Your Kids’ Food Basket Team

Working together to nourish children to reach their full potential.

Leadership

Bridget Clark Whitney

President and Founding CEO

Erika Abbo

Chief Operating Officer

Kimberly Moore

Vice President of Communications and Community Initiatives

Austin Roelofs

Vice President of Food Access and Agriculture

Deborah Guyton Curtis

Vice President of Administration

Tamara VanderArk-Potter

Vice President of Philanthropy

Jill Dooley

Senior Director of Philanthropy and Volunteer Experience

Tracy VanderHeide

Vice President of Finance and Technology

Staff

Zack Allen

Farm Site Lead

Kendra McEvoy

Senior Manager of Volunteers

Jane Berkey

Food Access Specialist

Annamarie Buller

Executive Assistant

April Butler

Manager of Communications

Amy Buxton

Events Specialist

Liz Collver

Director of Volunteer Experience

Dr. Brian Davis

Director of Philanthropy

McKena Denhof

Volunteer Experience Coordinator

Kayla Doyle

Director of AmeriCorps

Gabby Dunai

Volunteer Experience Coordinator

Anne Marie Ferratt

Accounting Specialist

Izzy Fillmore

Volunteer Experience Coordinator

Renae Gavitt

Director of Communications and Education

AJ Gleason

Education Steward (AmeriCorps)

Konner Guppy

Technology and Data Specialist

Leah Hein

Communications Specialist

Serenity Hunt

AmeriCorps Member, Education Steward

Briana Ibrahim

AmeriCorps Member, Education Steward

Mary Rose Jones

Education Coordinator

Heather Kanig

Front Desk and Rental Coordinator

Victoria Keenan

Grants Specialist

Stephanie Kerr-Cathey

Gifts Director

Sharlene Kipfer

Database Specialist

Becca Kohn

Philanthropy Coordinator

Amber Krieg

Philanthropy Specialist

Emily Lange

Volunteer Experience Coordinator

Bradley Littell

Facilities Specialist

Andrew Lucas

Food Access Specialist

Jason Lundberg

Senior Farm Manager

Shayla Mattingly

Executive Assistant

Josh McBride

Volunteer Experience Coordinator

Nigella McConnell

AmeriCorps Member, Education Steward

Stephanie McNitt

Manager of Education

Miguel Morales

Manager of Food Access

Lauren Okine

AmeriCorps Member, Education Steward

Hayden Oxley

AmeriCorps Member, Volunteer Experience Steward

Julie Payment

Accounting Specialist

Darius Pimpleton

Director of Human Resources

Beth Raese

Human Resources Coordinator

Kathy Reed

Volunteer Experience Specialist

Rebecca Rowland

Events Specialist

Haley Schaner

Director of Food Access

Lola Schuler

AmeriCorps Member, Volunteer Experience Steward

Eric Schumann

Philanthropy Specialist

Olivia Shea

Warehouse and Inventory Coordinator

Catherine Sliwinski

Program Coordinator

Noa Smith

Education Specialist

Sydney Smith

Food Access Coordinator

MacKenzie Tollas

Philanthropy Specialist

Erin Vimr

AmeriCorps Member, Education Steward

Elizabeth Washington

Director of Grants and Evaluation

Christina Wilson

Education Specialist

Board and Advisory Members

Inspired by our mission, every board and committee member is dedicated to making an impact in West Michigan.

Board of Directors

President and Treasurer
Mary Command
Retired, Williams Group

Vice President
Jessie Jones
Corewell Health

Secretary
Mario Cascante
Luna Restaurant Group

Founder
Mary K. Hoodhood

Menaka Abel-Hunter
Request Foods Inc.

Charen Buyce
Stitch Fix Inc.

Matthew Cortez
Superintendent of Muskegon Public Schools

Timothy Dudley
Rhoades McKee

Erin Dziengel
Meijer

Max Gibbs
Retired

Ronald Grifka, M.D.
University of Michigan Health-West

Bob Kaser
Grand Rapids Griffins

Phalesha Kyes
By Phalesha Events, LLC

Joe Verbrugge
Stride

Muskegon Advisory Board

Advisory Board Chairs
Curtis Beene
Mistelle Serio

Committee Members
Ara Curtis
LaKisha Harris
Jillian Meloche
Cindy Sheehan
Charlene Smith
Tim Taylor
Andy Usik
Michele Vanderlinde
Amanda Westbrook

Ottawa + Allegan Advisory Board

Advisory Board Officers
Barret Bloenk, Chair
Rosemary Ervine, Co-Chair

Committee Members
Nora Balgoyen
Tracy Brower
Colleen Childers
Becky Pollack
Scott Potter
Martha Reidsma
Carolyn Stich
Tracy Umbenhour