Contact: Johanna Elsemore at 202.478.6554 or jelsemore@strength.org
WASHINGTON, DC – Share Our Strength is excited to welcome Sky Beard as the Director, No Kid Hungry Florida. Beard will lead the expansion of our No Kid Hungry Florida Campaign focused on ending child hunger.
“Sky has extensive experience working with schools and community organizations focused on child and family programs in Florida,” says Adrienne Allen, Managing Director. “I am thrilled to welcome Sky to our Share Our Strength family.”
Prior to joining Share Our Strength, Beard served as the Executive Director at the Early Learning Coalition of Brevard. In this role, she was engaged in both local and statewide committees that worked collaboratively with partners to enhance access and quality of early childhood education programs in Florida.
Beard has been actively involved in state associations where she participated in legislative advocacy and state policy development. Prior to her most recent 12 years in nonprofit early childhood education leadership, she was a Florida trainer for a national child abuse prevention program. In addition, she has managed programs focusing on access to prenatal care as well as programs focused on enhancing parent-child interaction and early identification of developmental delays in children. Beard is a strong advocate for ensuring that all children have an opportunity to benefit from existing services, as well as championing additional programs when gaps in services are identified.
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About No Kid Hungry
No child should go hungry in America. But 1 in 6 kids will face hunger this year. No Kid Hungry is ending childhood hunger through effective programs that provide kids with the food they need. This is a problem we know how to solve. No Kid Hungry is a campaign of Share Our Strength, an organization working to end hunger and poverty. Join us at NoKidHungry.org