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