Biography:
Kara A Mergl is the Administrative Director for the NYC Food and Fitness Partnership. Her work with the Partnership marries her passion for food with her strong commitment to social justice. Pervious to joining the NYCF&F Partnership, Mergl spent numerous years focusing on the application of social research, quality improvement processes, program evaluation, and promoting best practice models in homelessness and child welfare. Mergl has her MSW with a concentration in Macro-practice and MS in Social Policy (MSSP) from the University of Pennsylvania.