Enid A. Borden

VISIONARY LEADER AND ADVOCATE
FOR THE HIDDEN HUNGRY

President and CEO of Meals On Wheels Association of America, Enid Borden is on a mission to end hunger among seniors in the U.S. by 2020. She will not rest until it happens...

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"The first time Enid [Borden] spoke to our team was in 2009 at our annual meeting in front of 3,000 teammates. From the moment she took the stage, she commanded attention with her straight-forward, tell-it-like-it-is style. Her message was tender and tough as she moved the room."

Mathew Hoskins, President,
Bridgestone Retail Operations, LLC.

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Biography

“There are a lot of important issues to address out there. Many of them will not and cannot be solved in our lifetimes. But together, we can reach a day where no senior in America goes hungry.”

Did you know that one in seven seniors in America – over seven and a half million people in one of the most developed countries in the world – is at risk of hunger? Enid Borden, President & CEO of Meals On Wheels Association of America (MOWAA), describes herself as a “missionary” in the cause of ending this long overlooked problem. Under her visionary leadership, MOWAA has become the preeminent national organization dedicated to ending senior hunger in the U.S., helping to increase its budget over tenfold. Borden is the go-to person on this topic, frequently interviewed by major news media outlets and often called upon by Congress, federal agencies and other not-for-profit organizations for expert insight, advice and testimony.

Prior to coming to MOWAA, Borden held several public affairs and policy positions in the public sector, including Deputy Commissioner for Policy and External Affairs at the Social Security Administration and Director of Public Affairs of the then-Office of Human Development Services within the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services. Entrepreneurial by nature, Borden’s wide-ranging career path spans being a folk singer to work as a journalist to being a successful small business owner.

Borden currently serves as an Advisory Board Member of Sesame Street Food Insecurity Advisory Committee, on the American Society of Association Executive’s (ASAE) Key Philanthropic Organizations Committee, which she chaired from in 2008 and 2009, and on the Board of Directors of the Visiting Nurse Associations of America. She has also been a member of the CEO Advisory Committee of ASAE, a member of the Nonprofit Advisory Board, and a Member of the Board of Trustees of Alfred University. Additionally, Borden has served on the faculty in the School of Graduate and Continuing Studies at Goucher College in Baltimore. Borden’s work has earned her recognition in Who’s Who in the Media and Communications.

Borden earned her Bachelor’s degree from Alfred University, her Master’s degree from Adelphi University and pursued study through the John F. Kennedy School of Government of Harvard University.