Kim McCoy Wade is the Director of the California Department of Aging. She most recently served at the California Department of Social Services as the CalFresh & Nutrition Branch Chief, where she led the expansion of CalFresh food benefits to older adults and people with disabilities, as well as several data and technology initiatives, including the GetCalFresh mobile application.  She previously served as a consultant to multiple health and human services non-profits and as Executive Director of the California Association of Food Banks.  Earlier in her career, she worked in Washington, DC for the Children’s Defense Fund, Bread for the World, and Alliance for Justice.  She is an alumna of NYU School of Law, Carleton College, and the Jesuit Volunteer Corps.  She lives in the Bay Area with her family.