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Our Team

Trish Twomey, Executive Director

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  206-729-0501

Trish has been involved with emergency food programs for the past 39 years. After founding and directing the University District Food Bank in Seattle for ten years, she moved on to Solid Ground where she held advancing positions culminating as Director of the Hunger Action Center.  In this role, she provided technical and administrative support to the coalition of food banks in Seattle (Seattle Food Committee) as well as oversaw several anti-hunger and nutrition programs. She also was the EFAP contractor for 16 years for the Seattle Food Banks. She served as the Membership Director of the coalition for 5 1/2 years and currently serves as the Executive Director. 

Trish has held many leadership positions in anti-hunger coalitions and organizations throughout the state. She served two terms as the co-chair of the Washington Food Coalition and served five years on the Emergency Food Assistance Program (EFAP) statewide advisory work group. She represented King County food banks on the county’s EFSP Board for 28 years and is a past president of the Washington State Food and Nutrition Council and co-chair of the Anti-Hunger and Nutrition Coalition.

Trish holds a BA in Sociology from Washington State University and a Certificate in Human Services Management from the University of Washington. 

Dana Cordy, Nutrition Consultant 

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Dana’s work is centered around increasing access to nutritious, affordable, and sustainable foods that meet the needs of diverse cultures. As a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist working in the field of public health nutrition, she is especially passionate about changing the food system to improve health outcomes for those who are most vulnerable. Dana finds the most impactful efforts are those created through community partnerships. She has previously managed nutrition and health programs in clinical and community settings in Minneapolis, New York City and Seattle. She currently consults for food banks, emergency food programs and other community-based organizations implementing evidence-based strategies to promote nutrition security. She serves as an advisor to nutrition incentive providers to advance health equity and improve nutritional health.

For questions specific to membership (dues, renewals, joining, benefits) please contact Trish directly.

For questions specific to partnering with the WFC, our Board of Directors, and donations please us at [email protected]  

Our Board of Directors ~ 2024 Nominations and Elections or Even Numbered Districts

We are excited to announce that elections for even numbered districts, opening seven board positions. We will also be seeking 3 new At-Large positions  Nomination forms will be going out the 4th week of April, followed by elections in May. We will welcome our new board members at our June meeting. 

The Washington Food Coalition is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors. In addition to managing their own emergency food programs, WFC Board members devote their time and energy to statewide efforts to alleviate hunger. Board members are responsible for determining WFC policy in human resources, planning, finance, community relations, and organizational operations.

The WFC Board of Directors is elected from the coalition membership. The Board is representative of the state through the creation of 14 districts and the addition of six at-large seats. As of January 26, 2023, the board of directors of the WFC adopted new by-laws that state that each district will elect one representative. Board members are elected to a two-year term in alternating years. The Board also elects six At-Large representatives from the coalition membership and public. The board then selects its officers from the elected representatives. Board of Directors meets quarterly.

Even numbered elections will be held this Spring (2024)

Click below to learn more about:

• Current Board Roster
• Board Election Schedule
• Board Committees
• Member District Map
• Become A Member 
• WFC Board Meeting Minutes
• Board Meetings: 

  The Washington Food Coalition Board of Directors meets quarterly. Next meeting: April 23, 2024 at 11 a.m. 

Board Elections -  

Board elections take place every year for roughly half of the board. The timeline is as follows:

• April 2nd week:  Nominations begin and Executive director sends out notification to each district’s general membership.
• May 15:  Nominations are received by the Executive Director and ballots are drawn up for each district.
• Mid May:  Ballots are sent to all district general members by the Executive Director
• June 1:  All ballots received back by the Executive Director, who will compile the results.  

Nominees receiving the highest votes within their district shall be the primary director the nominee receiving the second highest votes shall be the alternate, upon confirmation at the next meeting of the directors.  The board shall elect the district nominees, and alternates, unless a clear and compelling reason not to is determined.

Standing Board Committees

Your Washington Food Coalition Membership supports a strong emergency food system

We are the unified voice for a strong emergency food system

Mission and History

The Washington Food Coalition (WFC) actively educates and networks with organizations that strive to alleviate hunger throughout Washington.

Incorporated in 1992 as a private non-profit, WFC is the result of a merger between the Western Washington Food Coalition and Eastern Washington's Northwest Regional Food Network.  With the goal of creating an efficient, reliable network of food programs in mind, volunteer coalition members first started working together to share best practices, struggles, and triumphs across the field.

Now, WFC serves as the collective voice of more than 300 hunger relief agencies from across the state, from Walla Walla to Spokane to Moses Lake to Bellingham to Seattle to Vancouver and just about everywhere in between. Members of the WFC range from large, multi-service agencies and distribution warehouses, to meal programs and small volunteer-operated food banks in both urban and rural communities.

To help maximize our effectiveness, WFC is separated into 14 membership districts with locally elected Board Members representing every area of the state.  Each board member brings unique insight to the table about their geographic area to ensure the coalition has the widest perspective on statewide issues.  We believe this environment creates the most well rounded programs and initiatives, leading to a stronger Washington emergency food system. For more information about our membership districts please see our page on Member Governance.

Who We Are and What We Do

WFC is  membership-based coalition for emergency food providers.  To this end, WFC works to strengthen the emergency food system through:

• A yearly 3-day conference & regional summits with training and networking opportunities
• Training manuals & other resources
• Technical Support
• Partnerships to leverage advocacy efforts & develop better programs
• Advocacy for emergency food funding
• Education about the effects of state & federal legislation

With the ever changing environment surrounding emergency food, WFC also continually adapts our efforts to make sure our members receive the most out of their membership and ensure no one in Washington goes hungry.

"Washington Food Coalition, I think, is a really nice group to be a part of because it is us: food banks, meal programs, as diverse as the people we serve. It is nice to be reminded of that when I meet big places that have a full professional staff and small places that are 100% volunteer-run. That’s who is the Washington Food Coalition.”

-Mike Cohen, Bellingham Food Bank

"Being part of Washington Food Coalition allows me to learn from the trial and errors of my colleagues from across the state. I’m able to adopt best practices and strategies that would work for programs that my food bank runs and learn to better implement them so that I can better serve my clients.”

-Joe Gruber, University District Food Bank