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Sarah Steely<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"Sarah Steely is the Associate Director for No Kid Hungry Virginia. In this role, Sarah leads team communications and develops data-informed engagement strategies to increase awareness of and access to the USDA school nutrition programs, including the School Breakfast Program, At-Risk Afterschool Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), Summer Meals Program, and Community Eligibility Provision (CEP). Sarah previously served as an analyst for Marstel-Day, a Virginia-based natural resource and environmental consulting firm, where she provided land use planning and stakeholder analysis services to clients across the country. Sarah graduated from the University of Virginia and currently lives in Charlottesville.<\/p>\n

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Catherine Spacciapoli<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Catherine Spacciapoli is a Program Manager with No Kid Hungry Virginia. She works alongside school divisions and partner organizations to increase access to and awareness of childhood nutrition programs in Virginia. Catherine manages the Breakfast after the Bell, Afterschool Meals, and Summer Meals grants for the state with the goal of supporting schools and sponsors in expanding their programs while also leading the Virginia Breakfast Challenge, a state-wide initiative to increase participation in and excitement for school breakfast. Prior to joining the No Kid Hungry Virginia team, Catherine worked with the Partnership for Public Service leading logistics and evaluation for leadership development programs geared to federal managers. She is a graduate of the University of Richmond where she studied Latin American Studies. Catherine spends her free time cooking her favorite Italian foods with her husband and walking outdoors with her retired rescue greyhound, Carlos Santana.<\/p>\n

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Arneisha Smallwood<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Arneisha Smallwood is the Communications Associate with No Kid Hungry Virginia. Previously, she served as the Farm to School Outreach and Extension Assistant at the Center for Environmental Farming Systems at North Carolina State University. Arneisha managed social media outlets for the Farm to School Coalition of North Carolina, lead onboarding processes for the coalition and coordinated school garden workshops in North Carolina.<\/p>\n

Arneisha holds a Bachelor\u2019s degree in Agricultural Education (Professional Services) with a concentration in Agribusiness and a Master\u2019s degree in Agricultural Education from the Illustrious North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University.<\/p>\n

After completing graduate school, she founded Agriculture is Life\u2122. \u00a0Agriculture is Life is a t-shirt brand dedicated to amplifying the voices of women of color in food, agriculture and related fields. Arneisha is very passionate about helping people, creating opportunities and sharing the stories of BIPOC communities as they relate to food and agriculture. Arneisha\u2019s favorite holiday is Christmas and one of her favorite activities is to laugh because laughter is good for the soul and helps burn calories!<\/p>\n

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Amy Biestek<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"Amy\u00a0Biestek\u00a0is the\u00a0Northern Virginia\u00a0Program Manager\u00a0and\u00a0is excited to bring back to\u00a0No Kid Hungry Virginia\u00a0her passion\u00a0for\u00a0improving the health and well-being of children by\u00a0building a more equitable food system.\u00a0Prior\u00a0to joining the team, she was the Development Manager at The Greenlining Institute\u00a0where she\u00a0facilitated partnerships and\u00a0raised funds\u00a0to advance\u00a0racial and economic equity\u00a0for\u00a0communities of color throughout California.\u00a0She also worked for\u00a0the Bainum Family Foundation, helping to build a collective policy agenda to ensure the coordination of systems\u00a0serving D.C.\u2019s infants and toddlers, and their families. She\u00a0has also managed after school and summer enrichment programming at Title I schools in Maryland, advocating for greater equity and access in education.<\/p>\n

Amy holds a master of public policy, with a social policy concentration, from George Mason University and received her undergraduate degree in foreign affairs from the University of Virginia. Outside of work, she enjoys experimenting with new recipes, listening to the latest true crime podcasts, and going on walks with her pup,\u00a0Yoshi.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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