Elect Bread for the World's Board of Directors

Vote in Bread for the World’s Board of Directors election! One-third of our board members are elected each year, representing a range of geographical regions, denominations, and areas of expertise. Please vote for up to nine (9) of the nominees. Email Jamie Thomas with questions.
September 17, 2019 is the last day to vote in this year's election.
Read About the Nominees


Vic Adamo. Birmingham, Alabama.
Vic Adamo. Birgmingham, Alabama.

Vic Adamo has been a Bread for the World member since 1974. He is a current member of Bread’s board of directors and serves on the board’s Executive, Leadership, and Constituency and Organizing Committees. Adamo is the retired president of ProAssurance Corporation. He is a community volunteer with various organizations including Community Soup Kitchens of Birmingham, the United Way of Central Alabama, All Saints Episcopal Church, and the Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham. Adamo previously served as board chair for Michigan Legal Services, a legal services program for low-income clients. Episcopalian.


Edith Avila Olea. Joliet, Illinois.

Edith Avila Olea. Joliet, Illinois.
Edith Avila Olea is justice and peace associate director for the Catholic Diocese of Joliet. Each year, she supports more than a dozen parishes and campuses Bread Offerings of Letters, delivering more than 5,400 letters to their members of Congress last year. Avila Olea previously worked for Catholic Charities in Joliet. She is a recipient of the Cardinal Bernardin New Leadership Award for her work fighting poverty and injustice in the U.S. through community-based solutions. Avila Olea holds a master’s degree in public policy from DePaul University in Chicago and a bachelor’s degree in organizational communication from Shorter University in Georgia. Roman Catholic.


Doug Beacham. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Doug Beacham. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Bishop Doug Beacham is general superintendent of the International Pentecostal Holiness Church. He previously served as a professor and chair of the board of trustees at Emmanuel College and as a chaplain in the U.S. Army Reserves. Beacham serves on the board of Christian Churches Together. He is a member of the National Association of Evangelicals, Pentecostal Charismatic Churches of North America, Pentecostal World Fellowship, and the Second Billion Soul Campaign. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Georgia and a Master of Divinity, a Master of Theology, and a Doctor of Ministry from Union Presbyterian Seminary. Beacham is a current member of Bread’s board of directors, serving on the Public Policy Committee. Pentecostal.


Richard Coll. Washington, D.C.

Richard Coll. Washington, D.C.
Richard Coll is director of the office of domestic social development for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. In that capacity, he works closely with Bread on the Circle of Protection, the alliance of Christian leaders committed to ending poverty. Coll formerly served as foreign policy advisor for the office of international justice and peace of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and as director for the subcommittee on Catholic Home Missions. Coll previously worked in banking and international economic policy. He is a parishioner at Holy Trinity Church, Washington, D.C., is fluent in Spanish and French, and holds degrees from Harvard College and Law School. Roman Catholic.
Britta Hamre. Anchorage, Alaska.

Britta Hamre. Anchorage, Alaska.
Britta Hamre is an associate at Denali Daniels and Associates, where she provides support services to Alaska Survey Research and the Office of Children’s Services, Citizens Review Panel. Hamre works with diverse populations and within different cultural contexts, including in rural Alaska and the Arctic. She formerly served as campaign coordinator for the Food Bank of Alaska, which involved travelling across the state gathering stories from SNAP recipients. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology from the University of Alaska Fairbanks and is currently pursuing her Master of Public Administration at the University of Alaska Anchorage. Hamre was raised in the Unitarian Universalist faith.


Tom Hart. Washington, D.C.

Tom Hart. Washington, D.C.
Tom Hart is North American executive director of ONE. He is responsible for ONE’s advocacy, communications, and campaign activities in the United States and Canada. He leads a bipartisan team dedicated to proposing and passing government policies to fight disease, hunger, and poverty, mostly in Africa. Before joining ONE (originally as senior director of government relations), Hart served as director of government relations for the Episcopal Church and as an aide to Sens. Alan Cranston and Jay Rockefeller. Hart is a current member of Bread’s board of directors, where he serves on the Public Policy Committee. Episcopalian.


Rev. Susan Henry-Crowe. Washington, D.C.

Rev. Susan Henry-Crowe. Washington, D.C.
Rev. Susan Henry-Crowe is General Secretary of the General Board of Church and Society of the United Methodist Church. She was dean of the chapel and religious life at Emory University for 22 years. Henry-Crowe has served as an ecumenical collaborator with the World Council of Churches for over 10 years, and for 16 years served as a member of the United Methodist Judicial Council, where she was the first woman elected president. She holds a Master of Divinity from Candler School of Theology and Doctor of Divinity degrees from Wofford College and LaGrange College. United Methodist.


Jim McGovern. Worcester, Massachusetts.

Jim McGovern. Worcester, Massachusetts.
Rep. Jim McGovern is U.S. Representative from Massachusetts (Democrat) currently serving his twelfth term in Congress. He is Chairman of the powerful House Rules Committee and member of the House Agriculture Committee, where he is a member of the Subcommittee on Nutrition. McGovern is co-chair of the bipartisan House Hunger Caucus, co-chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, and chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China. McGovern has taken a leadership role in the fight against hunger at home and abroad, successfully expanding the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program. He is a current member of Bread’s board of directors. Roman Catholic.
Beverly E. Mitchell. Washington, D.C.

Beverly Mitchell. Washington, D.C.
Dr. Beverly Mitchell is professor of Historical Theology at Wesley Theological Seminary. She teaches historical, systematic, and contextual theology as well as courses dealing with human rights. She regularly co-teaches a class on domestic and global poverty. She is the author of numerous articles and books. Her more recent scholarship has focused on the challenges to human dignity in the face of white supremacy, economic injustice, and genocide. Mitchell holds a doctorate in systematic theology from Boston College/ANTS. She has strong American Baptist roots and is currently a member of a local Episcopal church.


Dawn Pierce. Boise, Idaho.

Dawn Pierce. Boise, Idaho.
Dawn Pierce is a licensed practical nurse and certified hospice and palliative care licensed nurse. She is also a community advocate who makes the connection between hunger and health in a personal way; she has told the story of losing her job and needing food stamps at Bread’s National Gathering, in the Institute’s 2016 Hunger Report, and on a White House panel with Rep. Jim McGovern. Pierce serves on the Alliance to End Hunger Advisory Council and is the community advocate for the Idaho Foodbank. Piece is a current member of Bread’s board, serving on the Constituency and Organizing Committee. Catholic.


Ricardo Ramírez. Las Cruces, New Mexico.

Ricardo Ramirez. Las Cruces, New Mexico.
The Most Rev. Ricardo Ramírez is Bishop Emeritus of Las Cruces. He became the first Bishop of the Diocese of Las Cruces, New Mexico in 1982, where he served until his retirement in 2013. Ramírez is a member of the Congregation of St. Basil. He serves as Episcopal Advisor to the Institute for Hispanic Liturgy, on the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishop’s Committee on Migration and Refugee Services, and as a member of the Committee on the Catholic Common Ground Initiative. Ramírez holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of St. Thomas, a master’s from the University of Detroit, and several honorary doctorates. Roman Catholic.


Frank Madison Reid III. Columbus, Ohio.

Frank Madison Reid III. Columbus, Ohio.
The Right Reverend Frank Madison Reid III is the Ecumenical Officer for the African Methodist Episcopal Church as well as Presiding Prelate of the Third Episcopal District, serving as Bishop for Ohio, West Virginia, and the Western part of Pennsylvania. Reid is an author, teacher, preacher, community leader, and motivational speaker. Reid served congregations in North Carolina, California, and Maryland, and taught at Monrovia College in Liberia. He holds a Bachelor of History from Yale University, a Master of Divinity from Harvard College, and a Doctor of Ministry from United Theological Seminary. African Methodist Episcopal.
Joyce Rothermel. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Joyce Rothermel. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Joyce Rothermel is a community activist. She co-chairs the SW PA Bread for the World chapter, brings groups to Bread’s June Advocacy Summits, and provides advice to Institute research. Before retiring in 2011, Rothermel co-founded and served as CEO of the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, where she oversaw the annual distribution of millions of pounds of food to struggling families. Her experience evinces the combined power of direct service with advocacy and research. Rothermel holds a Bachelor of Science from Saint John College, a Master of Science in Education from the University of Dayton, and honorary doctorates from Seton Hill and LaRoche Universities. Roman Catholic.


Frances Simpson-Allen. Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Frances Simpson-Allen. Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Frances Simpson-Allen is Advocacy Lead for the United Nations World Food Programme. Previously she served as Programme Manager in the Office of the Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth at the United Nations. She coordinated the launch of the Sustainable Development Goals from the office of the UN Secretary General and worked on the global campaign to "crowd-source" the Sustainable Development Goals, leading on technology and innovation partnerships as lead consultant with the UN Millennium Campaign. Simpson-Allen is board member emeritus of the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Young Leaders. She is a current member of Bread’s board of directors, where she serves on the Organizing and Constituency Committee. Simpson-Allen attends Middle Collegiate Church in New York.


Kate Weaver. Austin, Texas.

Kate Weaver. Austin, Texas.
Kate Weaver is Associate Dean for Students and Associate Professor of Public Affairs at the University of Texas’ Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs. She also co-directs the Innovations for Peace and Development research lab. Weaver conducts research and policy outreach related to open data, global nutrition, food security, and evidence-based decision-making in global development. She has carried out research in over 30 countries, with recent work in Uganda, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Honduras, and Nepal. Weaver is a current member of Bread’s board, serving on the Finance and Administration Committee. Presbyterian.

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