Speakers

Pattijean McCahill, MBA, MPA , is Chief Philanthropy Officer of Feeding America West Michigan, an organization and mission she has serve for over a decade. She is a mission-driven executive with 35 years of nonprofit and corporate leadership experience, rooted in the real-life challenge of navigating food insecurity as a single parent during the Great Recession. That experience shapes her purpose, informs her empathy, and fuels her belief that every neighbor deserves dignified, equitable access to nutritious food. She combines this personal insight with extensive expertise in strategic growth, fundraising, brand transformation, and data-driven decision-making to create greater impact for