EVENTPROGRAM

WELCOME

Rev. Rob Fuquay, Senior Pastor St. Luke's UMC

SPEAKER

Jim Morris, Vice Chairman Pacers Sports Entertainment

SPEAKER

Fred Glass, President/CEO Gleaners Food Bank

SPOTLIGHT ORGANIZATION

Crooked Creek Food Pantry

INTERMISSION

DOCUMENTARY

"The Working Hungry"

SPEAKER

Dave Miner, Indy Hunger Network

ACTION STEPS

CLOSING

Shelly Clasen, Director of Outreach St. Luke's UMC a meal and medicine. But, I’ve also seen how, with urgent action, we can change course and save lives." ith a master’s degree from Butler uch of his life in Indianapolis in a variety of key positions, including Chief of Staff for former Mayor Richard G. Lugar, President of the Lilly Endowment, and currently as the Vice Chairman for Pacers Sports & Entertainment.

Before joining PS&E, Morris was the Executive Director for five years for the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) where he led the world’s largest humanitarian agency. That took him to many struggling parts of the world as he worked on behalf of the hungry and poor, particularly children. He also served as the Secretary General’s Special Envoy for the humanitarian crisis in southern Africa during those same years.

Morris is happily married to Jackie, and they have three children, eight grandchildren, and two wonderful King Charles Cavalier puppies, Buster and Brownie.

Fred Glass is the President/CEO of Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana, the state’s largest hunger relief organization and one of the leading food banks in the Feeding America Network.

Fred has spent a career in various leadership roles where his values-based leadership and collaborative spirit have led to success. Before joining Gleaners, Fred served as Vice President and Athletic Director for Indiana University from 2009 to 2020.

In his memoir, Making Your Own Luck: From a Skid Row Bar to Rebuilding Indiana University Athletics, Fred writes about his father’s efforts to feed the hungry at his bar, including having holiday family dinners at the bar with patrons who had nowhere else to go.

Fred and his wife Barbara live in Indianapolis and have four children and five grandchildren.

Dave Miner received a BS and Ph.D. in Chemistry and had a 28year career at Eli Lilly and Co. Since that time, he has become a leading expert on hunger in Indianapolis, heading up five major studies of hunger and food assistance. He also helped produce the recent documentary, The Working Hungry.

As a ‘full time volunteer’ Dave provides leadership for multiple organizations working to end hunger. He has been active with Bread for the World for many years at the local and national level, leading efforts in Indiana, and serving on the national Board of Directors, including six years as chair of the board. Dave was founding President of Indy Hunger Network, is steering committee chair for the Good Wages Initiative, and was board chair for the Alliance to End Hunger. In 2014, he received the Jefferson Award for Community Service.

To get involved with these initiatives, contact Dave at dminer145@aol.com.