Moderator Bio -

Cherylee Sherry, MPH, MCHES® is the Population Health Systems Manager at the Minnesota

Department of Health (MDH), Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Division. At MDH, she has

worked on two MN Health Reform programs: Health Care Homes initiative, a patient centered

medical home certification program and currently, the Statewide Health Improvement

Partnership. Prior to joining MDH, Cherylee led community health initiatives at an urban safety

net hospital and was the executive director of a community health clinic. In Brooklyn, NY, she

was the project director of two community health demonstration programs, state and national.

Cherylee is a Masters-level Certified Health Education Specialist, MCHES®. She holds an MPH

with a concentration in global health from New York University and she received her BS/BA

degrees in community health education and Spanish from the University of Wisconsin- La

Crosse. She was also a public health volunteer in Paraguay, Ecuador, Peru, and Mexico.

Cherylee is on the Division Board for Certification of Health Education Specialists of NCHEC.

She is an active member of MPHA, currently as treasurer and co-chair for the leadership

committee, and is active on the SOPHE finance and strategic planning and MN SOPHE

advocacy committees. In her spare time, she volunteers for a Native American-led woman’s

health organization in Bemidji, MN.

Panelist Bios -

Todd Archbold, LSW, MBA is a social worker, and the chief executive officer of PrairieCare, a psychiatric health system based in Brooklyn Park, MN. He began his career as a social worker, working with children and families in a variety of settings including health care and education.

After earning his MBA in 2009, he began spearheading development efforts to expand mental health services by creating new programs, strengthening community partnerships, and focusing energy on community outreach and educational initiatives. These efforts have included the clinical and operational design and launch of numerous programs including clinics, hospitals, integrated care models, grant partnerships and more. He is the executive director of the statewide Psychiatric Assistance Line (PAL), and the Mental Health Collaboration Hub (MHCH).

Todd is an avid writer, including his book Leading with the Head and Heart as well as numerous journal and new articles. Todd was recognized among the 100 Most Influential Health Care Leaders by Minnesota Physician Magazine, was named one of the Most Admired CEOs in the Twin Cities by the Mpls-St. Paul Business Journal, and received the Minnesota State University Dept of Social Work Alumnus of the Year Award.

Megan Schossow is the Outreach Director and Center Coordinator for the Upper Midwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center at the University of Minnesota, with 10+ years of expertise in agriculture, rural public health, policy analysis, and project management. She leads strategic planning and implementation of health and safety outreach programs for the CDC-funded program, building bridges between research and agricultural communities.

Megan holds M.S. and B.S. degrees from the University of Minnesota, but her connection to this work began on her family farm in Southeast Minnesota. She also has held professional experiences including an agronomist, government relations, and state government.

Rachel Warren is currently the Reimagine Black Youth Mental Health Initiative Coordinator at the Brooklyn Bridge Alliance for Youth (BBAY). Here she works to carry out a Black-centered, youth-led, community-driven approach to policy change that will improve mental health and wellbeing across the Brooklyns.

Prior to joining BBAY, Rachel’s creative and culturally responsive planning, programming, and implementation have proven both engaging and effective for youth, families, and communities. Her deep understanding of equity and justice has also made her instrumental in elevating organizations’ processes to better serve people. Rachel has initiated and carried out high-quality programming with system-involved/impacted young people, and designed curriculum to deepen learning and skill-building aimed at equipping people to establish and sustain anti-oppressive workplaces. Her experiences in Minneapolis, Chicago, Anacostia, and Madison have given her perspective on how to actualize necessary change in big ways.

Rachel is results-driven, solutions-oriented, and consistent in her above-and-beyond approach to building authentic relationships that cultivate joy and move us toward new and healed ways of doing things.

Rachel is a graduate of North Park University in Chicago where she earned a B.A. in Nonprofit Management, a B.A. in Sociology, and a Minor in Spanish. She was then an Advanced Opportunity Fellow at the University of Wisconsin-Madison where she earned a Masters of Social Work.

Panelist Bios -

Emily Honer is the Director of Nutrition Program Services for the Minnesota Department of Education. The division administers the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Child Nutrition Programs as well as the state of Minnesota Free School Meals Program and Minnesota Kindergarten Milk Program. These programs promote the health and well-being of children and help fight hunger and obesity.

Emily served as the Supervisor of Business Operations and Support Services as well as the Assistant Director within the division. Prior to her time at MDE, Emily has managed financial and program compliance with county health and nutrition programs, tribal health and wellness operations, and senior living business operations in the private sector. She has a bachelor’s degree in service management with a minor in human development and family studies, and a master’s in business administration with a focus on healthcare administration.

William McNally's passion for community, hunger issues, and his background in logistics led him to found Harvest Pack. His mission is to ensure fair distribution of food globally and locally, driven by facts and his hands-on experiences. William has lived and worked in Mexico, traveled to Belize to support education and livelihoods, and visited rural Philippines, Native reservations, and food shelves in the U.S., learning firsthand about food assistance. He holds a Bachelor’s in Business Management from Northwest Christian University, a pilot’s license, and serves on his local Rotary Board. In his free time, he enjoys biking, tennis, and coaching his kids in baseball.

When Rob learned in 2010 that kids were taking extra food at school on Fridays so that they could eat over the weekend, fighting child hunger became Rob’s mission. As the founder of Every Meal, Rob has led the organization since it first began operating in 2010. He has overseen the growth of Every Meal, leading the organization's expansion from a one-school program in 2013 into a widespread network of food programs throughout Minnesota.

Rob is passionate about leveraging logistics and operational excellence to solve community challenges. He believes that child hunger isn’t a supply problem, but rather a distribution problem. In other words, enough food exists in our community, but that food is not always in the right place at the right time. Every Meal seeks to fight child hunger through a strong logistics network that gets food into the homes of kids who need it.

Prior to Every Meal, Rob worked with multiple Minnesota-based Fortune-500 companies to improve their global supply chain. Rob and his wife, Claire (a Memphis gal who has fallen in love with Minnesota), have been married since January 2008. They live with their son Amos and daughter Mabel in Arden Hills.