Vote for the 2018 Freshy Awards! Survey

The Freshy Awards honor the actions of individual Californians and organizations from across the state that have worked diligently in the last year to improve CalFresh. The winners are nominated by and selected for a Freshy Award based on the input of Californians from across the state. There will be one winner from each category. Winners will be announced and acknowledged at the 2018 CalFresh Forum.

You can read about the nominees here. link

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1.Administrator of the Year

Jose Corchado, Social Services Program Supervisor, Fresno County Social Services Department

Jim Dale, Program Manager, County of Santa Cruz Human Services Department

Jen Miller, Program Manager, County of San Luis Obispo Department of Public Health

Andy Naja-Riese, SNAP Branch Chief, USDA Food and Nutrition Service Western Region

Carlos Portillo, Human Services Administrator I, Los Angeles County Department of Social Services

Kevin Stamper, Intake Program Manager/ICT Coordinator, San Joaquin County Human Services Agency

Nolan Sullivan, Director, Yolo County HHSA

2.Grassroots Mobilizer of the Year

Patty Figueroa, Outreach Team, Alameda County Community Food Bank

Diana Jensen, Senior Analyst, SF-Marin Food Bank

Thuey Le, Coordinator, Second Harvest Food Bank

Sarah Palmer & Shanti Prasad, Hunger Action Day Co-Chairs, California Hunger Action Coalition

Other (please specify)

3.Outreach Leader of the Year

Evan Baumann, CalFresh Outreach Specialist, Foodbank of Santa Barbara County

Stephanie Bianco, Associate Director, CSU Chico Center for Health Communities

Jasmine Gonzalez, Public Benefits Enroller, United Farm Workers Foundation

Ismael Lopez, Outreach & Enrollment Liaison, County of San Diego Health & Human Services Agency

Thania Lopez, CalFresh Outreach Manager, Imperial Valley Food Bank

Guadalupe Lugo, Client Benefits Advocate- Project Coordinator, CommuniCare Health Centers

Heidi McHugh, Community Education and Outreach Coordinator, Food for People

Karen Sanchez McBride, CalFresh Outreach Coordinator, Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano

Other (please specify)