National Food Insecurity: Addressing a Hungry America

Vicki Escarra at The City Club of Cleveland

CLEVELAND: Vicki Escarra, president and CEO of America’s Second Harvest, will speak about hunger in the United States, efforts to reduce food insecurity, and the potential of the Farm Bill to increase significantly the amount of food available to low-income families at noon on Friday, September 14, 2007, at The City Club of Cleveland.

Escarra heads America’s Second Harvest, the nation’s largest hunger-relief organization with more than 200 food banks and food-rescue organizations in its membership around the country.

Since joining Second Harvest in March 2006, Escarra has sought to increase the amount of food that is available to hungry people by enhancing donor relationships with corporate U.S.-America, government partners, and individuals, launching the development of a new strategic plan, and heightening the visibility of the organization with hunger-relief features in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, NBC Nightly News, and others.

Escarra is a 30-year veteran of Delta Air Lines, Inc., most recently serving as executive vice president, chief customer service officer. While chief marketing officer, she was responsible for the first global redesign and reengineering of Delta’s flight schedule following the events of September 11, 2001.

Tickets for this City Club Friday Forum are $18 for members and $30 for non-members. Lunch is included. Reservations are required at least 24 hours in advance of the event. They can be purchased by calling The City Club at 216.621.0082 or visiting the website at www.cityclub.org.