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
Jessica Blatt
Director
Senior Manager, Software Development, Amazon Community Impact
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
Elias Rainey
Director
Program Manager, Microsoft
Phil O’Sullivan
Director
Partner & General Manager, Artist Home
Tamara K. Schmautz
Secretary
Retired Virologist, UW Medicine
Sagar Tyagi
Director
Senior Manager, Accenture
Richard Wall
Director
Retired Owner, Both Ways Cafe - Bakery and Catering Company
Capital Campaign committee
Virginia Anderson
Committee Member
Citizen Activist; Former Director Seattle Center; Former President Safeco Insurance Foundation
Kent Button
Committee Member
VP Global Talent Acquisition, VMware
Calandra Childers
Campaign Co-chair
Project Director: Doors Open Program, 4Culture
Margaret Gofman
Committee Member
Retired Emergency Department RN
Daniel Gustafson
Committee Member
Special Representative of the Director-General, FAO
Joel Ing
Committee Member
Partner, Edge Developers
Sue Leavitt
Committee Member
Joe McKinstry
Committee Member
President of Joseph McKinstry Construction Co & Owner of JMCC
Sagar Tyagi
Committee Member
Senior Manager, Accenture
Jennifer Worth
Campaign Co-chair
Financial Services Consultant, Gartner
Mika Yamamoto
Committee Member
Chief Marketing and Customer Experience Officer, F5
Development committee
Steve Bergstrom
Committee Member
President, Octopus Farm
Margaret Gofman
Committee Member
Retired Emergency Department RN
Sarah Faucett
Committee Member
Founding UX Content Strategist, Rover
Molly Haas
Committee Member
In-Patient Dietitian, Swedish Medical Center
Beth Maxey
Committee Member
Interior Designer, Crate & Barrel
Tracy Middlebrook
Committee Member
CFO, Aces Four Construction
Phil O’Sullivan
Committee Chair
Partner & General Manager, Artist Home
Elias Rainey
Committee Member
Program Manager, Microsoft
Executive Committee
Nathan Bushey
Committee Member
Senior HR Director & Business Partner, VMware
Calandra Childers
Committee Member
Vice President of Strategic Initiatives & Communications, ArtsFund
Marcia Lee
Committee Memeber
Nurse Practitioner, Seattle Children’s Hospital
Margaret Gofman
Committee Chair
Retired Emergency Department RN
Thomas Leinenbach
Committee Member
Financial Reporting Manager, Costco Wholesale
Tamara Schmaultz
Committee Member
Retired Virologist, UW Medicine
Richard Wall
Committee Member
Retired Owner, Both Ways Cafe - Bakery and Catering Company
Facilities committee
Margaret Gofman
Committee Member
Retired Emergency Department RN
Gavin Miller
Committee Member
Senior Platform Engineer, Hipcamp
Phil Sherwood
Committee Member
Retired Writer/Business Manager
Lee Stanton
Committee Member
Architect/Proprietor, Stanton Associates
Richard Wall
Committee Chair
Retired Owner, Both Ways Cafe - Bakery and Catering Company
Finance Commitee
Margaret Gofman
Committee Member
Retired Emergency Department RN
Thomas Leinenbach
Committee Chair
Financial Reporting Manager, Costco Wholesale
Phil Sherwood
Committee Member
Retired Writer/Business Manager
Greg Traxler
Committee Member
Economist, Teaching Associate, University of Washington
Sarah Weaver
Committee Member
Lawyer & Financial Reorganizer
Governance committee
Nathan Bushey
Committee Member
Senior HR Director & Business Partner, VMware
Daniel Gustafson
Committee Member
Special Representative of the Director-General, FAO
Brian Leslie
Committee Member
Co-founder & CEO, Camber Collective
Maggie O’Sullivan
Committee Member
Academic Intervention Specialist, Seattle Public Schools
Tamara Schmaultz
Committee Chair
Retired Virologist, UW Medicine
Jedi Committee
Daniel Gustafson
Committee Member
Special Representative of the Director-General, FAO
Marcia Lee
Committee Memeber
Nurse Practitioner, Seattle Children’s Hospital
Brian Leslie
Committee Member
Co-founder & CEO, Camber Collective
Maggie O’Sullivan
Committee Member
Academic Intervention Specialist, Seattle Public Schools
Tamara Schmaultz
Committee Chair
Retired Virologist, UW Medicine
Programs committee
Nathan Bushey
Committee Chair
Senior HR Director & Business Partner, VMware
Jessica Blat
Committee Member
Senior Manager, Software Development, Amazon Community Impact
Margaret Gofman
Committee Member
Retired Emergency Department RN
Molly Haas
Committee Member
Registered Dietitian, Swedish
Gavin Miller
Committee Member
Senior Platform Engineer, Hipcamp
Elias Rainey
Committee Member
Program Manager, Microsoft
Richard Wall
Committee Member
Retired Owner, Both Ways Cafe - Bakery and Catering Company
Harvey Woodfare
Committee Member
