RELEASE: Share Our Strength Welcomes New Chief Revenue Officer and Senior Vice President of Program Partnerships, Campaigns and Advocacy

Nonprofit hires Leah Ray and George Kelemen to support its mission of ending childhood hunger and poverty

Media Contact: Allison deBrauwere Ruta; aruta@strength.org

WASHINGTON, March 17, 2025 – Share Our Strength, the anti hunger and poverty organization behind the award-winning No Kid Hungry campaign, has hired two new members of its Executive team: Leah Ray as Chief Revenue Officer and George Kelemen as Senior Vice President of Program Partnerships, Campaigns and Advocacy.  

As Chief Revenue Officer, Ray will operationalize and spearhead the strategic vision for the organization’s diverse revenue streams. She will work with a highly-skilled senior development team to implement innovative fundraising tactics and track progress through data to enhance the performance for all of the organization’s revenue generating programs. 

As Senior Vice President of Program Partnerships, Campaigns and Advocacy, Kelemen will oversee the organization’s advocacy efforts to maximize access to and participation in federal nutrition programs and build family economic mobility. Kelemen’s responsibilities include leading a highly-skilled team; building partnerships and coalitions with other nonprofits and political leaders; and expanding this work to other geographies through proven programmatic models.

“Share Our Strength was built on the belief that everyone has a strength to share and we’re incredibly proud that Leah and George have chosen to bring their strengths to our work,” said Anne Filipic, CEO of Share Our Strength. “Leah and George’s  innovative spirits, passion for the cause, and excitement to work in partnership with talented teams will be transformative in achieving both revenue goals and expanding our programmatic impact.” 

“I’m thrilled for the opportunity to build upon Share Our Strength’s 40 year history and play a key role alongside the organization’s partners, donors, and staff to ensure a world where no child faces hunger,” said Leah Ray.

“We can make no kid hungry a reality when we strengthen the programs we know work, including school meals and programs like SNAP and Summer EBT,” said George Kelemen. “I’m honored to join Share Our Strength and build on the organization’s impressive work.”

Leah Ray joins Share Our Strength most recently from Social Capital where she served as chief strategist for nonprofit and foundation clients. Earlier in her career, Leah built and led transformational fundraising teams with roles at Greater Chicago Food Depository, Feeding America and United Way of Metropolitan Chicago.

George Kelemen joins Share Our Strength from Industry Council for Emergency Response Technologies where he served as Executive Director. A proven association executive with over 25 years of experience at the local, state and federal levels, he has also held roles at the Texas Retailers Association, Airports Council International-North America, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network and AARP.

For full bios, please visit: https://shareourstrength.org/leadership/ 

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About Share Our Strength

At Share Our Strength, we’re ending hunger and poverty—in the United States and abroad. Through proven, effective campaigns and programs like No Kid Hungry, we connect people who care to ideas that work. Learn more at ShareOurStrength.org.