Morgan Day

CEO

Morgan Day joined All Hands Raised in 2024, bringing a wealth of experience in community building, partnership management, revenue development, legislative advocacy, and policy development. A longtime champion of youth empowerment and systemic change, Morgan offers a fresh perspective that will be instrumental in revitalizing relationships and advancing the work All Hands Raised has undertaken over the past thirty years.

In her former role as Director of Global Youth Programs and Partnerships at The World Food Prize Foundation, Morgan oversaw international youth-centered initiatives that emphasized STEM skill building, mentorship, and the creation of partnerships to support young leaders working to improve global food security.

Morgan is known for fostering collaborative relationships with implementing partners, integrating Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice into both management and programmatic implementation, and cultivating a learning culture that drives impact and mission alignment.

Earlier in her career, Morgan played pivotal roles in community advocacy across New Mexico. She served on the Santa Fe Food Policy Council and the New Mexico Food and Agriculture Policy Council, leading legislative efforts that resulted in significant wins. These included increasing the state budget for the New Mexico Grown Farm to School program, passing urban agriculture ordinances in Santa Fe, and securing funding for the NM Double Up Food Bucks program. She also built strong partnerships with tribal elders and activists within the Navajo Nation and the Eight Northern Pueblos, centering culturally grounded and community-led approaches.

Most recently, Morgan served as an Adjunct Instructor at Portland State University in the Mark O. Hatfield School’s Sustainable Food Systems Graduate Certificate program. She and her husband Shane have called Oregon home since 2018.