Shana is the Co-Director of Emerson National Fellows Program at Congressional Hunger Center - a leadership development fellowship for young people interested in hunger and anti-poverty work. She has been a committed food justice and human rights activist for 10 years, working with organizations like D.C. Hunger Solutions, Hartford Food System, the Community Food Security Coalition, the National Family Farm Coalition, Sacramento Gay and Lesbian Center, Sacramento Hunger Commission, and the Center for Science in the Public Interest. Shana is a founding board member of smartMeme's Strategy Training and Organizing Resources for Youth (STORY) program, an alumna of the Emerson Program, and a former AmeriCorps*VISTA.