Our Staff
Jennifer Tracy, Interim Executive Director
Jennifer has been engaged in social justice issues for more than 10 years. A graduate of Point Loma Nazarene University, she has been involved in a variety of local social services. She has been instrumental in the expansion of the SDHC’s CalFresh (Food Stamp) Outreach program, including the training of hundreds of volunteers and staff at SDHC’s partner agencies. Jennifer is the Chair of Food Stamp Task Force & Co-Chair of Stamp It Out! Committee. She has worked with CBOs & County staff to encourage specific changes in County administration of the CalFresh Program. She is also a member of California Hunger Action Coalition, an anti-hunger state advocacy group. In her role at SDHC, she is an advocate for individual client cases, identifies barriers to access and finds possible solutions, she educates elected officials on effective strategies to end hunger, and is a media spokesperson for CalFresh related issues. Jennifer is working to obtain her Master’s degree in the Nonprofit Leadership & Management Program at the University of San Diego.
Sadie Sponsler, RD
Anti Hunger Network Manager
Sadie is a Registered Dietitian and brings over a decade of experience in the anti-hunger, nutrition and food systems arenas. In her role at SDHC, she is responsible for convening, coordinating, advocating, and educating around Federal Nutrition Programs & state and local food security policies to create a more sustainable, food secure food system. For the past 3 years, Sadie has been an active member of the San Diego Food System Assessment Working Group (SD FSWG) and the Urban Rural Roundtable project in partnership with Ag Innovations, Roots of Change, UC Davis, and The California Endowment. Prior to her work with SDHC, Sadie was working for the Lemon Grove School District implementing school wellness policies, managing 4 school gardens, and helped to implement a school based-PTA run organic farm stand. Before moving to San Diego in 2007, Sadie worked for 6 years at Food For Lane County food bank in Eugene, Oregon as the coordinator of the nutrition education program and the Lane County Food Policy Council.
Amanda Schultz, MPH CalFresh Manager
With over five years of experience in assessment, leadership building, and community organizing for health, Amanda brings a public health background to the San Diego Hunger Coalition. Amanda is joining the San Diego Hunger Coalition after returning from two years of working with maternal and child health promotoras to improve the nutrition of local communities in rural Honduras, Central America. Before leaving, she worked as a UW Population Health Sciences Fellow to improve the public health of Milwaukee residents through community health assessment, strategic planning, and coalition building with both local government and non profits. In her role as Cal Fresh Outreach Manager, Amanda looks forward to working to bridge local and state efforts to improve San Diego County residents’ access to food resources and overall better health!
SDHC Promatoras
Lourdes Gonzalez, Promotora Bio coming soon
Irma Guerrero, Promotora
Irma Guerrero has been working for the San Diego Hunger Coalition (SDHC) since September 2011, and for the Chula Vista Community Collaborative (CVCC) since October 2009 as a promotora. Mrs. Guerrero began her community work as a parent volunteer at a local elementary school in 2000. As a SDHC Promotora, Mrs. Guerrero helps people fill out their applications for CalFresh and she also does outreach in the City Heights area. As a CVCC Promotora Mrs. Guerrero has participated in various trainings and development opportunities, including completion of an eight-week Promotores Academy. Through her work with local families, Mrs. Guerrero is well versed in issues that are affecting communities in the South Bay. She is bi-lingual and bi-cultural.
Mrs. Guerrero is experienced in conducting community presentations on various topics including: poison prevention, nutrition, and disaster preparedness. She has also done outreach and education on a variety of grant-funded projects. She also received training from the Livestrong program for cancer survivors.
In 2010, after one year of studying at the Chula Vista ROP, Mrs. Guerrero received her Medical Terminology and Medical Assistant Clinical certificate. In the same year, she received a CPR certification and completed an internship at a local clinic. Mrs. Guerrero worked as a medical assistant for six months. In 2003, Mrs. Guerrero obtained her GED, and in the same year she also obtained a Medical Office Procedure certificate at Chula Vista Adult School.
