Who we are
Rainier Valley Food Bank is made up of more than 8,000 guests, 22 staff, 16 board members, and countless volunteers, working together to end hunger in South Seattle.
The Staff
Administration Team
Development team
Operations team
The Interns
The Board
Nathan Bushey
Vice President
Senior HR Director & Business Partner, VMware
Calandra Childers
Director
Project Director: Doors Open Program, 4Culture
Margaret Gofman
President
Retired Emergency Department RN
Daniel Gustafson
Director
Special Representative of the Director-General, FAO
Molly K Haas
Director
In-Patient Dietitian, Swedish Medical Center
Marcia J. Lee
Director
Nurse Practitioner, Seattle Children’s Hospital
Thomas Leinenbach
Treasurer
Financial Reporting Manager, Costco Wholesale
Brian C. Leslie
Director
CEO/US Managing Director, Camber Collective
Maggie O’Sullivan
Director
Academic Intervention Specialist, Seattle Public Schools
Phil O’Sullivan
Director
Partner & General Manager, Artist Home
Tamara K. Schmautz
Director
Retired Virologist, UW Medicine
Phil Sherwood
Director
Retired Writer/Business Manager
Lee Stanton
Secretary
Architect/Proprietor, Stanton Associates
Sagar Tyagi
Director
Senior Manager, Accenture
Richard Wall
Director
Retired Owner, Both Ways Cafe - Bakery and Catering Company
Mika Yamamoto
Director
Chief Customer and Marketing Officer, Freshworks
Capital Campaign committee
Virginia Anderson
Capital Campaign Committee Member
Citizen Activist; Former Director Seattle Center; Former President Safeco Insurance Foundation
Kent Button
Capital Campaign Committee Member
VP Global Talent Acquisition, VMware
Calandra Childers
Capital Campaign Co-chair
Project Director: Doors Open Program, 4Culture
Margaret Gofman
Board President/Capital Campaign Committee Member
Retired Emergency Department RN
Daniel Gustafson
Capital Campaign Committee Member
Special Representative of the Director-General, FAO
Joe McKinstry
Capital Campaign Committee Member
President of Joseph McKinstry Construction Co & Owner of JMCC
Sagar Tyagi
Capital Campaign Committee Member
Senior Manager, Accenture
Jennifer Worth
Capital Campaign Co-chair
Financial Services Consultant, Gartner
Mika Yamamoto
Capital Campaign Committee Member
Chief Marketing and Customer Experience Officer, F5
Development committee
Margaret Gofman
Retired Emergency Department RN
Sarah Faucett
Founding UX Content Strategist, Rover
Molly K Haas
In-Patient Dietitian, Swedish Medical Center
Marcia J. Lee
Nurse Practitioner, Seattle Children’s Hospital
Tracy Middlebrook
CFO, Aces Four Construction
Phil O’Sullivan
Partner & General Manager, Artist Home
Sagar Tyagi
Senior Manager, Accenture
Executive Committee
Nathan Bushey
Senior HR Director & Business Partner, VMware
Calandra Childers
Vice President of Strategic Initiatives & Communications, ArtsFund
Thomas Leinenbach
Financial Reporting Manager, Costco Wholesale
Lee Stanton
Architect/Proprietor, Stanton Associates
Facilities committee
Margaret Gofman
Retired Emergency Department RN
Maggie O’Sullivan
Academic Intervention Specialist, Seattle Public Schools
Phil Sherwood
Retired Writer/Business Manager
Lee Stanton
Architect/Proprietor, Stanton Associates
Finance Commitee
Margaret Gofman
Retired Emergency Department RN
Thomas Leinenbach
Financial Reporting Manager, Costco Wholesale
Phil O’Sullivan
Partner & General Manager, Artist Home
Phil Sherwood
Retired Writer/Business Manager
Sarah Weaver
Lawyer & Financial Reorganizer
Jennifer Worth
Financial Services Consultant, Gartner
Governance committee
Nathan Bushey
Senior HR Director & Business Partner, VMware
Margaret Gofman
Retired Emergency Department RN
Daniel Gustafson
Special Representative of the Director-General, FAO
Programs committee
Nathan Bushey
Senior HR Director & Business Partner, VMware
Margaret Gofman
Retired Emergency Department RN
Molly Haas
Registered Dietitian, Swedish
James Johnson-Gruspe
Theresa Lucianod
Senior Vice President and Commercial Relationships Manager, Umpqua Bank
Maggie O’Sullivan
Academic Intervention Specialist, Seattle Public Schools
Richard Wall
Retired Owner, Both Ways Cafe - Bakery and Catering Company
