Erik Talkin, CEO of the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County, is a recognized innovator and leader in America\'s food bank network.
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She now lives in Portland, Oregon, where she illustrates books for kids, makes up funny voices for her cats, and occasionally banishes a tricky monster of her own with the help of her two brave girls.
Sheryl Murray grew up in a big family of eight kids where storytelling happened every day, whether it was putting on shows in the backyard, making up bedtime stories, or convincing her mom that it couldn\'t possibly have been her who drew on the baby.
Erik lives in Santa Barbara, California.
He has won an International Television Association Award for writing and directing educational drama and his theatrical work has been produced on the London Fringe.
His short film The Gallery , starring Helena Bonham Carter, was selected for the London Film Festival.
Erik is also a writer and filmmaker and has served as a principal in two production companies.
Committed to helping people move from simple charity to building long-term food security, Erik authored Hunger into Health and has helped create innovative, national-award-winning children\'s nutrition education programs such as Healthy School Pantry and Kid\'s Farmers Market.
Previously, he was a board member of the California Association of Food Banks and sat on the National Advisory Council of Feeding America.
Erik Talkin, CEO of the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County, is a recognized innovator and leader in America\'s food bank network