new ones.
Pray for hungry and poor people. Sign the presidential petition to end hunger. Write letters to your members of
Congress. Strategize about how we can ensure a place for hungry and poor people at God’s abundant table. Make
plans to attend the 2014 National Gathering, when we will celebrate a special year of thanksgiving.
I thank you for your advocacy efforts to end hunger and poverty.
God’s blessings and peace be upon you.
David Beckmann
President, Bread for the World

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Table of Contents
Welcome to the National Gathering................................................................................................................................ 3
Mayor’s Proclamation........................................................................................................................................................... 4
About Bread for the World................................................................................................................................................. 6
Schedule at a Glance............................................................................................................................................................. 7
Special Events......................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Homiletics Workshop: Preaching to End Hunger................................................................................................ 9
Movie Matinee: A Place at the Table............................................................................................................................ 9
Lazarus: The Musical......................................................................................................................................................10
A Place at the Table: Bread for the World’s 2013 Offering of Letters..................................................................10
General Sessions and Plenary Descriptions................................................................................................................. 11
Workshop Descriptions...................................................................................................................................................... 14
Presenter Biographies.........................................................................................................................................................18
Bread’s Legacy of Hope.....................................................................................................................................................29
Worship Information..........................................................................................................................................................30
Tuesday, June 11: Lobby Day
Lobby Day Introduction....................................................................................................................................................32
Lobby Day Schedule...........................................................................................................................................................33
Visiting Your Members of Congress..............................................................................................................................34
How a Bill Becomes a Law................................................................................................................................................36
Getting Around Capitol Hill............................................................................................................................................38
Infographic: Federal Programs Provide Most Food Assistance.............................................................................39
Infographic: The High Cost of Sequestration.............................................................................................................39
Supplements
Transportation and Emergency Information..............................................................................................................42
Metro Map.............................................................................................................................................................................43
Capital Skyline Hotel Courtesy Shuttle Information................................................................................................44
Driving Directions to Capitol Skyline Hotel................................................................................................................45
Floor Plan of the Mead Center........................................................................................................................................49
Neighborhood Map.............................................................................................................................................................50
During the 2013 National Gathering, Bread for the World Institute conference, and Lobby Day,
several Bread and media photographers and videographers will be documenting events.

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Bread forthe World
WHO
Bread for the World is a collective Christian voice urging our nation’s
decision makers to end hunger at home and abroad. By changing policies,
programs, and conditions that allow hunger and poverty to persist, we
provide help and opportunity far beyond the communities where we live.
WHY
God’s grace in Jesus Christ moves us to help our neighbors, whether they
live in the next house, in the next state, or on the next continent. Food is a
basic need, and it is unjust that so many people do not have enough to eat.
We can end hunger in our time. Everyone, including our government, must work together. With the stroke of a
pen, policies are made that redirect millions of dollars and affect millions of lives. By making our voices heard in
Congress, we make our nation’s laws more fair and compassionate to people in need.
HOW
Bread for the World members write personal letters and email messages and call their representatives in
Congress. We also meet with our representatives, either in their local offices or in Congress. Working through our
churches, campuses, and other organizations, we engage more people in advocacy. Each year, Bread for the World
invites churches across the country to take up a nationwide Offering of Letters to Congress on an issue that is
important to hungry people.
Bread for the World has two affiliate organizations. Bread for the World Institute provides policy analysis on
hunger and strategies to end it. The Alliance to End Hunger engages diverse institutions in building the political
commitment needed to end hunger at home and abroad. Hunger is not a partisan issue, and Bread for the World
works in a nonpartisan way. It enjoys the support of many different Christian denominations, church agencies,
and local congregations. Bread for the World also collaborates with other organizations to build the political
commitment needed to overcome hunger and poverty.
WHAT
Bread for the World has a remarkable record of success in Congress, often winning far-reaching victories despite
the partisan gridlock. In 2012, for example, members of Bread for the World were influential in seeing that
Congress made no major cuts to programs for hungry and poor people, despite continued budget threats. Bread
members also convinced Congress to extend tax credits for low-income people in 2012.
Bread for the World is now urging advocates to write letters to Congress to ensure adequate funding for programs
that help hungry and poor people. We are also asking advocates to sign our petition to President Barack Obama
asking him to work with Congress on a plan to end hunger. Your letters and signature are needed.

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Saturday, June 8
n Registration
2 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Mead Center: Grand Lobby
n Preaching to End Hunger: Homiletics Workshop
with Rev. Dr. James Forbes Jr.
3 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Mead Center: Mac Hall
n Movie Matinee
A Place at the Table
3 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Mead Center: Kogod Cradle
n Lazarus: The Musical
7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Mead Center: Kreeger Theater
n Reception
In Honor of Rev. Joel Underwood and Dr. William
Cummings II
8:30 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Mead Center: Grand Lobby, Catwalk Café, and Terrace
Sunday, June 9
n Registration
8 a.m. – 6 p.m.
n Opening Plenary and Worship
10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Capitol Skyline Hotel: Hall of States
n Brunch
11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Capitol Skyline Hotel: Hall of States
n General Session
Ending Hunger
1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Mead Center: Fichandler Stage
n Workshops
3:45 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
Mead Center and St. Augustine Episcopal Church: See
pages 14 and 15 for descriptions and exact locations.
n Dinner and Awards Presentation in Honor of
Dr. Ron Sider
5:45 p.m. – 7:15 p.m.
Mead Center: Catwalk Café and Terrace
n General Session
Conversation with the Stars
7:30 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Monday, June 10
n Registration
8 a.m. – 6 p.m.
n Breakfast
7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Mead Center: Catwalk Café
n General Session
Sustaining Political Commitment to Scaling Up
Nutrition
8:30 a.m. – noon
n Lunch (By Regional Hubs)
noon – 1:30 p.m.
Mead Center
ScheduleataGlance To find meeting spaces, please refer to maps on pages 49 and 50
or ask a direction assistant in the Mead Center, Grand Lobby.

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n Workshops
1:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Mead Center and St. Augustine Episcopal Church: See
pages 15-17 for descriptions and exact locations.
n General Session
We Can Move Congress
3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
n Joint Reception for the 2013 National Gathering
and “Sustaining Political Commitment to Scaling
Up Nutrition”
6 p.m. – 7:45 p.m.
Mead Center: Catwalk Café and Terrace
Tuesday, June 11
Lobby Day
n Registration
8 a.m. – 8:40 a.m.
n Breakfast
8 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.
n Lobby Day Opening Welcome and Prayer
8:45 a.m. – 9 a.m.
n Legislative Briefing
9 a.m. – 11:10 a.m.
n Regional Caucuses and Lunch (See Lobby Day packet)
11:10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Mead Center
n Depart for Capitol Hill
12:30 p.m. (and ongoing throughout the afternoon)
Shuttle buses in front of Mead Center
n House and Senate Lobby Visits
1:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
House and Senate Office Buildings
n Lobby Day Reception and Awards Ceremony
5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Cannon Caucus Room, 345 Cannon House Office Building
n Closing Worship
7 p.m. – 7:45 p.m.
n Return to Mead Center or Capitol Skyline Hotel
8 p.m. (and ongoing until 10 p.m.)
Constituency Group Conversations
During the Gathering, several groups will gather
for conversations about how their interests connect
with Bread for the World’s advocacy efforts. You are
welcome to join in one of the following conversations:
Those interested in African-American Voices
for Africa, a network of African-American church
leaders advocating for sustainable development in
Africa, will gather for dessert and conversation in the
Mead Center’s Molly Study following the Monday, June
10 evening reception.
Evangelical participants are invited to join an
informal breakfast conversation at 7:30 a.m. on Monday,
June 10 in the Ammerman Hall at the Mead Center.
Breakfast will be available in the meeting room.
Those interested in the Foods Resource Bank,
which supports small holder agricultural development
overseas by organizing growing projects in the United
States, will gather for a Sunday, June 9 lunch at noon in
Ammerman Hall at the Mead Center.
A lunch conversation with Latino church leaders
will be held Sunday, June 9 at noon in the Catwalk Café
at the Mead Center.
Representatives of Bread for the World partner
denominations will be meeting with participants
from their denominations at 5:35 p.m. on Sunday, June
9, inviting the group to sit together during the evening
meal. Watch for an announcement of denomination
names and meeting places.

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Special Events
n Preaching to End Hunger: A Homiletics Workshop
Rev. Dr. James Forbes Jr.
June 8, 3 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Rev. Dr. James Forbes Jr.—whom Newsweek recognized as one of the
“12 most effective preachers”—will lead pastors in exploring ways to more
effectively incorporate the call to end hunger into their sermons.
Dr. Forbes is the Harry Emerson Fosdick distinguished professor at the
Union Theological Seminary in New York. He is also the senior minister
emeritus of Riverside Church, where he served from 1989 to 2007. He was
the first African-American minister to lead this interdenominational and
multicultural congregation.
Before being called to Riverside Church, Forbes spent 15 years as a
professor of preaching at Union Theological Seminary in New York City.
Because of his extensive career and his charismatic style, Rev. Forces is often
introduced as the preacher’s preacher.
This workshop is open to pastors and others who preach on hunger, but pre-registration is required.
n Movie Matinee: A Place at the Table
June 8, 3 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Kogod Cradle, Mead Center
How is it that people in this country, the world’s richest, continue to go
hungry? The new documentary A Place at the Table reveals the stress of hunger
on members of three working-poor American families. Their stories reveal
the depth of the hunger crisis in the United States, the factors that drive it,
and how to end it. As the film illustrates, we made progress against hunger in
America in the past, and we can do it again.
The movie has received critical acclaim. The Washington Post writes that A
Place at the Table “has a tone of intelligent, if subdued outrage. It deserves to be
seen.” The San Francisco Chronicle writes, “What makes the movie compelling
is its focus on a handful of victims, who make the statistics painfully real.”
Three years ago, Bread for the World invested in the film through the
generosity of one of its long-time members. The film was eventually sold to
Participant Media and is now distributed by Magnolia Pictures. Bread for the World continues its partnership
with the producers and with Participant Media through the movie’s national social action campaign.
This matinee is free and open to the public.

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n Lazarus: The Musical
June 8, 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Kreeger Theater, Mead Center
Dessert Reception follows
This musical is based on Jesus’ parable of the rich man, Dives, and the
beggar, Lazarus (Luke 16:19-31)—a story as relevant today as it was 2,000 years
ago. In life, Lazarus begs that he be fed, even if just the scraps from the table
of the rich man. Dives ignores Lazarus’ suffering. When Lazarus dies, he is
brought into heaven. But when Dives dies, he finds himself in hell, begging
Lazarus to bring him water.
Lutheran theologian Helmut Gollwitzer (1908-1993), writes in his book, The
Rich Christians and Poor Lazarus, that this parable is meant to wake up those who
are well off: “It is addressed exclusively to the rich man. It is not meant to console
the poor with the hope of recompense beyond the grave, but to warn the rich of
damnation and to incite them to hear and act in this world.”
Rev. Joel Underwood, one of the pioneer staff members of Bread for the World, wrote and composed the original
musical in the 1980s. Louise F. Carlson and Sam V. Nickels, also among Bread’s earliest supporters, arranged the
original words and music.
A year ago, Bread commissioned Dr. William Cummings II to write new arrangements for Lazarus, retaining the
original melodies and words. Tonight’s performance is the premiere of this new version.
The Saturday evening presentation of Lazarus is completely sold out, but those without tickets are welcome to view
a simulcast of the performance in the Kogod Cradle.
n A Place at the Table: Bread for the World’s 2013 Offering of Letters
Throughout the 2013 National Gathering, June 8-11, and throughout the
113th
Congress
When people find fellowship, unity, or accord, it is around a table. Jesus
gathered his closest disciples at a table for a last supper before his death and
resurrection. The communion of that event is repeated throughout the world
each week, inviting all to join Jesus at a shared table.
This year, we ask that you help create room for hungry and poor people at
God’s abundant table through two simple acts:
• Petition President Obama to set a goal and work with Congress to end
hunger in the United States and abroad
• Write letters to your representative and senators in Congress asking
them to protect programs vital to hungry and poor people
At the back of this binder is a copy of a petition to President Obama. If
you have not done so, sign the petition. If you have already signed it, ask your
friends to add their names. Our target is 100,000 signatures; we are currently at 20,000.
You will also find the most current sample letter for the 2013 Offering of Letters. Write your members of Congress today.
Please bring your letter and petitions to the Sunday morning worship service, where they will be received as our
offering.
Thank you!

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General Sessionand PlenaryDescriptions
Host: Eric Mitchell, director of government relations, Bread for the World
Music Leader: Tracy Howe Wispelwey, Restoration Village Arts
Saturday, June 8
Pre-Gathering Options
n Preaching to End Hunger
Homiletics Workshop with Rev. Dr. James Forbes Jr.
Rev. Dr. James Forbes Jr.—whom Newsweek recognized as one of the “12 most effective preachers”—will lead pastors
in exploring ways to more effectively incorporate the call to end hunger into their sermons.
3 p.m. – 5 p.m.
n Movie Matinee
How is it that people in this country, the world’s richest, continue to go hungry? The new documentary A Place at
the Table reveals the stress of hunger on members of three working-poor American families. Their stories reveal the
depth of the hunger crisis in the United States, the factors that drive it, and how to end it.
3 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
n A Bread for the World Production
Lazarus: The Musical
Welcome by Sandra Joireman, board chair, Bread for the World
This production brings to life Jesus’ parable of the rich man, Dives, and the beggar, Lazarus (Luke 16:19-31)—a
story as relevant today as it was 2,000 years ago. The musical was conceived in the 1980s by Rev. Joel Underwood,
with assistance from Louise F. Carlson and Sam V. Nickels. Dr. William Cummings II created and produced new
arrangements for this premiere of the renewed Lazarus.
7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Mead Center: Kreeger Theatre. Overflow at Kogod Cradle.
n Dessert Reception following Lazarus
In honor of Rev. Joel Underwood and Dr. William Cummings II
Presentations by Rev. Gary Cook and Bishop Don Williams
8:30 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Mead Center: Grand Lobby, Catwalk Café, and Terrace

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Sunday, June 9
n Opening Plenary and Worship
We begin the Gathering with worship and praise.
10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Skyline Hotel: Hall of States
Worship leaders
Rev. Dr. James Forbes Jr., preacher
Tracy Howe Wispelwey, music leader
Alice Walker Duff, Rev. Suzi Harriff, and Kiara Irvin, liturgical leaders
n General Session
Ending Hunger
Three speakers will inspire and motivate Bread members by tracing the paths that Bread for the World is taking to
end hunger within our time.
1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Themes
Bread Rising: Envisioning a World Without Hunger
Rev. David Beckmann, president, Bread for the World
Immigration as a Hunger Issue
Rev. Luis Cortes, president, Esperanza
Testimony from the Grassroots
Beth Bostrom, Hunger Justice Leader
n General Session
Conversation with the Stars
Bread for the World’s 2013 Offering of Letters: A Place at the Table, shares the title and message of a major new
documentary about hunger in America. The film, A Place at the Table, reveals the uncomfortable truth that, despite
their best efforts, many people go hungry in this land of plenty. In this panel discussion, Kristi Jacobson, one of the
film’s directors, will be joined by Barbie Izquierdo, Pastor Bob Wilson, and Michaelene Wilson, who were profiled
in A Place at the Table. Sharon Thornberry, who wrote a chapter in the companion book, will share her experience
with hunger and her perspective as a manager of the Oregon Food Bank.
7:30 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Moderator
Adlai Amor, director of communications, Bread for the World
Panelists
Kristi Jacobson, director, A Place at the Table
Barbie Izquierdo, Pastor Bob Wilson, Michaelene Wilson, anti-hunger activists profiled in
Sharon Thornberry, community food systems manager, Oregon Food Bank; and board member,
Bread for the World

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n General Session
Sustaining Political Commitment to Scaling Up
Nutrition
Gathering participants will join delegates from around
the world to explore and celebrate the movement to
scale up nutrition for mothers and children in the
critical 1,000-day window from pregnancy to age 2.
This session is being held nearly 1,000 days after the
Scaling Up Nutrition movement was announced in
September 2010, providing an opportunity to look
back at progress made and renew commitments. See
pocket insert for a complete agenda of this important session.
9 a.m. – noon
Master of Ceremonies
Roger Thurow, author and fellow, Chicago
Council for Global Affairs
Welcome
David Beckmann, president, Bread for the
World
Joe Cahalan, chief operating officer, Concern
Worldwide, U.S.
Speakers and Facilitators
Kaosar Afsana, director of health, nutrition,
and population; Bangladesh Rural Advancement
Committee
Philip Barton, deputy head of mission, Embassy
of the United Kingdom
Robert Black, director of the Institute for
International Programs, Johns Hopkins School
of Public Health, author of the Lancet series on
maternal and child nutrition
Martin Bloem, senior nutrition advisor, World
Food Programme
Joe Costello, minister of state, Department of
Foreign Affairs, Republic of Ireland
Keith Hansen, acting vice president and network
head, Human Development, World Bank
Wilbald Lorri, advisor on nutrition issues, Office
of President Jakaya Kikwete, Republic of Tanzania
Carolyn Miles, chief operating officer, Save the
Children
Rose Ndolo, national nutrition coordinator,
World Vision, Kenya
Joyce Ngegba, program and advocacy manager,
Partnership for Nutrition, Tanzania
Juan Carlos Paiz, presidential commissioner
for Guatemala’s Competitiveness, Investment, and
Millennium Challenge Corporation
Rajul Pandya-Lorch, head, 2020 Vision
Initiative and chief of staff, International Food
Policy Research Institute
Nina Sardjunani, deputy minister, Indonesia’s
Ministry of National Development Planning
Raj Shah, administrator, U.S. Agency for
International Development
Kathy Spahn, chief operating officer, Helen
Keller International
Lucy Sullivan, executive director, 1,000 Days
Partnership
Sam Worthington, chief operating officer,
InterAction
n General Session
We Can Move Congress
Bread for the World is a collective Christian voice
urging our nation’s decision makers to end hunger at
home and abroad. Speakers during this session will
look at current international and domestic challenges
and call us to action.
3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Speakers
Rev. John McCullough, president and CEO,
Church World Service
Kathy Saile, director of domestic social
development, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
Justin Fast, Hunger Justice Leader
Monday, June 10

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Workshop Descriptions
Sunday, June 9, 3:45 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
n Immigration as a Hunger and Poverty Issue
Food—both its production and its scarcity—are tied to immigration. Many of the unauthorized Latino immigrants to the
United States had previously been small farmers, migrating because of the difficulty of feeding their families in their
home countries. In the United States, no economic sector is more dependent on immigrant labor than food production.
Still, immigrant farm workers disproportionately suffer from food insecurity, finding themselves without sufficient funds
to consistently provide a nutritious meal. In the midst of a historic discussion on immigration reform, this workshop will
focus participants on hunger and poverty as driving forces of immigration and will explore ways that activists can work
toward immigration reform as a means of reducing poverty in the United States and abroad.
Facilitator
Andrew Wainer, senior immigration policy analyst, Bread for the World
Presenters
Lucas Benitez, co-founder, Coalition of Immokalee Workers
Eric Mitchell, director of government relations, Bread for the World
Myrna Orozco, field director, United We Dream
Tammy Walhof, senior regional organizer, Bread for the World
n Foreign Assistance: Exploring Aid Effectiveness
Mead Center: Molly Study 1
Take a deeper look into the U.S. government’s role in alleviating global poverty and our role as citizens. Do we
support international development efforts through our churches and charities but unknowingly undercut those very
programs at the ballot box? Does foreign aid create dependency for our brothers and sisters in the global South?
Health, agriculture, and trade are critical aspects of development, yet how do we integrate them? This workshop
offers a candid and open opportunity to explore these issues.
Presenters
Deborah Dortzbach, senior health advisor, World Relief
J. Christopher Latondresse, advisor at USAID, Center for Faith Based and Community Initiatives
Rev. Nicta Lubaale, general secretary, Organisation of African Instituted Churches, Kenya
Faustine Wabwire, senior foreign assistance policy analyst, Bread for the World Institute
n 1,000 Days: The Foundation for Life
What can we do in 1,000 days? By investing in better nutrition for women and children in the critical 1,000 days
between a woman’s pregnancy and her child’s second birthday, we can save lives, improve the health of women and
children, increase earning potential for future generations, and help grow the economies of developing countries.
Learn about the church’s role in this international movement to promote simple, cost-effective strategies to improve
nutrition for young children.
Presenters
Inez Torres Davis, director for justice for women, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Rev. Nancy Neal, associate for denominational women’s organizations, Bread for the World
Joylet Genda, health and nutrition manager, Wellness and Agriculture for Life Advancement (WALA),
Chikwawa Diocese of Malawi
To find meeting spaces, please refer to maps on pages 49 and 50
or ask a direction assistant in the Mead Center, Grand Lobby.

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n Promoting Faithful Budget Priorities in an Era of Political Brinksmanship and Hyperpartisanship
Is our federal system broken? How can we get our message through all the partisan bickering and dysfunction? Why
has budget negotiation been a headline topic for several years? Join us to discuss how to break through the rhetoric
and move the conversation to budget solutions rather than scare tactics.
Presenters
Larry Hollar, senior regional organizer, Bread for the World
Amelia Kegan, senior policy analyst, Bread for the World
n Making Sense of Our Country’s Safety Net
St. Augustine Church, Room 1
SNAP… EITC… WIC. Having trouble keeping our nation’s safety net programs straight? Come to this workshop and
learn about federal efforts to mitigate hunger and poverty in the United States. We’ll bust myths and clarify details
about the programs for which Bread advocates, focusing on what the programs do, who they serve, and why they work.
Presenters
Christine Melendez Ashley, policy analyst, Bread for the World
Matt Newell-Ching, deputy director of organizing, Bread for the World
n Advocacy in the 21st Century
Participants in this workshop will review the tools for organizing power, building influence, and maintaining
relationships with elected officials. Through breakout mini-sessions, participants will be able to self-select the skills
most appropriate for their settings.
Presenters
Ken Brown, regional organizer, Bread for the World
Rev. LaMarco Cable, deputy director of organizing, Bread for the World
Jon Gromek, regional organizer, Bread for the World
Matt Gross, deputy director of organizing, Bread for the World
Zach Schmidt, regional organizer, Bread for the World
Robin Stephenson, senior organizer and national lead for social media, Bread for the World
Monday, June 10, 1:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
n Development in Latin America: El Salvador and the United States
Learn what steps Latin American governments, nongovernmental organizations, and religious leaders are taking
to eradicate poverty in Latin America. Ninety percent of the estimated 3 million Salvadorans abroad live in the
United States, where they constitute the second largest foreign-born group of Latinos. The relationship between the
United States and El Salvador provides an important and poignant example of how migration influences national
development—historically, economically, socially, and culturally. It also shows how the ensuing dynamics continue to
shape the different spheres of life in both nations.
Presenters
Ricardo Moreno, associate for Latino outreach, Bread for the World
Dr. Raul Hinojosa Ojeda, founding director, North American Integration and Development Center
Dr. Ruben Zamora, ambassador of El Salvador to the United States.

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n African Voices: Charting the Course to Poverty Eradication
The situation in Africa today is dramatically different than it was just 10 years ago. Boldly and pragmatically,
Africans are leading the way in alleviating hunger and poverty on their continent. One important aspect of this
development trend hinges on transparency and accountability—which requires that citizens regularly interact with
those whom they have elected. The quality of that interaction largely determines the quality of democracy and
the material conditions of the people. Come and learn from some of Africa’s brightest anti-poverty leaders. What
methods and solutions are they employing to eradicate poverty on the continent?
Presenters
Joylet Genda, health and nutrition manager, Wellness and Agriculture for Life Advancement (WALA),
Chikwawa Diocese of Malawi
Rev. Nicta Lubaale, general secretary, Organisation of African Instituted Churches
Namhla Mniki-Mangaliso, director, African Monitor
Faustine Wabwire, foreign assistance policy analyst, Bread for the World Insititute
n A Vision for Global Agricultural Development
Population growth, deteriorating natural resources, and changes in climate conditions have caused food prices
to rise and agricultural productivity to fall. Those most affected by these factors are smallholder farmers who are
struggling with eroded soil, pests, and droughts. Considering that 75 percent of the world’s poorest people get their
food and income by farming small plots of land, small farmers play a critical role in the fight against hunger. In this
workshop participants will discuss agricultural development as one of the most powerful tools for ending global
hunger and extreme poverty—with insight from representatives of the Foods Resource Bank, the Bill and Melinda
Gates Foundation, and USAID.
Facilitator
Angela Boss, associate director for program development, Foods Resource Bank
Panelists
Marv Baldwin, president and CEO, Foods Resource Bank
Julie Howard, chief scientist, Bureau of Food Security, USAID.
Todd Post, senior editor, Bread for the World Institute
Neil Watkins, program officer, Program Advocacy, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
n You Can Move Congress: The Power of Your Story
When members of Congress speak about an issue on the House or Senate floor, dry data rarely grabs attention.
People, including legislators, are moved by stories about the effect of legislation on constituents. Just as we all have
a voice, we all have a story. Join us as we help you find your story and learn how to use it to make a difference. We
will also train you to gather stories from the people you meet. If you don’t think you have a story, be prepared to be
surprised.
Presenters
Eric Bond, managing editor, Bread for the World
Jon Gromek, regional organizer, Bread for the World
Barbie Izquierdo, anti-hunger activist
Matt Newell-Ching, deputy director of organizing, Bread for the World

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n Media and Public Advocacy: Building Political Will
Looking for ways to enhance your advocacy efforts—why not combine social and traditional media? In this
workshop, Kristen Archer, Bread’s media relations manager; Robin Stephenson, Bread’s national lead for social
media; and Sarah Godfrey, Bread’s associate editor online, will show you how Facebook posts, tweets, blog posts,
and letters to the editor can engage your family, friends, and community—as well as leverage political wins on
Capitol Hill.
Presenters
Kristen Y. Archer, media relations manager, Bread for the World
Sarah Godfrey, associate editor online, Bread for the World
Robin Stephenson, senior organizer and national lead for social media, Bread for the World
n Evangelicals in Advocacy: Forgotten, Forsaken, or Formidable?
The biblical call for justice has impassioned a new generation of advocates within the evangelical community,
and legislative advocacy is an important part of it. Join this discussion among evangelical leaders from academic,
church, and nongovernmental organizations. See how they frame public policy responses to hunger and poverty.
Hear their thoughts on how best to engage other evangelicals. Explore assumptions that you may bring to these
pressing issues. Learn how advocacy is integral to Christian discipleship.
Facilitator
Krisanne Vaillancourt Murphy, associate for evangelical church relationships, Bread for the World
Presenters
Jason Fileta, director, Micah Challenge USA
Stephen Offutt, associate professor, Asbury Seminary
Ron Sider, founder and president, Evangelicals for Social Action
Stephanie Summers, chief executive officer, Center for Public Justice
Jenny Yang, vice president of advocacy, World Relief

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Speaker Biographies
Kaosar Afsana is director of
health, nutrition, and population for
the Bangladesh Rural Advancement
Committee, providing technical
support and policy making in
reproductive,maternal,neonatal,child,
and adolescent health and nutrition.
Afsana is a professor at the James P. Grant School of Public
Health, BRAC University. She was awarded the 2011
Woman of Distinction Award from the NGO Committee
on Women’s Status, New York, for her contribution to
maternal health and women’s empowerment. Afsana
earned her medical degree from Harvard—along with
master’s and doctorate degrees in public health from Edith
Cowan University, Australia.
Tom Arnold was recently appointed
chairperson of the Convention on the
Irish Constitution. He is a member
of the lead group of the Scaling
Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement.
Previously, Arnold was chief operating
officer of Concern Worldwide. He
served as assistant secretary general and chief economist
in Ireland’s Department of Agriculture and Food and on
a number of high-level bodies concerned with hunger,
including the United Nations Millennium Project’s Hunger
Task Force, the Irish Hunger Task Force, the United
Nations Central Emergency Response Fund’s Advisory
Group, and the European Food Security Group. Arnold
earned his master’s degrees from the Catholic University
of Louvain and Trinity College Dublin and is a graduate
in agricultural economics from University College Dublin.
Adlai Amor directs the award-
winning communications team at
Bread for the World. Since 2009, he
has been Bread’s point person for A
Place at the Table, the documentary film
about hunger in America released in
March 2013. As an ordained elder of
the Presbyterian Church (USA), he serves on the board of
trustees of the Presbyterian Publishing Corporation and
the San Francisco Theological Seminary.
Kristen Y. Archer is Bread for the
World’s media relations manager,
overseeing a team that executes all
of the organization’s national, local,
religious, and multicultural media
outreach. Previously, Archer worked in
Ogilvy Washington’s Cause Marketing,
engaging business, public affairs, and
consumer audiences. She earned a master’s degree in
public communication from American University and a
bachelor’s degree in journalism and mass communications
from Washington and Lee University.
Christine Meléndez Ashley is a
policy analyst at Bread for the World.
She leads the government relations
team on domestic nutrition assistance
and child nutrition issues, developing
and implementing policy and
legislative strategies. She previously
worked on Capitol Hill as legislative
staff assistant and systems administrator for Congressman
J. Randy Forbes (R-Va.). She earned a bachelor’s degree in
political science from Wheaton College.
Marv Baldwin is the president
and chief executive officer of Foods
ResourceBank,whichraisesfundsinthe
United States to support agriculturally
based food security programs in 30
countries in the developing world.
Previously, Baldwin was a district sales
manager for Nalco Co., working to
improve mechanical, operational, biological, and chemical
challenges in water systems. He graduated from Hope
College in Holland, Mich.
Rev. David Beckmann, president
of Bread for the World and a 2010
World Food Prize laureate, is one of the
foremost U.S. advocates for hungry and
poor people. He has been president of
Bread for the World since 1991, leading
large-scale and successful campaigns to
strengthen U.S. political commitment
to overcome hunger and poverty in the country and
globally. Beckmann is also president of Bread for the World
Institute, which provides policy analysis on hunger and
strategies to end it. He founded and serves as president of
the Alliance to End Hunger, which engages diverse U.S.
institutions—Muslim and Jewish groups, corporations,
unions, and universities—in building the political will to
end hunger. Prior to joining Bread, Beckmann worked at

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the World Bank for 15 years, overseeing large development
projects and driving innovations to make the bank more
effective in reducing poverty. He earned degrees from Yale
University, Christ Seminary, and the London School of
Economics. His latest book is Exodus from Hunger: We Are
Called to Change the Politics of Hunger.
Lucas Benitez is a co-founder of the
Coalition of Immokalee Workers, an
organization of migrant farmworkers
that seeks justice for human rights
abuses and promotes the fair treatment
of workers. Benitez worked for years
throughout the southeastern United
States, harvesting tomatoes, oranges, and other crops. The
abuses that he witnessed and experienced in the fields led
him to organize. Lucas and his colleagues received the
Natural Resources Defense Council 2012 Food Justice
Award.
Robert E. Black, M.D., M.P.H., is the director of the
Institute for International Programs at the Department
of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg
School of Public Health. Dr. Black has served as a medical
epidemiologist at the Centers for Disease Control and has
researched childhood infectious diseases and nutritional
problems in Bangladesh and Peru. His research includes
micronutrients and other nutritional interventions,
evaluation of health services in low- and middle-income
countries, and the use of evidence in policy and programs.
Through his membership in professional organizations
such as the U.S. Institute of Medicine and advisory groups
of the World Health Organization, he focuses on policies
that improve children’s health.
Martin Bloem, M.D., is chief for
nutrition and HIV/AIDS policy at the
UnitedNationsWorldFoodProgramme.
He holds a medical degree from the
University of Utrecht and a doctorate
from the University of Maastricht and
has joint faculty appointments at both
Johns Hopkins University and Tufts University. Previously,
Martin was the senior vice president chief medical officer of
Helen Keller International. Martin has participated in task
forces convened by the United Nations Standing Committee
on Nutrition, the United Nations International Children’s
EmergencyFund,theUnitedStatesAgencyforInternational
Development, and the World Health Organization.
Eric Bond is Bread for the World’s managing editor. He
upholds the organization’s writing standards and manages
the production of all official Bread publications. Bond is
a writer and photographer with two decades experience
as managing editor of several independent community
newspapers. He earned two bachelor’s degrees and a
master’s degree from the University of Maryland, where
he is currently an adjunct writing professor.
Angela Boss is the associate director
of program development at Foods
Resource Bank. She is responsible
for food security programs in Asia
and West Africa and supports
agricultural projects in the western
United States. Boss was trained in
tropical agriculture at Educational Concerns for Hunger
Organization in southern Florida and holds a bachelor’s
degree in agriculture from the University of British
Columbia and a master’s degree in human security and
peace.
Rev. Beth Bostrom grew up as the
daughter of two United Methodist
ministers. She graduated from
Greensboro College with a bachelor’s
degree in English and a passion for
social justice. After college, Bostrom
worked with families experiencing
homelessness in Tallahassee, Fla. She then attended
seminary at Candler School of Theology and worked for
two years with the Wesley Fellowship at Emory University.
After graduating from Candler, she became the Wesley
Foundation director and the United Methodist chaplain at
the University of Miami.
Ken Brown is interim organizer for Bread for the World’s
Southern hub.
Rev. LaMarco Cable is Bread
for the World’s deputy director of
organizing for the Southern hub. He is
an ordained minister in the Christian
Church (Disciples of Christ). Cable
earned a bachelor’s degree in religion
from Transylvania University and a
master’s degree in divinity from Lexington Theological
Seminary. Cable previously served the Christian Church
and the United Church of Christ’s Global Ministries as
program associate for advocacy and education, working on
policy advocacy and constituency relations.

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Rev. Gary Cook is director of
church relations for Bread for the
World. His team engages more than 50
denominations and national religious
organizations and more than 5,000
local congregations in Bread’s anti-
hunger education and advocacy efforts.
Cook is the former coordinator of the Presbyterian Church
(USA) Hunger Program and director of its Global Service
and Witness programs area. A graduate of the University
of Pittsburgh and Chicago Theological Seminary, Cook
has served pastorates in Ohio and Florida.
Rev. Luis Cortés Jr., is a national
leader of Latino concerns and
community development and founder
of Esperanza. He is also board member
and founder of United Bank, the first
African-American-owned commercial
bank in Pennsylvania. Cortés has
been honored with two doctorates in divinity. He holds
a master’s degree in divinity and a master’s degree in
economic development from Southern New Hampshire
University. Cortés is the author of several books and was
featured as one of Time magazine’s “25 Most Influential
Evangelicals in America” in January 2005.
Joe Costello is the minister of state
at the Department of Foreign Affairs
and Trade, Ireland, with responsibility
for Trade and Development. Minister
Costello was first elected to Seanad
Éireann (the Senate, or upper chamber,
of the Irish Parliament) in 1989 and
has served since then in the Seanad Eireann or the Dáil
Eireann (the House of Representatives, or lower chamber
of the Irish Parliament). From 1997 to 2002, he was leader
of the Labour Seanad Group. Since 2002, he has served in
the Dail Eireann.
Dr. William Cummings II is a
nationally known worship leader,
composer, and professor of music
education. Cummings rearranged the
music for the revival of Bread for the
World’s musical Lazarus, which will be
performed for the first time with the
new arrangements on Saturday, June 8, 2013. Cummings
received his doctorate degree at the Institute for Worship
Studies, Wheaton College. He also holds a master’s degree
in music education from Coppin State University and a
bachelor’s degree in music education from Morgan State
University.
Inez Torres Davis is director for
justiceoftheWomenoftheEvangelical
Lutheran Church in America
(WELCA). She also coordinates the
Women of the ELCA grants program,
which makes annual grants to groups
and agencies that provide support and
services to women and children. Women of the ELCA
has been active in the Women of Faith for the 1,000 Days
Movement, whom Inez represented on a trip to Zambia,
Malawi, and Tanzania hosted by Bread for the World.
Deborah Dortzbach is a nurse
specialist in international public
health and child health with more
than 20 years of experience in HIV/
AIDS program development and
leadership in Africa, Asia, and the
Caribbean. Her position as director of
health and social development at World Relief involved
the technical oversight of programs in 12 countries,
including USAID-funded programs in maternal and
child health, HIV/AIDS, child development, adolescent
health, and anti-trafficking. In addition to numerous
papers and presentations Dortzbach co-authored the
book The AIDS Crisis: What We Can Do.
Alice Walker Duff is managing
director of Bread for the World and
Bread for the World Institute. She
previously served as co-founder and
former president of Crystal Stairs,
one of the country’s largest childcare
development agencies. She also served
as an executive of the children and youth program of
Atlantic Philanthropies, overseeing Elev8, an initiative
to improve how schools across the country support low-
income children and their families. Duff received her
bachelor’s degree in sociology from Occidental College;
her master’s degree in sociology of education from the
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA); and her
doctorate degree in urban planning from UCLA.

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Justin Fast was a 2012 Bread for the
World Hunger Justice Leader. He is
a nonprofit professional specializing
in public health nutrition, program
development, and government relations.
He currently oversees the Michigan
Fitness Foundation’s strategy to reach
underserved families facing food
insecurity. Justin has managed Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program outreach and federal advocacy for the
Food Bank Council of Michigan. Fast holds a bachelor’s degree
in social relations and policy from Michigan State University.
Jason Fileta grew up in Wheaton,
Ill., the son of Egyptian immigrants.
The plight of the persecuted church in
Egypt compelled him enter the struggle
for justice. After attending Calvin
College he was chosen as a delegate
to the 2005 G8 Summit in Scotland
to lobby leaders for debt cancellation
for impoverished nations, fair trade, and increased or
improved aid. He is the director of Micah Challenge USA,
a church-based movement committed to ending extreme
poverty through advocacy, prayer, and just living.
Rev. Dr. James Forbes Jr. is the
Harry Emerson Fosdick distinguished
professor at Union Theological
Seminary, senior minister emeritus of
Riverside Church, and president of the
Healing of the Nations Foundation.
Before being called to Riverside’s
pulpit, Forbes spent 15 years as a
professor of preaching at Union Theological Seminary
in New York City. Because of his extensive career and
his charismatic style, Forbes is often introduced as the
preacher’s preacher. Newsweek has recognized him as one
of the 12 “most effective preachers.”
Joylet Genda is a health and
nutrition manager at Chikwawa
Diocese in partnership with Catholic
Relief Services, Malawi, for the USAID-
funded Wellness and Agriculture for
Life Advancement (WALA) program.
Genda holds a bachelor’s degree in
education with an emphasis in home
economics. She is currently working on her master’s degree
indevelopmentstudieswithUgandaMartyrsUniversity.She
has eight years of experience as a supervisor, coordinator,
and manager on food security, social protection, and
nutrition projects and programs in Malawi.
Sarah Godfrey is Bread for the
World’s associate online editor. She is
also one-half of an interdepartmental
team that manages Bread’s blog and
social media. Godfrey is an award-
winningwriterwhohasbeenrecognized
for everything from music reviews
to coverage of poor Washingtonians
displaced by gentrification. Prior to coming to Bread,
she worked as a staff writer and freelancer for a variety of
newspapers, magazines, and websites, including Washington
City Paper and the Washington Post.
Vincent Gray is the sixth elected
mayor of the District of Columbia. A
native Washingtonian, Mayor Gray
grew up in a one-bedroom apartment
at 6th and L Streets, NE. He graduated
at the age of 16 from Dunbar High
School and studied psychology at The
George Washington University (GWU)
at both the undergraduate and graduate school levels.
While at GWU, he became the first African-American
admitted in the fraternity system. Gray’s professional
career includes work for the Arc of D.C.; the Department
of Human Services; and Covenant House Washington, an
international, faith-based organization dedicated to serving
homeless and at-risk youth.
Jon Gromek is regional organizer for
Bread for the World’s Central hub. He
has organized and worked throughout
faithcommunitiesinWashington,D.C.;
Ohio; and Florida. Gromek graduated
from Xavier University with a degree
in theology and political science and
is now pursuing a graduate degree at
Wright State University. He has worked at the Catholic
Campaign for Human Development, Sojourners, Network,
and as a community organizer for organizations in the
Direct Action and Research Training (DART) network.
MattGrossisdeputydirectorofBread
for the World’s Central hub. Previously,
he served as the executive director of
two broad-based citizens organizations:
a Chicago community organization on
the North Side and an Industrial Areas
Foundation affiliate in Dane County,
Wisc. He has had the opportunity to
work on local, state, and federal campaigns on a diverse
array of issues. He received a bachelor’s degree in political
science from North Central College.

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Rev. Suzi Harriff is a pastor,
minister of music, and teacher of
biblical studies in upstate New York.
She is also the owner of a media
and public relations firm. A 25-year
biographee in Who’s Who in America and
Who’s Who in American Women, Harriff
has just returned from her sixth trip
to Rwanda, where she is involved in a reconciliation and
healing ministry.
Keith Hansen is the World Bank’s
acting vice president and head of
network for human development,
which comprises education, health,
nutrition, population, social protection,
and labor. Hansen is also the sector
director for human development in
Latin America and the Caribbean
(LAC), where he is responsible for the Bank’s overall
strategy, analysis, and policy advice and oversees a portfolio
of more than 75 projects in 25 countries, largely aimed at
helping LAC countries achieve Millennium Development
Goals. He holds graduate degrees in development from
Princeton and in law from Stanford.
Larry Hollar is a senior regional
organizer for Bread for the World’s
Easternhub.Hehasalsoworkedasstaff
counsel for a congressional committee,
as an attorney in a Cabinet-level federal
department, and as a D.C.-based
government relations staff member
for Bread. Hollar edited Hunger for the
Word: Lectionary Reflections on Food and Justice, three volumes
of weekly reflections by Bread members. Hollar was
educated in modern languages, law, and theological and
biblical studies at Williams College, Yale Law School, and
Wesley Theological Seminary respectively.
Julie A. Howard is the chief scientist
in the Bureau for Food Security, which
leads the implementation of Feed the
Future. She also serves as the senior
advisor to the USAID administrator
on agricultural research, extension,
and education. Previously, Howard
served as the executive director and
chief executive officer of the Partnership to Cut Hunger
and Poverty in Africa. Howard holds a doctorate degree
in agricultural economics from Michigan State University,
and master’s and bachelor’s degrees from the University of
California, Davis, and George Washington University.
Kiara Irvin is a devoted, motivated,
and excited follower of Christ.
She is a member of Union African
Methodist Episcopal Church, where
she is secretary of the young people’s
division. Irvin is majoring in criminal
justice with a minor in speech
communication at the University of Arkansas at Little
Rock, where she is a senior. She is a Christian hunger
advocate with Bread for the World, and has gathered one
of the highest numbers of letters for Bread’s Offering of
Letters in the state of Arkansas.
BarbieIzquierdoisthefirstmother
to join the Witnesses to Hunger, a
program of the Center for Hunger-
Free Communities in Philadelphia.
She is featured in A Place at the Table,
along with her two children, Aidan
and Leylanie. She has become one of
the leading advocates for anti-hunger issues. This fall,
Barbie will begin her studies at Esperanza College in
Philadelphia.
Kristi Jacobson, founder of
Catalyst Films, is an award-winning
director and producer of non-fiction
films and television. Her latest film, in
collaboration with Lori Silverbush, is
A Place at the Table. Jacobson’s earlier
films include Toots and American
Standoff. Among her television credits are Colonial House
on PBS, which won six Cine Golden Eagle Awards,
and Together: Stop Violence Against Women, a one-hour
documentary for Lifetime Television.
Sandra Joireman is chair of Bread
for the World’s board of directors
and a professor of politics and
international relations at Wheaton
College. She received her bachelor’s
degree in anthropology and political
science from Washington University
in St. Louis and her master’s and doctorate in political
science from the University of California, Los Angeles.
Joireman specializes in comparative political economy
with an emphasis on Africa. She has been a Fulbright
scholar and has had visiting appointments at numerous
universities and colleges around the world.

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AmeliaKeganisseniorpolicyanalyst
at Bread for the World. She focuses on
domestic poverty, economics, taxes,
and other issues affecting poor and
hungry people in the United States by
analyzing legislation, advocating on
Capitol Hill, and developing legislative
strategy. Previously, Kegan worked at a
variety of other national nonprofits in Washington, D.C.,
and Chicago, Ill., focusing on federal budget, tax, and
low-income policy. Amelia received a bachelor’s degree
in government from Smith College and a juris doctorate
from the University of Washington School of Law. She is a
member of the Illinois bar and serves on the board of the
Washington Council of Lawyers.
J. Christopher Latondresse is senior advisor at
USAID’s Center for Faith-Based and Community
Initiatives, and is the founder of Recovering Evangelical, a
movement of Millennial-generation Christians. Previously,
he served as the special assistant to Jim Wallis, chief
executive officer of Sojourners, followed by a tenure as the
U.S. director of Questscope, working alongside Arab youth
across the Middle East at a time of massive social upheaval
and political unrest. He frequently blogs at Huffington
Post, CNN Belief Blog, and God’s Politics. His work has also
appeared in RELEVANT magazine.
Wilbald Lorri is personal advisor
on nutrition issues to His Excellency
Dr. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, president
of the United Republic of Tanzania.
Lorri worked for more than 25 years
at the Tanzania Food and Nutrition
Centre, a multidisciplinary institute,
including nine years as its managing
director. He also worked as coordinator of the Tanzania/
Japan Food Aid Counterpart Fund, which finances food
security and poverty alleviation projects. Lorri earned a
doctorate degree in food science from Chalmers University
of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden, and a master’s
degree in food science and technology from Agricultural
and Mechanical University in Huntsville, Alabama.
Nicta Lubaale is general secretary of
the Organisation of African Instituted
Churches (OAIC). For 13 years, he
has served as the OAIC director for
development and HIV/AIDS as a
pastor with the Centre for Evangelism
in Uganda. Lubaale facilitates OAIC
member churches to recognize the
importance of linking their actions with the policies of
African governments, international agencies, and rich
countries. He holds a master’s degree in development
studies from the University of Reading, U.K.
Rev. John L. McCullough
is president and chief executive
officer of Church World Service,
with programs in development and
humanitarian affairs, advocacy for
social justice, and refugee assistance
around the world. McCullough is a
graduate of the Boston University
School of Theology, which honored him with its
Distinguished Alumni award in 2003. An ordained
minister in the United Methodist Church, he has served
pastorates in the United States and Kenya and has
held leadership positions at the denomination’s global
mission agency.
Carolyn S. Miles is president and
chief executive officer for Save the
Children, which has served more
than 85 million children in 120
countries around the world. Miles was
previously chief operating office for
Save the Children, during which time
the organization doubled the number
of children it reached with nutrition, health, education,
and other programs. She has served on numerous
boards, including Blackbaud, InterAction, USGLC,
the Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network, and the
University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business, where
shereceivedhermaster’sdegreeinbusinessadministration.
Eric Mitchell is director of
government relations at Bread for the
World. Mitchell has over a decade
of federal government experience.
Throughout his career, he has worked
on behalf of numerous nonprofits,
universities, and faith-based
organizations. Mitchell also spent
seven years on Capitol Hill, serving as policy advisor to
Congressman John Lewis (D-Ga.) and legislative assistant
to Congressman Sanford D. Bishop Jr. (D-Ga.). He earned
his degree in political science from Howard University.
Namhla Mniki-Mangaliso is the
director of African Monitor (AM),
which analyzes development resource
commitments, delivery, and impact
on the grassroots—and brings strong
African voices to the development
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forimprovedeconomicopportunitiesforAfrica’sgrassroots
communities so that they can independently generate their
own livelihoods. Previously, Mniki-Mangaliso was the head
of secretariat for the Mandela Institute for Development
Studies.
Ricardo Moreno is the associate
for Latino relations at Bread for
the World. He develops, maintains,
and strengthens relationships with
Latino denominational leaders and
organizations. Moreno previously
worked as the regional organizer for
the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los
Angeles and the Cluster of Presbyterian Churches of
Hollywood and Wilshire of Pacific Presbytery PCUSA.
He received a bachelor’s degree in theology from the
Latin American Theological Seminary and a master’s
degree in divinity from San Francisco Theological
Seminary.
Krisanne Vaillancourt Murphy
is Bread for the World’s associate
for evangelical church relationships.
Some of her efforts with well-known
theologians and biblical scholars
have led to a theological framework
regarding U.S. foreign assistance used
in Christian ethics, intercultural, and missiology courses.
She received her bachelor’s degree in anthropology from
the University of Connecticut and her master’s degree
in theology, with a focus on Christian ethics, from the
Weston Jesuit School of Theology.
Rev. Nancy Neal is associate
for denominational women’s
organizations at Bread for the World.
She coordinates efforts of church
women in the 1,000 Days movement,
working with more than 20 different
denominations, women’s groups,
and organizations in the United States, facilitating
conversations among women about nutrition for the
purpose of educating their communities and elected
officials about the need for improved nutrition policy
in U.S. poverty- focused development assistance. She
serves as a parish associate at Church of the Pilgrims in
Washington, D.C.
Matt Newell-Ching is the deputy
director of organizing for Bread’s
Westernhub.Hehasmorethan12years
of experience as a grassroots organizer
and policy analyst on issues relating
to hunger. Previously, he worked at
Sojourners, Feeding America, the
Hunger Task Force of Milwaukee, and
the National Alliance to End Homelessness.
Rose Ndolo is the national nutrition
coordinator of World Vision, Kenya.
She chairs the interagency nutrition
response advisory group in Kenya, and
hasworkedinemergency,development,
and advocacy aspects of nutrition with
CARE, Save the Children, and World
Vision. Ndolo was active in developing
Kenya’s National Nutrition Action Plan 2012-2017, and in
planning a national Scaling Up Nutrition symposium in
November 2012.
Joyce Ngegba is program and advocacy manager of
the Partnership for Nutrition in Tanzania, a 300-member
network of civil society organizations. She has worked
for more than 10 years in nutrition, public health, and
development with both local and international civic society
organizations. Ngegba earned a master’s degree in human
nutrition and a bachelor’s degree in home economics and
human nutrition from Sokoine University of Agriculture,
Morogoro, Tanzania.
Stephen Offutt is assistant professor of development
studies at Asbury Theological Seminary. Previously,
he worked with African Enterprise, an evangelical
nongovernmental organization heavily involved in racial
and political reconciliation efforts in South Africa. He was
also the national director of World Relief, El Salvador.
Offutt received a master’s degree in international relations
from the Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced
International Studies and a doctorate degree in sociology
from Boston University.
Juan Carlos Paiz is Guatemala’s
presidential commissioner for
competitiveness, investment, and
Millennium Challenge Corporation.
He is co-founder and president of
Pani-Fresh, an industrial bakery
that exports to 20 Latin American
countries, and is former president for
McDonald’s supply chain Latin-American counsel. Paiz
has been a professor of economics at Universidad Francisco
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and Haiti for the Dutch cooperation agency ICCO. He co-
founded and became President of the Fundación Proyecto
de Vida “GuateAmala,” which coordinated community
activities that empowered citizens.
Rajul Pandya-Lorch is head of the 2020 Vision for
Food, Agriculture, and the Environment Initiative at the
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). She
also manages the IFPRI Environment Initiative, a global
projectthatidentifiessolutionsformeetingworldfoodneeds
while reducing poverty and protecting the environment.
She recently led a major project, “Millions Fed: Proven
Successes in Agricultural Development,” which documents
policies, programs, and investments that have significantly
reduced hunger. Pandya-Lorch earned a master’s degree
in public and international affairs from Princeton and a
bachelor’s degree in economics from Wellesley College.
RaulHinojosaOjedaisthefounding
director of the North American
Integration and Development Center
and an associate professor in the
division of social sciences and the
César E. Chávez Department at
the University of California, Los
Angeles. Born in Mexico, he received
a bachelor’s degree in economics, a master’s degree in
anthropology, and a doctorate degree in political science
at the University of Chicago. In July of 2012, Ojeda was
honored as a recipient of the White House Champion of
Change Award for his outstanding work in “connecting the
Americas.”
Myrna Orozco immigrated with
her family to the United States
from Ciudad Juarez in Chihuahua,
Mexico, when she was 4 years old. She
currently resides in Kansas City, Mo.,
where she serves as board president
for the Immigrant Justice Advocacy
Movement, the only immigrant-led,
interfaith community organization that focuses solely on
immigration issues in the Kansas City metropolitan area.
She is a recipient of the first annual John Backer Award
from Church World Service for outstanding advocacy for
immigrant and refugee rights.
Todd Post is senior editor with
Bread for the World Institute. He has
edited the Institute’s annual Hunger
Report continuously since the 2005
edition. The 2013 Hunger Report,
Within Reach—Global Development Goals,
reviews progress on the Millennium
Development Goals and argues that the U.S. government
should support development of a post-MDG framework
with new goals. Post travels widely as part of his research
on the Hunger Report, including in developing countries,
where he has interviewed dozens of smallholder farmers.
Post is also a regular contributor to Institute Notes, Bread
for the World Institute’s blog, commenting on domestic
and international hunger.
Kathy Saile serves as director of
domestic social development for
the United States Conference of
Catholic Bishops, advising them on
issues related to domestic poverty.
Previously, Saile directed the office
of peace and justice in the Catholic
diocese of Phoenix, Ariz.; served the social policy office
at Catholic Charities USA; coordinated social justice and
outreach ministries for the Franciscan Renewal Center
in Scottsdale, Ariz.; and was associate director of public
policy for Lutheran Services in America. She earned her
bachelor’s degree in organizational communications
from Ohio University and her master’s degree in social
work from Arizona State University.
Nina Sardjunani is the deputy minister of Indonesia’s
Ministry of National Development Planning (Bappenas).
She started her professional career as an associate
professor of women in development and as research
assistant at the University of Indonesia. Since joining
Bappenas, she has been in various positions promoting
social welfare, community health and nutrition,
population and family planning, community and
women empowerment, education, and religious affairs.
Sardjunani has a master’s degree in sociology from Duke
University.
Zach Schmidt is regional organizer
for Bread for the World’s Central
hub, where he builds, organizes,
and strengthens Bread’s grassroots
network to accomplish its legislative
goals toward ending hunger and
poverty. Schmidt previously worked
in social services with Latino youth and families
suffering from mental illness. He received a bachelor’s
degree in biblical and theological studies from Bethel
University and a master’s degree in theology from Fuller
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Kathy Spahn is president and
chief executive officer of Helen Keller
International, which is saving sight and
livesin22countries.Shehasalsoserved
as president and executive director
of ORBIS International, a global
nonprofit dedicated to the prevention
and treatment of blindness in the
developing world, and as executive director of God’s Love
We Deliver, a New York-based AIDS service organization
dedicated to combating malnutrition and hunger among
people living with HIV/AIDS. She recently concluded a
term as board chair of InterAction and currently serves on
its executive committee.
Robin Stephenson is the national
lead for social media and senior
organizer in Bread for the World’s
Western hub. She has developed new
ways to enhance Bread’s campaign
work and amplify messages to
Congress by combining organizing
with communication techniques.
Stephenson believes that social media is a tool to
augment, empower, and make public the inspiring work
of Bread’s grassroots leaders. Stephenson has a degree in
anthropology from the University of California, Berkeley
and lives in Portland, Ore.
Lucy Martinez Sullivan is
executive director of 1,000 Days—a
partnership that champions action
and investment to improve nutrition
during the critical 1,000 days between
a woman’s pregnancy and her child’s
second birthday—as a way to achieve
greater progress in global health and
development. Prior to joining 1,000 Days, Sullivan served
as executive director at CCS, a philanthropic advisory
firm, working with clients such as the Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundation, the Wildlife Conservation Society, and the UN
Foundation. Sullivan holds a master’s degree in business
administration from the Wharton School of Business and
a bachelor’s degree with distinction from the University of
Florida.
Stephanie Summers is the chief
executive officer of the Center for Public
Justice, an independent, nonpartisan
civic education and public policy
organization based in Washington, D.C.,
and is the publisher of the online journals
Capital Commentary and Shared Justice.
Dr. Rajiv Shah serves as the 16th
Administrator of the United States
AgencyforInternationalDevelopment
(USAID) and leads the efforts of
more than 8,000 professionals in 80
missions around the world. Since
taking on the role in January 2010,
Administrator Shah has managed the
U.S. response to the 2010 earthquake in Port-au-Prince,
co-chaired the State Department’s first-ever review of
American diplomacy and development operations, and
now spearheads President Barack Obama’s landmark
Feed the Future food security initiative. He is also leading
USAID Forward, an extensive set of reforms to USAID’s
business model around seven key areas, including
procurement, science and technology, and monitoring
and evaluation.
Dr. Ron Sider is known worldwide
for providing leadership to the
movement of evangelicals who
recognize the social and political
implications of scripture. His book
Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger was
lauded by Christianity Today as being
among the top 100 books in religion in the 20th century
and the seventh most influential book in the evangelical
world in the last 50 years. He is the founder and president
of Evangelicals for Social Action, which has provided an
organizational outlet for Christians committed to holistic
ministry.
Rev. Arthur Simon is founder
and president emeritus of Bread for
the World. He served for almost two
decades as Bread’s chief executive
officer and remains a committed
advocate for hungry people. Simon
has received a number of awards and
honorary degrees, including a Presidential Award for
lifetime achievement against hunger. His book Bread for
the World won the national Religious Book Award and
was described by the late Nobel Prize economist, Gunnar
Myrdal, as a “clear and convincing” analysis of world
hunger. Simon is an alumnus of Concordia Seminary and
Dana College. He was pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church
on New York’s Lower East Side, a densely populated low-
income area, from 1961 to 1972, where the idea for Bread
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Andrew Wainer is a senior
immigration policy analyst for Bread
for the World Institute. He has more
than15yearsexperienceasaresearcher
and writer in Latin America and in
immigrant communities in the United
States. Wainer’s reporting has appeared
in Congressional Research Service
reports, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, the
National Journal, and in peer-reviewed academic journals.
He received his master’s degree in Latin American Studies
from the University of California, Los Angeles.
Neil Watkins is program officer on
the program advocacy team at the
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation,
where he focuses on nutrition and its
linkages with agriculture. He manages
a portfolio of grants for nutrition and
agriculture advocacy and recently led
the development of the foundation’s
first nutrition advocacy strategy. Previously, Watkins
served as director of policy and campaigns at ActionAid
USA, an international anti-poverty agency working in
nearly 50 countries. Watkins was also executive director
of the Jubilee USA Network, an alliance of more than
75 faith-based organizations, development agencies, and
human rights groups advocating for debt relief and just
global economic policies.
Bishop Don diXon Williams
is responsible for developing and
maintaining relationships between
Bread for the World and leaders in the
African-American church. He serves
on the steering committee of Christian
Churches Together and as the
Southeast consultant for the Institute
for the Recovery from Racisms. Williams was a political
science major at Prince George’s Community College
and the University of Maryland. He received theological
training at the Howard University School of Divinity.
Williams has been consecrated to the office of bishop and
serves in the United Church of Jesus Christ (Apostolic).
PastorBobWilsonand
Michaelene Wilson
have lived for more than
20 years in Collbran, Colo.
Bob Wilson is pastor of the
Plateau Valley Assembly
of God, where he and his
wife, Michaelene, provide
Summers serves on the board of the Institutional Religious
Freedom Alliance and is a member of the advisory board
for the Institute for Public Service at Pepperdine University.
She earned a master’s degree in nonprofit management
from Eastern University.
Sharon Thornberry is the
community food systems manager
of the Oregon Food Bank. In 2009,
the Community Health Partnership
honored her with the Billi Odegaard
Public Health Genius Award for
“increasing access to healthy food
for low-income communities—particularly in often
overlooked rural Oregon.” She is a contributor to
the companion book to A Place at the Table, the new
documentary about hunger in the United States.
Roger Thurow is a fellow for the
ONE campaign and senior fellow for
global agriculture and food policy
at The Chicago Council on Global
Affairs. Thurow served as a Wall
Street Journal foreign correspondent
in Europe and Africa for 20 years. In
2003, he and Journal colleague Scott Kilman wrote a series
on famine in Africa that was a finalist for the Pulitzer
Prize in International Reporting. In 2009, they were
awarded both Action Against Hunger’s Humanitarian
Award and the Harry Chapin Why Hunger book award.
He is the author of The Last Hunger Season: A Year in an
African Farm Community on the Brink of Change, and, with
Scott Kilman, ENOUGH: Why the World’s Poorest Starve in
an Age of Plenty.
Faustine Wabwire is senior
foreign assistance policy analyst
at Bread for the World Institute,
providing recommendations on how
U.S development assistance can help
end hunger and poverty. Wabwire
holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology
and economics from Moi University, a master’s degrees
in international development from Ruhr University
Bochum in Germany; a master’s degree in development
policy from the University of the Western Cape, South
Africa; and a master’s degree in intercultural leadership
and management from the SIT Graduate Institute in
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hot meals for up to 120 people every Wednesday night.
Pastor Bob serves on the advisory board of the Food Bank
of the Rockies and is a member of the Plateau Valley
Hospital District Board. He is featured in A Place at the
Table, the new documentary film about the persistence of
hunger in the United States.
Tracy Howe Wispelwey is a
songwriter and composer and the
leader of Restoration Village Arts.
She has served as the director of
art and liturgy for several global
ecumenical programs such as the
Boston Theological Institute, the
Latin American Theological Fellowship, and the Micah
Network. She was artist-in-residence for New York Faith
and Justice and has played concerts on more than 100
university campuses and in prisons, churches, and living
rooms throughout North, Central, and South America.
Wispelwey studied religion and music composition at
Colorado College and has a master’s degree in divinity
from Harvard University.
Sam Worthington is president and chief executive
officer of InterAction, the nation’s largest alliance of
nongovernmentalorganizationsworkingtodecreasepoverty
and hunger, uphold human rights, safeguard a sustainable
planet, and ensure human dignity for poor and vulnerable
populations. Worthington’s advisory roles include the
Inter-Agency Standing Committee at the United Nations,
the Advisory Council for Voluntary Foreign Assistance at
USAID, the Council on Foreign Relations. He sits on the
boards of the Alliance to End Hunger, CIVICUS, and
Religions for Peace. He was a founding board member of
the ONE Campaign and served on the steering committee
of the NGO Leadership Forum at Harvard.
Jenny Yang is the vice president
of advocacy and policy at World
Relief. She previously worked in the
resettlement section of World Relief as
the senior case manager and East Asia
program officer. Yang has researched
refugee and asylum law in Madrid,
Spain, through the United Nations High Commissioner
for Refugees. She is co-author of Welcoming the Stranger:
Justice, Compassion and Truth in the Immigration Debate, is
chair of the Refugee Council USA Africa Work Group,
and was recently named one of “50 Women to Watch” by
Christianity Today.
Dr. Rubén Zamora is the
Salvadoran ambassador to the United
States. His political career began
in 1970 as a city council member of
the Municipality of San Salvador.
Zamora helped found the Democratic
Revolutionary Front in 1980, but
he had to leave in exile during the civil war. Zamora
returned to El Salvador in 1988 and helped form the
Democratic Convergence. He was a member of the
Peace Commission (1991-1993) and, later, deputy of the
Legislative Assembly of El Salvador. He was a signer
of the Peace Accords in 1992 and ran for president in
1994 and 1999. Immediately prior to his appointment
as ambassador to the United States, Zamora was
ambassador to India. Zamora earned a law degree from
the National University of El Salvador and a master’s
degree in political science at Essex University. He has
been visiting professor at Stanford University and
visiting researcher at the University of Notre Dame and
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Robert L. Adams
Florence L. Adolph
Virgil D. Allard
Priscilla Allen
Thomas E. Allen
Elsa Alsen
Glenn H. Anderson
Katherine Atchison
Charles L. Austin
Mary Kay Aylsworth
Edwina Baehr
Frederick E. Beltram
Marion D. Beltram
Henry D. Bentrup, Jr.
Paul C. Berg
Kurt Bergel
Peter Bergel
Marian L. Bingea
Eugene C. Blake
Waneta G. Bracken
Ritamary Bradley
Gerald Britz
Nola L. Brown
Nora Buckman
Elmer Butler
Worthington C. Campbell, Jr.
Christopher W. Canino
Rev. James Challancin
Evan S. Connell
Paul Connelly
Anne M. Coveney
Stephen T. Crary
Doris L. Crisson
Constance Cullinane
Brenda Curry
Merrill C. Davis
Eleanor F. Dixon
Mary Ann Draus
Marion Dudley
Mary C. Durkin
Addison D. Ellison, Jr.
Hugh Ellison
Thelma Emberson
Claire Evans
Elizabeth C. Fairbanks
William B. Farmer
Louis Fink
Betsy P. Fisher
Olive Franklin
Nancy Gard
Felicia Lisa Giacomini
Alison M. Gibson
Barbara Glendon
Orlando Goering
Dorothy Goodrich
Florence J. Grandone
Nellie H. Grant
Harald Grindal
Beverly Marie Guirard
Jean B. Hamlin
Robert C. Hancock
Betty Lou Handy
Linda Kay Hanlon
Kay and Jack Hansma
Cordelia Hawley
G. W. Haworth
Margaret T. Hodges
Christina S. Holtz
Georgia S. Horsman
Mary C. Houghton
Guerard and Ann Howkins
William Hughes
Lillian Huisken
Jean A. Johnson
Helen E. Jones
Virginia Jones
Elizabeth S. Kinney
Ruth K. Kislingbury
Robert J. Klein, Sr.
Edith Knutson
Luella Koether
Hugo Kranz, Sr.
Mildred Krohn
Elizabeth A. Krug
Dorothy Lally
Anna V. Larson
Alicia B. Legg
Thomas J. Lennon
Rose Litzler
Gail Lobenstine
Della Lohman
Mabel E. Lundy
Claire H. Lunn
A. Violet Madsen
James Mark
Anne T. Matsco
Miriam F. Meehan
Marie L. Meyer
Hilda E. Miller
Helen L. A. Miller
Gloria Minor
Henrietta Morgan
Grace L. Moy
Bishop P. Francis Murphy
Charles Neu
M. Bona Ney
Elizabeth Niccolls
Msgr. Joseph Vincent O’Brien
Raymond A. Olson
William S. Pac
F. Estelle Booth Page
Samuel I. Palmer
Lucile B. Patrick
Margaret T. Peterson
Rev. William J. Pettit
Joseph Pleshar
Martin Poch
Ruby Ella Price
Wallace Quammen
Judith L. Quarles
Marion L. Redeker
Edith Richter
Anne Ries
Leo Ries
Louise D. Robertson
Elizabeth B. Robinson
Jim and Miriam Ross
Carol Salvadori
Jessie W. Sanderson
Mark C. Schmieder
Howard Schomer
Joseph G. Schuld
Larry C. Seybold
Carol A. Shannon
Harriet Simonson
Leonard Slutz
Jessie L. Soars
Richard G. Stanton, Jr.
Carroll C. Straub
Dorothy M. Suchan
J. C. Swaim
Jeanne M. Taylor
Martha W. Tolman
Henry Vandenberg
Martha Vogt
Fosteene S. Volz
Ethel Louise King Wade
Ruth A. Wagner
Beatrice Walsh
David P. Weamer
June L. Webb
David E. Weisner
Julius Welsh
Thomas W. Wesson, Sr.
Margaret Widdifield
Edward R. Wieland
Bread forthe World’s Legacyof Hope
The light shines through the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it. —John 1:5
Our mission to end hunger is blessed by countless individuals who contribute their time, prayers, actions, and financial
support to Bread for the World and Bread for the World Institute. We thank God for the following members who were
committed advocates in life and have dedicated a financial legacy to Bread after going on to glory.
While we here remember members who have established a financial legacy with Bread for the World, we are as grateful for those who
have dedicated their time, prayers, and actions. For the 40th Anniversary of Bread for the World in June 2014, we would like to recognize
all the members who are no longer with us but continue to cheer us on in God’s work to end hunger. Please help us by sending their names
and any stories about them to our managing editor: editor@bread.org.

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Worship and Prayer for a Place at
God’sAbundantTable forAll People
The “A Place at the Table” theme will shape our time together in
worship and plenaries at Bread for the World’s 2013 National Gather-
ing. Lazarus, the beggar outside the rich man’s door in Jesus’ parable,
embodies what it means to be deprived a place at the table. Rev. Joel
Underwood’s wonderful musical connects this sad reality with God’s
abundant provision in the feeding of the 5,000 in the Gospel of John.
Central to our gathering is the banquet table from the musical, set to
reflect both the abundance and deprivation that exist in our world.
Our 10 a.m. ecumenical worship service*
at the Capitol Skyline Hotel
on Sunday, June 9 will also be the Gathering’s opening plenary. Rev.
Dr. James Forbes will preach on “A Divine Mandate: Give Them
Something to Eat,” drawing on Luke 8:40-48 and Luke 9:12-17.
Leadership at the service will be shared with Bread for the World’s
managing director, Alice Walker Duff; Hunger Justice Leader Kiara
Irvin; and Bread activist Rev. Suzi Harriff. For our offering, you will
be invited to write and gather letters and petitions— including those
brought from your home church—for Congress and President Barack
Obama.
Tracy Wispelwey, the Gathering’s liturgy and music leader, has woven
music and spoken word throughout the plenary sessions. Some of
the newer selections are from Songs for 1,000 Days, a compilation CD
that she recently produced for Bread’s Women of Faith for 1,000 Days
Movement. Joining her in music leadership is William Cummings II,
who arranged and produced the Saturday, June 8 evening presenta-
tion of Lazarus: the Musical.
We will conclude our Tuesday, June 11 Lobby Day experience with a
service of thanksgiving and dedication. You will be invited to share re-
flections on your experience on Capitol Hill in the context of prayer.
*
St. Dominic Catholic Church and Priory at 630 E. Street, SW, offers a Sunday mass at 8 a.m.
It is four blocks from Capitol Skyline Hotel.

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Bread for the World’s
Lobby Day
June 11, 2013

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About Bread forthe World’s 2013 LobbyDay!
Thank you for using your voice to speak for hungry and poor people around the world. No action has as much im-
pact as a face-to-face meeting with your representative, senators, or their staff. You have a valuable opportunity to
help improve millions of lives
by following in the footsteps
of thousands of anti-hunger
activists before you.
This year, we are asking Con-
gress to protect programs that
help hungry and poor people
at home and around the
world. Specifically, we are urg-
ing Congress to support funding
for SNAP and international food
aid in the upcoming farm bill,
as well as to work to end the
devastating across-the-board cuts
caused by sequestration.
This binder provides you with
lobbying 101 basics, including
tips on what to do during a
congressional visit and how a
bill becomes a law. On Lobby
Day—June 11, 2013—you will
receive a green Lobby Day
packet containing key talking
points, background papers, a
map to help you find your way around Capitol Hill, and much more.
During the legislative briefing on Tuesday morning, we’ll give you more background information on the issues,
update you on the legislative campaign, and explain the main “ask” you will make during your lobby visits. There
will be time for questions followed by time to talk and practice your lobby visit with others from your state who
will be lobbying with you.
We hope you will join us for the evening reception and closing worship after your visits with your members of
Congress. During the reception we will be honoring members of Congress who have worked to make a difference
in the lives of hungry and poor people in the U.S. and around the world.
Have a great Lobby Day, and thanks for being here as a voice for and with hungry and poor people!

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LobbyDaySchedule
Tuesday, June 11
n Registration
8 a.m. – 8:40 a.m.
n Breakfast
8 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Mead Center: Catwalk Café
n Lobby Day Opening Welcome and Prayer
8:45 a.m. – 9 a.m.
n Legislative Briefing
Learn about the farm bill and budget proposals in preparation for your afternoon lobby visits. We’ll
provide materials and background information for successful meetings at your congressional offices.
9 a.m. – 11:10 a.m.
n Regional Caucuses and Lunch
Meet with others from your region and strategize about your upcoming meetings. Regional organizers
and policy analysts will be available to answer questions.
11:10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Mead Center: Café
n Depart for Capitol Hill
12:30 p.m. (and ongoing throughout the afternoon)
Shuttle buses in front of Mead Center
n Meetings at Senate offices
1:30 p.m. – 3 p.m.
n Meetings at House offices
3:30 p.m. – 5 p.m.
n Lobby Day Reception and Awards Ceremony
5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m.
n Closing Worship
7 p.m. – 8 p.m.
n Return to Mead Center or Capitol Skyline Hotel
8 p.m. (and ongoing until 10 p.m.)

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VisitingYour Member of Congress
Be a Voice for Hungry and Poor People
Speak out for those who cannot speak, for the rights of all the destitute. Speak out, judge righteously, defend the rights of the
poor and needy. Proverbs 31:8-9
Members of Congress are currently debating the farm bill and budget proposals that will have major consequences for
hungry and poor people. To protect programs for hungry and poor people in the budget and to make ending hunger a
national priority, we have to make our voices heard in Congress.
Before the Visit
• If you are going as a group, choose one person to serve as the leader. This person will make introductory remarks
in the visit and ask the others in the group to introduce themselves.
• Decide on the main points you want to make. Unless your group is very large, make sure that everyone has
something to say.
• Determine if there are actions for which you can thank your member of Congress.
• Role-playthevisitsothateveryonecanfeelcomfortabletalkingabouttheissues,especiallyifitisthefirstcongressional
visit for anyone in the delegation.
Arriving at your Member’s Office
• Be on time and be patient – it is not uncommon for members of Congress (or their staff) to be late because
of unexpected floor action in Congress. Aides play an important role in advising their members of Congress and
making policy recommendations, so don’t be discouraged if your member of Congress is unavailable.
• Tell the receptionist who you are and with whom you’re meeting. If you would like to meet with your
member of Congress and you don’t have an appointment, tell the receptionist you are a constituent and would like
to meet with the aide who handles budget, agriculture, or foreign policy issues.
Conducting a Successful Meeting
• The group leader should ask people to introduce themselves.
• In case your member of Congress or his/her aide is called away early, make your point succinctly at the start.
Remember, you may only have a few minutes with the member of Congress.
• Thank the member of Congress for a positive action he or she has taken that relates to reducing hunger or poverty.
There may not be something to thank all members for, as there are many new members since the last election. If
there is no clear vote for which you can say “thank you,” state why you think it’s important that programs that help
hungry and poor people are protected from budget cuts.
• If possible, share personal stories about your personal conviction concerning the topic of your visit.
• Aim for a balanced conversation. Ask questions that will encourage discussion of the issue. This should be a
conversation and dialogue on both sides. Be sure your legislator hears your point of view.
o Remember that you’re not expected to be an expert. If you don’t know the answer to a question, offer
to get back to your member of Congress. Contact Bread for the World with the unanswered question/concern,
and Bread staff can help you follow up.

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o Close the deal! Ask the member of Congress for a specific commitment: Please protect programs in the
budget that help hungry and poor people both at home and around the world.
• The group leader should close by reiterating the main points, stating any commitments you made.
Thank the member of Congress or aide.
Follow Up
• Select at least one person to write a follow-up letter thanking the member of Congress and/or aide for the
meeting. Remember to include any additional information and materials that were requested. Ask a Bread for the
World staff member to help you compile any information you don’t have.
• Keep up a relationship with your members of Congress once you’re back home. Stay in touch with the aides,
occasionally reminding them about the issues your care about and how it affects their home district or state.
• Keep pressure on your members of Congress by using the media. Write a letter to the editor of your local paper,
explicitly mentioning your lobby visit in Washington and calling on our members of Congress to protect programs
in the budget that help hungry and poor people in the United States and around the world.
Helpful Lobbying Do’s and Don’ts
Do
• Be courteous, affirming, and appreciative.
• Be clear and concise, and focus on the decision you want your member of Congress to make.
• Be a good listener.
• State your point of view and back it up with sound reasons.
• Ask questions.
• Politely bring the conversation back to the topic you want to speak about if a member of Congress, aide, or meeting
participant gets off track.
• Close the deal.
Don’t
• Be argumentative or combative. (Be assertive, not aggressive.)
• Dominate the conversation. Make sure that the member of Congress or his/her staff have a chance to express their
thoughts, too.
• Bring up other issues that are off the topic. They are likely covered by a different aide, and you do not want to dilute
your message by trying to discuss too many issues.
• Become disillusioned if your member is not responsive to your concerns. Remember, we are people of hope!

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HowaBill BecomesaLaw
To become law, an idea must go through the legislative process in the form of a bill and gain approval from both
houses of Congress (the House of Representatives and the Senate) and then from the president.
Step One: Draft a Bill
• Members of Congress and their staff receive letters from and talk with constitu-
ents and interest groups such as Bread for the World on many different issues.
• Once they have decided an issue is important enough to need a new law,
senators and representatives write the bill and submit it to their chamber to
be debated.
• Bills are given an identifying number beginning with an “H” if they are
introduced in the House or an “S” for the Senate.
StepTwo: Send Bill to Committee
• Congress operates on a committee system. A new bill is sent to the committee
that works on the bill’s issues. For Bread’s work on hunger and poverty, the
Budget, Foreign Relations, Agriculture, and Appropriations (which determines
spending) committees are the most relevant.
• Committees and subcommittees debate, amend, and vote up or down on a
bill. If a bill is not approved or fails to even be considered by a committee, it is
usually stuck and cannot move forward.
StepThree: Debate andVote
• If passed out of committee, a bill must be debated and voted on by both the
House and the Senate. In the House, a simple majority is needed for passage. In
the Senate, however, 60 votes (3/5) are usually required in order to end debate
on a bill and move forward to a vote.
• If the House and Senate pass different versions of legislation, they send
representatives to a Conference Committee to find a compromise and then
pass the final bill.
Step Four: PresidentialApproval
• Congress sends its approved bill to the president. The president can reject the
bill with a veto or accept it with his or her signature.
• Congress can override a presidential veto if both chambers pass the bill again
with a 2/3 vote.
Once a bill is signed by the president or a veto is overridden, the bill officially becomes law!

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Howthe Legislative Process Works
The chart below shows the most common way proposed legislation is enacted into law. Many bills, however, do
not become law because their progress is stopped somewhere during the process—in committee, on the floor of the
House or Senate, in conference, or by presidential veto.
Introduced in
House
Introduced in
Senate
Referred to
House Committee
Subcommittee
Action
Full Committee
Action
House Debates
and Passes
Referred to
Senate Committee
Subcommittee
Action
Full Committee
Action
Senate Debates
and Passes
House and Senate
Members Reach Compromise
House and Senate
Approve Compromise
President Signs Into Law

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