An Interview With Kerry Whitlock, director of major gifts, Friends of the World Food Program

In its early years, the advocacy work of Friends of WFP provided the greatest opportunity to generate resources to end hunger, as it worked with the U.S. government to provide funding to feed hungry children in schools in the world’s poorest countries. In 2005, Friends of WFP hired its first president and CEO, Karen Sendelback, and the work of the organization began evolving into what it is today, adding to the public-policy work a communications team raising awareness about the mission, an outreach team involving volunteers across the country and, of course, a development team raising critical funds to support WFP.