In April of 2020, just as COVID-19 was really taking root, I was like everyone else and endlessly watching various television news channels. The physical, emotional, mental, economic, and political tolls of coronavirus were devastating and just getting started. I watched and was stunned at the speed at which demands on food banks doubled, then tripled, then kept growing. It was heartbreaking.

My immediate response was to write a check. But I’m just one shorter-than-average woman with limited financial resources. I couldn’t do much all by myself. I was also feeling quite small (existentially that is, not a dig on being 61 inches).

To make myself feel better and to possibly do some good I called on my colleagues in the resolution industry to help. I created Will Work For Food to help raise awareness and donations for food banks worldwide as well as provide educational programs for the ADR industry...