Katie Rains is the Director of Food Systems Initiatives for the Washington State Department of Agriculture. She leads a panel of food bank leaders discussing the reality of the food bank landscape in the North Sound region, and hear their insights. With Mike Cohen, Executive Director of Bellingham Food Bank; Amanda Sparks, Executive Director of Orcas Island Food Bank; José Ortiz, Latino Network Builder of Catholic Community Services/Tri-Parish Food Bank; and Billy Metteba, Food Sovereignty Project Manager of Lummi Nation.
February 2026 Partner Convening
Faced with a tough economic climate and reduction in public services, we gathered our partners to learn about the state of food insecurity in the region, the ro...