Interview of Nevida Butler by LaKesha Preston-Roberts for the 2026 Standing on the Shoulders of Giants event produced by JobTrain for Black History Month. Topics include: LaKesha, Nevida’s granddaughter and Associate Director of Ecumenical Hunger Program, introducing Nevida, former Executive Director; being recognized as a giant of the community; her background including how she ended up in EPA in June, 1973 and eventually at EHP; how she helped change and grow the program, being involved in all aspects of the job; how LaKesha ended up at EHP; what success looks like; retiring and moving to Texas in 2008 and then returning to EPA and EHP; how EHP work doesn’t have an off switch; her passion for cooking; and changes she would have made in her life; and other topics.