Our Staff

Nourishing Hope Leadership Team
Jennie Hull, Interim CEO; Carolyn Kriss, Chief Operating Officer; Drew Moran, Chief Development Officer; Gwen Ramirez, Director of Human Resources and Administration; Cicely Tatum-Johnson, Director of Volunteer Engagement; and Maria Valerio, Executive Assistant.
Katie Adams
Senior Warehouse Operations Manager

Lance Aguilar
Warehouse Operations Coordinator
Jen Allman
Marketing and Communications Manager

Maggie Arndt
Warehouse Operations Coordinator

Yurii Barnas
Commercial Truck Driver
Natia Barnett
Program Expansion Manager

Marcus Bell
Senior Fleet Manager
Austin Bloomberg
Warehouse Operations Supervisor

Isaiah Boaz
Volunteer Engagement Coordinator
Rachal Brooks, LPC
Therapist
Siri Buurma
Bookkeeper
Cathy Camacho
Online Market Coordinator
Susan Cardone
Housing Case Manager
Kayla Carter
Director of Institutional Partnerships
Sarah Cerkvenik
Home Delivery Program Coordinator

De'Angelo Chandler
Program Expansion Coordinator
Angela Cimarusti-Clifford
Senior Manager of Pantry Programs

Ben Clifford
Warehouse Operations Coordinator
Sean Elliott
Therapist

Moe Elmatari
CRM & Data Administrator
Alex Figueroa
Therapist

Gillian Fitzgerald
Bilingual Pantry Coordinator

James Flores
Van Driver
LaSean Ford, FMP
Facilities Manager
Kyle Friedler
Senior Institutional Partnerships Associate
Vanessa Garcia, MSW
Bilingual Therapist

Juan Gómez-Lara
Van Driver

Meta Gorup
Volunteer Engagement Coordinator
Jennie Hull, MA, LCPC
Interim CEO
Carolyn Kriss
Chief Operating Officer

Nate Marquez
Bilingual Case Manager

Ty Matthews
Online Market Operations Coordinator

Maurine McAdams
Development Assistant
Carrie McCormack
Senior Coodinator, Client Experience

Courtney McDonald
Development and Database Supervisor
Csilla Megyeri, LCSW
Director of Social Services

Julia Mendoza Varela
Bilingual Volunteer Engagement Coordinator
Drew Moran
Chief Development Officer

Carter Napoli Tager
Pantry Coordinator
Rachel Nass, LSW
Case Manager

Greg Nergaard
Product Sourcing Coordinator

Mady Perales
Bilingual Receptionist & Administrative Assistant

Ana Petersohn
Senior Manager of Home Delivery

Leo Pizano Guzman
Commercial Truck Driver

Ryan Pollock
Warehouse Operations Coordinator
Aliya Prescott
Director of Individual Giving
Grace Radzik
Manager of Institutional Partnerships
Gwen Ramírez
Director of Human Resources & Administration

Michael Rangel, LCSW
Manager of Social Services

Zach Riddle
Pantry Coordinator

Corinne Rodriguez
Pantry Coordinator
Omar Román-Cristiano
Senior Bilingual Pantry Coordinator
Betsy Ross
Individual Giving Associate
Marina Silva, LCSW
Bilingual Clinical Therapist

David Soto
Van Driver

Cicely Tatum-Johnson
Director of Volunteer Engagement

Allison Webb
Senior Individual Giving Associate

Lauren Weimer
Pantry Coordinator
Nourishing Hope Exists Because of the Support of Our Neighbors.
Providing the equivalent of 4.5 million meals each year, plus thousands of mental wellness and social services that empower healthy lives, Nourishing Hope strives to create a city where all people have the resources needed for a dignified life. Join us today!