Andrea Williams
(she/her) President
Our Team
Get to know our team
Meet some of the leaders shaping Oregon Food Bank’s vision and guiding our work.
Oregon Food Bank leadership team
Danny Faccinetti
(he/him) Vice President
Suleiman Amanzad
(he/him) Director of Strategic Communications
Moira Bowman
(she/her) Director of Advocacy
C. Nathan Harris
(he/they) Director of Community Philanthropy
Rut Martinez-Alicea
(she/her) Director of Equity, People & Culture
Jamie Montgomery
(he/him) Director of Information Technology
Shannon Oliver
(she/her) Director of Operations
Starr Farris Yurkewycz
(she/her) Director of Partnerships and Programs
Policy Leadership Council
The Policy Leadership Council shapes the vision for Oregon Food Bank’s policy and advocacy work. The council is led by people impacted by food insecurity and the systemic injustices that cause it.
Adrienne
(she/her/hers)
Araceli
Andrea Cisneros
(she/her) Ontario, OR
O'Nesha Cochran Dumas
(she/her) Portland, OR
Adrianna Contreras
(she/her) Ontario, OR
Angelica Cortes Mejia
(she/her/ella) Portland, Oregon
David Soria Garcia
(he/him/Él) Tillamook, Oregon
West Kaufman
(they/them) Eugene, OR
Marae
(she/her)
Edna Nyamu
(she/her) Forest Grove, Oregon
Denis Nyongesa
(He/Him) Hillsboro, Oregon
Amber Rose Orion
(she/they/ella/elle) Hood River, Oregon
Jazmine R.
(she/her/ella)
Jayden Ruff
(she/her)
Se'Maj
(she/they) Portland, OR
Martha Verduzco-Ortega
(she/her/ella) Hood River, Oregon
Board of directors
Farah Pakseresht
Chair, (she/her) Vice President, Hospital Operations/Post-Acute Care at Northwest Permanente
Wayne Graham
Vice Chair, (he/him) Graham Group
Gabriella Pena
Secretary (she/her) Founder, Strong by Choice
Tiffany Orford
Treasurer, (she/her) Audit, KPMG
Kristin Anderson Ostrom
(she/her) Executive Director, Oregon Rural Action
Carly Auten
(she/her) Food Program Director, NeighborImpact
Betty Brown
(she/her) Executive Director, Portland Open Bible Community Pantry
Sarah Brown
(she/her) Owner, Diggin' Roots Farm & Senior Partner - Willamette Partnership
Tyson Campbell
(he/him) VP & Director of Operations, Integra Supply
Darius Hartwell
(he/him) Attorney, Schwabe Williamson and Wyatt
Ana Hernandez-Garcia
(she/her) Branch Manager, Oregon Department of Human Services
Arif Kareem
(he/him) Corporate Board Member & Advisor
Mayra Ledesma
(she/her) Attorney, Pickett Dummigan Weingart LLP
Viviana Matthews
(she/her) Executive Director, Clatsop Community Action
Dunya Minoo
(she/her/hers) Director of Special Programs, Portland Public Schools
Kevin Ryan
(he/him) Director of Social Services, William Temple House
Adele Schott
(she/her) Rancher, 6 Ranch
Kate Trujillo
(she/her) Deputy Director, Honnold Foundation
Louise Vaz
(she/her) Physician, Pediatric Infectious Diseases / Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Oregon Health & Science University
Equity ambassadors
Our equity ambassadors support Oregon Food Bank in advancing equity, inclusion and diversity within our organization, helping bring an equity lens to everything we do.
Mis Carlson-Swanson
(she/her/hers) Senior Statewide Network Strategist
Morgan Dewey
(she/her/hers) Public Relations Manager
Katy Giombolini
(they/them) Food Systems Manager
Jacob Hayden
(he/him/his) Transportation Manager
Michelle Lin
(they/she) Senior Statewide Network Strategist
Stephen Oliver
(he/him/his) Financial Planning and Analysis Manager
Joshua Thomas
(he/him/his) Equity and Work Culture Manager