April Events
IFSAN professional meeting series
Tuesday, April 14, 2026 | 9:30-11 a.m. | GWSPH Room 600B
The Breakfast Club is a semi-annual professional meeting series that invites food experts to introduce themselves and their work to GW students through short speeches in a relaxed setting. Join an event and see for yourself!
Hear guest speakers David Andrews, Scott Faber, and Sarah Reinhardt from the Environmental Working Group (EWG) discuss EWG Food Scores, state policies to ban food chemicals, and effective communications strategies for food safety and food systems issues.
David Andrews
Acting Chief Science Officer
Scott Faber
Senior Vice President, Government Affairs
Sarah Reinhardt
Senior Strategic Campaign Director
PODCAST RECORDING
April 15, 2026 | Jack Morton Auditorium | 6-8:30 p.m.
The GW Global Food Institute, the GW School of Media and Public Affairs, Planet Forward, and the Food & Environment Reporting Network present a live recording of Forked, the hit podcast on food politics and policy, at the kick-off of GW’s Planet Forward Summit - Take the Mic, Tell the Story. Enjoy great company and experience FERN’s reporting come to life with special guests, followed by a reception. The event is on Wednesday, April 15, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. in the Jack Morton Auditorium.
Register for the full Planet Forward Summit here. Sign up for just the podcast taping here.
gw dining | lunch & learn
April 22, 2026 | Shenkman Dining Hall Side Room | 12-1 p.m.
Join GW Dining on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at Shenkman Dining Hall side room from 12 to 1 p.m. for a Lunch & Learn.
Kumar Chandran serves as Policy Director at ReFED. He has more than 15 years of experience working on food and nutrition policy. He has served in senior leadership roles at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, helping lead efforts to improve nutrition and health for the millions of Americans who participate in USDA nutrition assistance programs, such as SNAP, WIC, and school meals. He has also worked to improve health and nutrition through roles at nonprofits including FoodCorps, Share Our Strength, and California Food Policy Advocates (now Nourish California).
Kumar earned his bachelor’s degree in political economy from the University of California, Berkeley, and his master’s degrees in public health and food policy from Tufts University. He lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife and two sons. In his free time, you can find him shuttling his kids to soccer practices and games, running in D.C.’s Rock Creek Park, or trying to read the many unread books on his shelves.