Fleurian Filkins is a policy specialist in Feeding America’s Government Relations Department, focusing on federal policy analysis, rulemaking engagement, and creating data analyses, visualizations and issue briefs to support Feeding America’s policy priorities. Fleurian joined the Policy Team in 2022, following six months as a Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellow on Feeding America’s Public Benefits Access and Advocacy teams.
Fleurian also serves as a rotating member of the Executive Team, representing Feeding America’s Council of Leads—an association of employee resource group leaders. In this role, Fleurian helps connect the Executive Team to staff, refine and shape Feeding America’s strategic priorities, and improve organizational culture.
Prior to Feeding America, Fleurian was a Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellow at the DC Office of Planning’s Food Policy Division. In that role, Fleurian collaborated with seniors experiencing food insecurity, government agencies and local nonprofits to develop interventions to address senior food insecurity in the nation’s capital.
Fleurian earned a Bachelor of Arts in psychology from SUNY Geneseo and associate degrees from Finger Lakes Community College. While at SUNY Geneseo, Fleurian successfully led an effort to establish a food pantry and food pantry delivery program on SUNY Geneseo’s campus.