Martin Wera

2016 Bush Fellow

  1. Location: Minneapolis, MN
  2. Term: 20 months

Martin Wera sees the relationships between good food and good jobs through his focus on hunger relief and workforce development at Ameriprise. He is passionate about exploring ways to unite the food service industry and the nonprofit sector to create a more sustainable future for consumers, employers and workers. Martin will use his Bush Fellowship to learn from other communities that have successfully engaged multiple sectors to mutually solve food insecurity and labor shortage issues and bring this knowledge back to the Twin Cities.

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Learning Log 1

There’s a quote from my dad that I used in my fellowship application that seems appropriate to also start this learning log. “If you don’t…

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Learning Log 2

“What stands out to you or has surprised you about your leadership development through the Fellowship to date,” is a surprisingly tricky question to answer.…

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Learning Log 3

Over the past (nearly) two years since I began this fellowship journey, I think my understanding of my leadership has gone through a few phases.…

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Learning Log 4

I started my application for the Bush Fellowship with a quote from my dad and used it in my first learning log too. So, it…