Our Leadership

Feeding America's leadership team comes brings a range of experiences and backgrounds to our mission to end hunger. Our leadership team consists of an Executive Team, a Board of Directors, and four rotating members of the Executive Team. 

 

Executive Team

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Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, CEO of Feeding America
Chief Executive Officer
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Maryann Byrdak, Chief Technology Officer of Feeding America.
Chief Information Officer
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Vince Hall
Chief Government Relations Officer
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Chief Human Resources Officer
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Paul Henrys
Chief Financial Officer
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Casey Marsh
Chief Development Officer
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Chief Equity Officer
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Rajesh Mirchandani
Chief Communications & Community Engagement Officer
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Linda Nageotte
President and Chief Operating Officer
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Jennifer Polk
Chief Marketing & Digital Experience Officer
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Kathryn Strickland Chief Network Officer of Feeding America
Chief Network Officer
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Erika Thiem headshot
Chief Supply Chain Officer

Rotating Executive Team Members

Feeding America includes up to four rotating members on our Executive Team to help us better refine and shape our strategic priorities, live our values and support the inclusive and equitable culture we seek to create. These members provide connections with other critical leadership groups within our organization, including our Equity Team and our Employee Resource Groups. They serve limited terms and are elected by the leadership groups within the organization whom they represent.

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Desiree Dillon, Director of Partner Network Services
Director of Partner Network Services
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Mark Ford, Director of Native/Tribal Partnerships
Director, Community Engagement and Native/Tribal Partnerships
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Zuani Villareal, Senior Director of Communications
Sr. Director, Community Engagement, Latino Communities

Board of Directors

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Anna Bourne of Ernst & Young LLP
Partner, Ernst & Young, LLP
Ernst & Young LLP
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Marc A. Howze of Deer & Company
Former Group President, Lifecycle Solutions and Chief Administrative Officer
Deere & Company
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Shawn P. O'Grady of North America Foodservice
Group President
North America Foodservice
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Kelvin Taketa, Feeding America Board Member
Former President and CEO
Hawaii Community Foundation
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Anne Alonzo
Independent Board Director
Potlatch Deltic
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Rahsaan Bernard, Feeding America Board Member
President & CEO
Building Bridges Across the River
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Kelvin Buncum, Feeding America Board Member
Former Walmart Executive Vice President, Neighborhood Markets
Walmart US
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Eric Cooper
President & CEO
San Antonio Food Bank
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Elizabeth Dennis, Executive board member
Managing Director, Head of Private Wealth Management
Morgan Stanley
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Kyle Waide, Feeding America Board Member
President & CEO
Atlanta Community Food Bank
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Jim Kallman, Executive board member
President
Kallman Holdings, Inc.
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Bruce McPheron, Executive board member
Dean's Chair in International Programs
Ohio State University
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Kate Maehr, Executive board member
Executive Director and CEO
Greater Chicago Food Depository
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Lisa Mensah, Executive board member
Chief Executive Officer
Oregon Community Foundation
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Gary Rodkin, Executive board member
Retired CEO
ConAgra Foods
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John Sayles, member of the Feeding America board
CEO
Vermont Foodbank
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Toni Stanger-McLaughlin
Chief Executive Officer
Native American Agriculture Fund
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M. Scott Young, Feeding America Board Member
Former Executive Director
Food Bank of Lincoln (Nebraska)