Staff & Board

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David Peeples

he/him/his
Director of Programs
Favorite food: Brown Rice
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Emily Eddy White

she/her/hers
Director of Advancement & Culture
Favorite food: Green Curry
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Jim Lesch

he/him/his
Director of Operations
Favorite food: Pizza
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KaZoua Berry

she/her/hers
Director of Big River Farms
Favorite food: Khaubpoob (Thai Chicken Curry Noodle Soup)
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Lisa Holsten

she/her/hers
Director of Finance
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Rachel Holmes

she/her/hers
Director of Advocacy & Community Engagement
Favorite food: Pasta
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Sophia Lenarz-Coy

she/her/hers
Executive Director
Favorite food: Pizza

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Executive Committee

Leah Porter

Chair & Founder of Twin Cities Mobile Market
Propel Nonprofits

Dave Schmiechen

Treasurer
Retired
formerly Andersen Corporation

Sharon Roberg-Perez

Secretary
Robbins Kaplan LLC

Sarah Kinney

Policy Chair
Independent Consultant 

Directors

Andrew Chelseth

University of Minnesota

Georgi Nguyen

Keystone Community Services

Keith Narr

Cargill

Rhys Williams

Farmer, Community Member

Assistant Commissioner Patrice Bailey

MN Department of Agriculture

Marna Canterbury

Health Partners

Dr. Chris Taylor

Community Member

Jana Gaffaney

General Mills

Michael Dominowski

Securian Financial