Partners in Good Health Conference
Inaugural Event Highlighting Food Insecurity is a Success!
Table to Table, New Jersey’s first food rescue, hosted its first-ever Partners in Good Health Conference at the Lodi campus of Felician University May 21.
The food rescue nonprofit, which celebrates its 25th anniversary, welcomed community partners from across northern New Jersey for a day of networking and learning, featuring subject matter experts from top health organizations along with community leaders, imparting critical insights about nutrition, health, and well-being.
Click here for a press release about the conference.
Check out our informative toolkit where you’ll find useful tips and information and photos from the conference.
Heather Thompson,
Table to Table Executive Director
Keynote with Mark Dinglasan
I applaud Table to Table for holding its first-ever Partners in Good Health Conference. Multi-sector partnerships that focus on combatting hunger as a public health and economic mobility issue are crucial to food security work. This event showcases not only Table to Table’s ability to participate in such partnerships, but also to build, nurture and sustain them.”
Mark Dinglasan,
Director of the NJ Office of the Food Security Advocate
Table to Table Celebrates 25 Years of Impact
For 25 years, Table to Table, New Jersey’s first food rescue, has bridged the gap for local neighbors in need by reducing food waste, sustaining those who are struggling, and contributing to their better health outcomes. We recognize the vital role that fresh food plays in nourishing not only the body, but also the spirit and mind.
Partners in Good Health
Conference Agenda
Keynote
Mark Dinglasan
Director
NJ Office of the Food Security Advocate
Food as Medicine
Kristin Carlino
Managing Dietitian and Nutritionist
Jersey City Medical Center’s Green Apple RX Food FARMacy
Ginine Cilenti
Executive Director
Diabetes Foundation
County Support & Services
Bergen County Commissioner Tracy Silna Zur
Moderator
Jen Salt Taylor
FCHS, Rutgers University
Passaic County Food Pantry Council
Patrick Fallon
Project Coordinator
Bergen County Office of Food Security
Keily Hayes
Director of Community Impact
MEND Hunger Relief Network
Adaobi Ndupu
Director of Health
United Way of Greater Newark
Innovative Partner Programs
Keith Da Costa
Executive Director
CareSparc Community Connections
Father Thomas Franks, OFM Cap.
Vice President for Mission Integration
Felician University
Jessica Padilla Gonzalez
CEO
CUMAC
Amanda Scully
Mission Director
Meadowlands YMCA
Heart & Mind
Victoria Buhl
Community Impact Director for Northern New Jersey
American Heart Association
Laverne Williams
Former Director and Founder
Promoting Emotional Wellness & Spirituality Programs at Mental Health Association of NJ