Who we are
Rainier Valley Food Bank is made up of more than 8,000 guests, 23 staff, 15 board members, and countless volunteers, working together to end hunger in South Seattle.
The Staff
Administration Team
Gloria Hatcher-Mays
Executive Director
Lashawntae Montgomery
HR Generalist
Irene Morales
Front Desk Receptionist
Kwame Salmi-Adubofour
Director of Finance
Anna Stumm
Office Administrator
Development team
Yohannes Berhane
Major Gifts Coordinator
Brynne Irish
Marketing Communications Assistant
Hilary Reddy
Development Support Specialist
Julia Smiljanic
Senior Marketing Communications Specialist
Kathy Ulrich
Development Director
Attiyya Yafeu
Volunteer Coordinator
Operations team
Eunice Antoine
Warehouse Coordinator
Karey Fey
Director of Operations
Zoey Ferenczy
Community Engagement Manager
Chloe Finkenbine
Food Delivery Program Coordinator
Nathan Jay
Facilities Coordinator
Adanech Muno
Community Connector Intern
Kimmy Nguyen
Operations Administrative Assistant
Viridiana “Viri” Ortiz
Outreach Coordinator
Otis Pimpleton
Food Services Manager
Tommy Raine
Warehouse Assistant
Carson Spaulding
Driver Coordinator
Zara Teger
Outreach Coordinator
Hannah Wertzberger
Youth and Community Program Coordinator
Daryl Williams
Food Service Program Assistant
The Board
Nathan Bushey
President
Global HR Executive
Jessica Blatt
Vice President
Senior Manager, Software Development, Amazon Community Impact
Calandra Childers
Director
Project Director: Doors Open Program, 4Culture
Margaret Gofman
Director
Retired Emergency Department RN
Daniel Gustafson
Treasurer
Special Representative of the Director-General, FAO
Molly K Haas
Director
In-Patient Dietitian, Swedish Medical Center
Marcia J. Lee
Director
Nurse Practitioner, Seattle Children’s Hospital
Thomas Leinenbach
Director
Financial Reporting Manager, Costco Wholesale
Brian C. Leslie
Director
CEO/US Managing Director, Camber Collective
Maggie O’Sullivan
Director
Academic Intervention Specialist, Seattle Public Schools
Elias Rainey
Director
Program Manager, Microsoft
Phil O’Sullivan
Director
Partner & General Manager, Artist Home
Tamara K. Schmautz
Secretary
Retired Virologist, UW Medicine
Richard Wall
Director
Retired Owner, Both Ways Cafe - Bakery and Catering Company
LeAnna Cates
Director
Senior Officer, Strategy, Planning & Management, Gates Foundation
Capital Campaign committee
Mika Yamamoto
Committee Member
Chief Customer and Marketing Officer, Freshworks
Kent Button
Committee Member
VP Global Talent Acquisition, VMware
Calandra Childers
Campaign Co-chair
Project Director: Doors Open Program, 4Culture
Margaret Gofman
Committee Member
Retired Emergency Department RN
Daniel Gustafson
Committee Member
Special Representative of the Director-General, FAO
Joel Ing
Committee Member
Partner, Edge Developers
Sue Leavitt
Committee Member
Kate Nagle-Caraluzzo
Committee Member
Executive Director, Town Hall Seattle
Jennifer Worth
Campaign Co-chair
Financial Services Consultant, Gartner
Development committee
James Sherrell, MPH
Committee Member
Program Specialist, Harborview Medical Center
Dee Sylve, MPH
Committee Member
Inquest Program Manager, King County
Margaret Gofman
Committee Member
Retired Emergency Department RN
Molly Haas
Committee Member
In-Patient Dietitian, Swedish Medical Center
Tracy Sawan
Committee Member
Senior Communications Manager, PCC Community Markets
Elias Rainey
Committee Member
Program Manager, Microsoft
Steve Bergstrom
Committee Member
President, Octopus Farm
Tracy Middlebrook
Committee Member
CFO, Aces Four Construction
Phil O’Sullivan
Committee Chair
Partner & General Manager, Artist Home
Executive Committee
Nathan Bushey
Committee Member
Senior HR Director & Business Partner, VMware
Calandra Childers
Committee Member
Vice President of Strategic Initiatives & Communications, ArtsFund
Marcia Lee
Committee Memeber
Nurse Practitioner, Seattle Children’s Hospital
Margaret Gofman
Committee Chair
Retired Emergency Department RN
Thomas Leinenbach
Committee Member
Financial Reporting Manager, Costco Wholesale
Tamara Schmaultz
Committee Member
Retired Virologist, UW Medicine
Richard Wall
Committee Member
Retired Owner, Both Ways Cafe - Bakery and Catering Company
Facilities committee
Margaret Gofman
Committee Member
Retired Emergency Department RN
Gavin Miller
Committee Member
Senior Platform Engineer, Hipcamp
Phil Sherwood
Committee Member
Retired Writer/Business Manager
Lee Stanton
Committee Member
Architect/Proprietor, Stanton Associates
Richard Wall
Committee Chair
Retired Owner, Both Ways Cafe - Bakery and Catering Company
Finance Commitee
Margaret Gofman
Committee Member
Retired Emergency Department RN
Thomas Leinenbach
Committee Chair
Financial Reporting Manager, Costco Wholesale
Phil Sherwood
Committee Member
Retired Writer/Business Manager
Greg Traxler
Committee Member
Fellow at Tata-Cornell Institute for Agriculture and Nutrition, Cornell University
Sarah Weaver
Committee Member
Lawyer & Financial Reorganizer
Governance committee
Nathan Bushey
Committee Member
Senior HR Director & Business Partner, VMware
Daniel Gustafson
Committee Member
Special Representative of the Director-General, FAO
Brian Leslie
Committee Member
Co-founder & CEO, Camber Collective
Maggie O’Sullivan
Committee Member
Academic Intervention Specialist, Seattle Public Schools
Tamara Schmaultz
Committee Chair
Retired Virologist, UW Medicine
Jedi Committee
Daniel Gustafson
Committee Member
Special Representative of the Director-General, FAO
Marcia Lee
Committee Memeber
Nurse Practitioner, Seattle Children’s Hospital
Brian Leslie
Committee Member
Co-founder & CEO, Camber Collective
Maggie O’Sullivan
Committee Member
Academic Intervention Specialist, Seattle Public Schools
Tamara Schmaultz
Committee Chair
Retired Virologist, UW Medicine
Programs committee
Nathan Bushey
Committee Chair
Senior HR Director & Business Partner, VMware
Jessica Blat
Committee Member
Senior Manager, Software Development, Amazon Community Impact
Margaret Gofman
Committee Member
Retired Emergency Department RN
Molly Haas
Committee Member
Registered Dietitian, Swedish
Gavin Miller
Committee Member
Senior Platform Engineer, Hipcamp
Elias Rainey
Committee Member
Program Manager, Microsoft
Richard Wall
Committee Member
Retired Owner, Both Ways Cafe - Bakery and Catering Company
Harvey Woodfare
Committee Member
James Sherrell, MPH
Committee Meber
Program Specialist, Harborview Medical Center

