A Place at the Table

Larry Hollar is Senior Regional Organizer with Bread for the World. He is also an ordained Presbyterian elder, a professional Biblical storyteller, church musician and liturgist. From 1985 to 1991, Mr. Hollar was a policy analyst and later Director of Issues for Bread for the World, heading the organization's policy and Washington-based advocacy staff. He has traveled to countries in Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean, meeting with grassroots organizations engaged in sustainable development, cultural preservation, and justice advocacy. He is the author/coauthor of Bread background papers on topics that include micro-enterprise credit programs, democracy in Haiti, and the

U.S. legislative process. He is editor of the three-volume "Hunger for the Word: Lectionary Reflections on Food and Justice."     Before coming to Bread for the World's staff in 1985, Mr. Hollar spent a dozen years in government legal positions in Washington, serving as staff counsel to the Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs of the U.S. House of Representatives, and as special assistant to the General Counsel and staff attorney with the U.S. Department of Transportation.

Jessica Dreistadt is Director of Sixth Street Shelter in Allentown.

Janet Ney is Coordinator of Advocacy and Outreach for Second Harvest Food Bank of Lehigh Valley and Northeast Pennsylvania. In this position, she develops programs and conducts outreach initiatives to increase awareness among volunteers, member agencies, and the general public on major hunger issues. Additionally, she advocates for systemic changes that can eliminate the root causes of hunger. Second Harvest Food Bank distributes food to nearly 200 member agencies throughout Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton, Pike and Wayne Counties.

Bob Walden has been a member of Bread for the World (BFW) for over 35 years. He currently chairs the LCCC Justice and Advocacy Committee and also is editor for a Mennonite Peace & Justice Committee.