Camila Gomez, God’s Love We Deliver Manager of Policy & Advocacy, Selected for NYC Food Policy 40 under 40 Class of 2025

As Manager of Policy & Advocacy at God’s Love We Deliver, Camila works to expand access to Medically Tailored Meals through public insurance programs like Medicare and Medicaid. Camila’s focus is on advancing policies at the city, state, and federal level that recognize food and nutrition as a crucial health-related social need, especially for individuals living with severe and chronic illnesses. She advocates for the understanding that food can be part of both preventative and curative care for individuals in need.

Read Camila’s interview and fun facts featured in the 40 Under 40 list below.

• Pronouns: she/her
• Age: 24
• Grew up in: Queens, NY
• Job Title/Organization or Company: Manager of Policy and Advocacy, God’s Love We Deliver
• Background and Education: 
  • I am a first-generation American born to Colombian immigrants and a total Queens kid. I believe that food is more than nourishment, it is medicine, and a vital part of achieving health equity. As Manager of Policy & Advocacy at God’s Love We Deliver, I work to expand access to Medically Tailored Meals through public insurance programs like Medicare and Medicaid. My focus is on advancing policies at the city, state, and federal level that recognize food and nutrition as a crucial health-related social need, especially for individuals living with severe and chronic illnesses. I advocate for the understanding that food can be part of both preventative and curative care for individuals in need.I received both my B.A. in Political Science and Theology, and my M.A. in Ethics and Society from Fordham University. My studies taught me how to center dignity and lived experience in the pursuit of structural change. I’m passionate about shaping policies that meet people where they are, with the respect, resources, and nourishment they deserve.
    I’ve deepened my commitment to public service and policy through fellowships, including the John Robert Lewis Scholars and Fellows Program at the Faith and Politics Institute, and the Fellowship for Emerging Leaders in Public Service at NYU Wagner.
• One word you would use to describe our food system: Inaccessible
• Food policy hero: Alissa Wassung (40 Under 40 Class of 2017!) and Karen Pearl
• Your breakfast this morning: An everything bagel with chive cream cheese and an iced coffee (it’s good for the soul).
• Favorite food: Emily Mariko’s salmon rice bowl
• Favorite last meal on Earth: Mondongo from Mondongo’s in Medellín, Colombia
• Favorite food hangout and why: My mom’s house is by far the best spot for food. Not to be biased or anything, but I genuinely think my mom is the best home-cook I know. Great food and even better conversation with family always make me smile.
• Social media must follow: Tom Sullivan, Jaeki Cho