Eileen Hyde

A native Vermonter, Eileen graduated with high honors from DePaul University in 2007 with a degree in international studies and a minor in community service.  She studied sustainable development and social change in Central America, completed a thesis on citizen participation in economic and development policy, and worked on a community organizing initiative for Oxfam America’s Farm Bill Campaign.  After college, Eileen served as an Americorps VISTA with the Vermont Campaign to End Childhood Hunger, where she worked to strengthen the federal nutrition programs.

Field placement: Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon

Portland, Oregon

Policy placement: U.S. House of Representatives Hunger Caucus

Washington, D.C.