We are thrilled to announce the 8th Class of Mickey Leland International Hunger Fellows who will serve from September 2015 – August 2017! These 12 candidates were selected from an exceptionally competitive pool of candidates, and we are proud of the diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and skills represented in the incoming class. The fellows will work on food security issues ranging from agricultural value-chain development to maternal and child nutrition to capacity building for higher education in agriculture. Their work will require skills in programming, monitoring and evaluation, research, and advocacy. The list of the 8th Class of Leland Fellows and their field and policy placements is below. Thank you to everyone who played a part in a successful selections process. And welcome, members of the 8th Class!
8th Class of Leland Fellows (2015-2017)
Michael Wilcox
ACDI/VOCA
Tamale, Ghana and Washington, DC
Meghan Anson
Concern Worldwide
Lilongwe, Malawi and Dublin, Ireland
Harley Stokes
Catholic Relief Services (CRS)
Baucau, Timor-Leste and Baltimore, MD
Julia Shuck
Foundation for Ecological Security (FES) & IFPRI
Anand, India and Washington, DC
Carlo Abuyuan
FHI 360
Mkushi, Zambia and Washington, DC
Miti Patel
Helen Keller International (HKI)
Kathmandu, Nepal and Phnom Pehn, Cambodia
Michelle DeFreese
iAGRI & Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU)
Morogoro, Tanzania and Washington, DC
Jennie Lane
Land O’Lakes IDD
Lilongwe, Malawi and Washington, DC
Zoe VanGelder
Oxfam America
Port-au-Prince, Haiti and Washington, DC
Caitlin Shaw
PCI
Zomba, Malawi and Washington, DC
Amihan Jones
Save the Children
Kathmandu, Nepal and Washington, DC
Hanneke Van Dyke
World Food Program
Siem Reap, Cambodia and Phnom Penh, Cambodia