Zach Zook is the Vice President of Impact and Policy at the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank, where he leads the Policy Research, Impact, and Government Relations teams. Zach and his team are focused on developing and applying neighbor-centered research, data, and analysis to policies, programs, and strategy at the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank and across its 1,100 partners in 27 counties. His team is also focused on anti-poverty policy advocacy work at the local, state, and federal level. Prior to the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank, Zach worked in Beirut, Lebanon with Mennonite Central Committee where he managed more than 50 humanitarian relief projects in Lebanon and Syria, including major food security projects as part of the Syria Crisis Response. Zach was formerly a Graduate Fellow in the New Jersey Governor’s Policy Office, and has a Master’s in Public Affairs in Domestic Policy from Princeton University.

Session: Food Insecurity and Improving the Neighbor Experience in the Charitable Food System