Maura Walsh

Maura C. Walsh

Special Assistant to the President
The World Food Prize Foundation

Before coming on full-time as Special Assistant to the President at the end of October 2009, Maura served for two years as a Production Assistant at the World Food Prize Laureate Award Ceremony.

Maura's commitment to the World Food Prize mission stems from her passion for, and a background in, public health, human rights and education issues.

A Des Moines native, Maura has spent the last 5 years outside of Iowa studying and working.  She holds a B.A. from Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon, where             she studied psychology, international development, and foreign languages.  While at     Lewis & Clark, Maura spent three years as a Campus Living Advisor, with a focus on enhancing community outreach & international programming opportunities on campus.  Maura also had the opportunity to plan & lead a HIV/AIDS volunteer program in San Francisco; work as a Research Associate for the Behavioral Health & Social Psychology lab; and serve as a campus organizer for the 2008 Focus the Nation national teach-in and summit.  In addition to living & working in France, Maura has spent two academic semesters abroad: first, through a trilingual (French, English, Wolof) cultural studies program in Dakar, Senegal; and second, completing a Diaspora Studies program and an Encompass Trust internship in London, England.  Most recently, Maura completed a Sustainable Farming Practices internship at Braestone Farm in Kentucky.

Maura is an active community volunteer and serves on the Executive Committee of the Generation Iowa Commission.

You can contact Maura at 515-245-3731 or by email at mwalsh@worldfoodprize.org.