OHIO - Key Persons


Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank - CEO, President

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • Member of the Board
  • President

Alex Margo

Job Titles:
  • Finance Manager

Andy Irick

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director
  • Member of the Board

Audrey Vanzant - CCO

Job Titles:
  • Director of Communications

Brittany Doss

Job Titles:
  • Food Programs Coordinator

Carol Whitmer

Job Titles:
  • Director of Grocery Procurement

Carrie Dennis

Job Titles:
  • National Service Program Manager

Carrie Harshbarger

Job Titles:
  • Senior Director, Food Supply Chain

Chloe Meyers

Job Titles:
  • Part - Time Food Programs Intern

Dan Flowers - CEO, President

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • Member of the Board
  • President

Eliza Richardson

Job Titles:
  • AmeriCorps VISTA Hunger & Health Associate

Erin Wright

Job Titles:
  • Director of Agricultural Clearance Program

Grace Wagner

Job Titles:
  • Director of Health Initiatives

Hope Lane-Gavin

Job Titles:
  • Director of Nutrition Policy and Programs

James Caldwell - CEO, President

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • Member of the Board
  • President

Jessica Renwick

Job Titles:
  • Program Support Coordinator

Joree Novotny

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director
  • Executive Director for the Ohio Association of Foodbanks
Joree Novotny was appointed as the executive director for the Ohio Association of Foodbanks in July 2023 after a 13-year tenure in progressive roles at the association. She looks forward to continuing to serve as an advocate for Ohio's foodbanks and Ohio's food insecure families.

Julie Chase-Morefield - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Board
  • President and CEO of the Second Harvest Food Bank of North Central
In her role as President and CEO of the Second Harvest Food Bank of North Central Ohio, Julie Chase-Morefield leads a team of thirty-four dedicated staff and oversees a combined annual operating and food budget of $20 million. Most recently, under her leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic, Second Harvest led an unprecedented regional effort to provide food assistance to over 172,000 unduplicated individuals, distributing almost 14 million pounds of food and groceries. Julie has served as President and CEO of the Second Harvest Food Bank of North Central Ohio since 2004. Her current term as Board Chair with the Ohio Association of Foodbanks ends June 30, 2023. Julie Chase-Morefield is the President and CEO of the Second Harvest Food Bank of North Central Ohio and serves as the Board Chair for the Ohio Association of Foodbanks. Our board is comprised of the directors of Ohio's 12 Feeding America foodbanks.

Kelly Hatas

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director
  • Member of the Board

Kristin Warzocha - CEO, President

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • President
  • Secretary of the Board

Kristyn Dahler - CFO

Job Titles:
  • Director of Finance

Kurt Reiber - CEO, President

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • President
  • Vice Chair of the Board

Kyle Hight

Job Titles:
  • Accounting Coordinator

Lisa Hamler-Fugitt

Job Titles:
  • Director Emerita

Matt Habash - CEO, President

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • Member of the Board
  • President

Maureen Allen

Job Titles:
  • Director of Community Services

Michelle Riley - CEO

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • Member of the Board

Mike Iberis

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director
  • Member of the Board

Patrick Hunter

Job Titles:
  • Health Insurance Program Manager

Sarah Kuhns

Job Titles:
  • Advocacy and Engagement Manager

Terry Perdue

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director
  • Treasurer of the Board

Tommie Harner - CEO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Executive Officer
  • Member of the Board

Walid Oryakhil

Job Titles:
  • Affordable Care Act Navigator

Zach Reat

Job Titles:
  • Senior Director, Strategic Initiatives