Ho Nguyen

Ho is a Program Office within the holistic grantmaking team overseeing the Food Security portfolio. She leads outcomes towards a more food secure region by collaborating with partners who are addressing the conditions that enable food insecurity to occur in their communities by tackling both the immediate needs and root causes.

Prior to joining the team at United Way, Ho spent more than a decade working for equity and justice across the non-profit sector. Through a combination of direct service, organizing, policy, and advocacy, she has championed issues of reproductive rights, housing, and economic and racial justice. Most recently, she was the Director of Programs at The Food Group – an organization working at the intersection of food access and nutrition. She has also served as the Director of Housing and Economic Justice at Violence Free Minnesota – the statewide coalition working to end relationship abuse.