meet the team

TEMEKA WILLIAMS
Director of Operations
twilliams@arhungeralliance.org
twilliams@arhungeralliance.org

SAMANTHA COLLINS
Executive Assistant & Membership Manager
scollins@arhungeralliance.org
scollins@arhungeralliance.org

MICHELLE SHOPE
Director of Food Sourcing & Logistics
mshope@arhungeralliance.org
mshope@arhungeralliance.org

BRANDON CHAPMAN
Food Sourcing & Logistics Manager
bchapman@arhungeralliance.org
bchapman@arhungeralliance.org

PATTY BARKER

VIVIAN NICHOLSON
Breakfast Programs Director
vnicholson@arhungeralliance.org
vnicholson@arhungeralliance.org

JASMINE ZANDI
Out of School Programs Director
jzandi@arhungeralliance.org
jzandi@arhungeralliance.org

Jami Kirksey
Nutrition Programs Director
jkirksey@arhungeralliance.org
jkirksey@arhungeralliance.org

Liam Hankins-hull
Nutrition Education Manager
lhankinshull@arhungeralliance.org
lhankinshull@arhungeralliance.org

Laken Ross
Nutrition Programs Coordinator, AmeriCorps VISTA
lross@arhungeralliance.org

CATHY MAY

PARKER BLAKE, JR.
SNAP Outreach Manager
pblake@arhungeralliance.org
pblake@arhungeralliance.org

VALENTINA SIMON
SNAP Outreach Specialist
vsimon@arhungeralliance.org
vsimon@arhungeralliance.org

JENNIFER OWENS BUIE
Director of Development
jowensbuie@arhungeralliance.org
jowensbuie@arhungeralliance.org

LANCE WHITNEY
Advocacy Director
lwhitney@arhungeralliance.org
lwhitney@arhungeralliance.org

Jessica Crenshaw
Communications Director
jcrenshaw@arhungeralliance.org
jcrenshaw@arhungeralliance.org

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