Our Staff & Board
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Lisa has served as executive director of the association since 2001. Lisa has researched, written, and secured over $200 million in grants from local, state, and national government sources and private foundations. As an organizer, she has worked to mobilize individuals and organizations around statewide campaigns and regional grassroots coalitions. As a trainer, she has worked with thousands of individuals and organizations on public policy issues, presented at numerous conferences and workshops, and authored more than a dozen publications to assist advocates. Previously, Lisa worked as the public policy director and statewide food and nutrition program coordinator for the Ohio Hunger Task Force. |
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Jason Elchert has been with the association for the past seven years. He has performed a variety of roles within the organization and currently serves as the deputy director. In his current role, Jason oversees and directs all operations within the association, including the supervision of an annual organizational budget of about $20 million. His expertise is in organizational capacity building and public benefits policy. Prior to joining the association, he served three years as an AmeriCorps VISTA member. |
| OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES |
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| Matt Habash, Board Chair President & CEO Mid-Ohio Foodbank |
Dan Flowers, Vice Chair President & CEO Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank |
| Keith Williamson, Finance Chair Regional Director Second Harvest Food Bank of Clark, Champaign and Logan Counties |
Juliana Chase-Morefield, Board Secretary Executive Director Second Harvest Food Bank of North Central Ohio |
| Kurt Reiber, Board Member President Freestore Foodbank |
Anne Goodman, Board Member President and CEO Cleveland Foodbank |
| Tracy Galway, Board Member Executive Director SE Ohio Foodbank & Kitchen |
Michael Iberis, Board Member Executive Director Second Harvest Food Bank of the Mahoning Valley |
| James Caldwell, Board Member President & CEO Toledo Northwestern Ohio Food Bank, Inc. |
Gary Bright, Board Member CEO West Ohio Food Bank |
| Michelle Riley, Board Member Chief Executive Officer The Foodbank, Inc. |
Jeanne Carroll, Board Member Assistant Director Ohio Job and Family Services Directors' Association |
| Ericka Thoms, Board Member Policy Associate Voices for Ohio's Children |
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