A Legacy Built on Dignity, WSCAH and Doreen Wohl (Episode 10)

In Episode 10, join current CEO & Executive Director Greg Silverman as we remember Doreen Wohl, West Side Campaign Against Hunger's (WSCAH) extraordinary Executive Director from 1992-2012. Doreen sadly passed away this year, but the legacy of her impact on WSCAH and the emergency feeding system at large continues to be felt deeply today.

Doreen's leadership was unparalleled. She was a force of nature—unyielding in her commitment to justice, unafraid to challenge the status quo, and unstoppable in her pursuit of dignity and choice for all. Whether working with city officials, Board members, staff, or volunteers, she never took “no” for an answer and never backed down as she drove community focused change forward.

At WSCAH, she transformed emergency feeding, pioneered the nation’s first customer-choice food pantry, integrated customers into our Board of Directors, and focused pantry volunteerism around the customer community. “Dignity, Community, Choice” grew and flourished under Doreen.