Ilana Moreno is a senior associate on the Feeding Change team at the Milken Institute. Prior to joining the Milken Institute, she spent over eight years in creative communications, operations, and events where she worked with a variety of local government agencies, private sector clients, educational institutions, nonprofits, and startups on campaigns ranging from community investment and financial equity to entrepreneurship and education. A lifelong DC resident, Ilana has enjoyed investing in her local community over the years through volunteer roles with the DC Food Policy Council, Jubilee Jobs, DC Greens, and Martha’s Table. Ilana holds a Certificate in Food Systems, the Environment, and Public Health from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (BSPH) and a BFA from Washington University in St. Louis. She completed her Master of Science in Public Health in the Health Education and Health Communication concentration with a focus on food systems and food policy at BSPH in 2023.