FEEDING KENTUCKY - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Director of Finance and Administration
Adrianne joined the Feeding Kentucky team in 2022 as an Accountant. Adrianne has full scope accounting and human resources experience in both government and the private sector. She is a former CPA, and Professional in Human Resources; and is currently a Gallup Certified Strengths Coach. Adrianne lives in Lexington, KY.
Job Titles:
- Food Bank Coordinator, Purchase Area Development District
Job Titles:
- Executive Director of Feeding America, Kentucky 's Heartland
John brings to Feeding Kentucky a passion for improving health equity for all. Over his two-decade career in health sciences, he has practiced clinically as an endocrine PA, monitored communities for infectious diseases as an epidemiologist, coordinated research related to chronic disease risk factors, and mobilized a network of volunteers as a volunteer himself in making schools healthier places to learn. Through his volunteer efforts with Action for Healthy Kids, John was named a National Healthy School Hero in 2010. A native of Appalachia KY who still calls Buckhorn home, John received a Bachelor of Science degree in biology from Centre College. He completed graduate education in public health with a concentration in epidemiology from the University of Kentucky College of Public Health followed by earning a Master of Science degree in physician assistant studies from the UK's College of Health Sciences.
Job Titles:
- President & CEO of Freestore Foodbank
Melissa comes to Feeding Kentucky with two decades of working in the public health and human services sector. Her career embodies a commitment to advocating and improving health and wellness for all people. She most recently led all fundraising efforts for Brighter Bites, a national non-profit providing children and families with nutrition education and fresh fruits and vegetables. Melissa also worked for many years with The Alliance for a Healthier Generation, a national nonprofit working with schools, youth-serving organizations, businesses, and communities to empower kids to develop lifelong healthy habits, including serving as the Kentucky program lead providing technical assistance to school nutrition leaders, physical educators, and community organizations.
Job Titles:
- Employee
- Programs Director
- Commissioner Quarles to Host ‘Serving Up Solutions' Dinner to Benefit State 's Hungry
Commissioner Quarles to host ‘Serving Up Solutions' dinner to benefit state's hungry
Sarah has been an employee of Feeding Kentucky since fall 2015 and currently serves as director of the Farms to Food Banks program. She is an active member of Kentucky Women in Agriculture, where she currently serves as Board Secretary. Sarah is a 2014 graduate of Berea College, where she majored in Child and Family Studies and minored in Agriculture and Natural Resources. Sarah lives in Berea, KY.