Meet Our Team
Our mission works because of the people behind it.
STAFF
Amy Goldman, Office Manager
Anakin Batres, Volunteer and Sustainability Coordinator
Casey Claps, External Affairs
Gabrielle Flores, Marketing and Communications Coordinator
Henry Noth, Program Manager – Healthy Corner Stores
James Itczak, Director of Programs
Jesse Love, Community Engagement Vista
Kyle Herrenkohl, Healthy Corner Store Technician
Maxfield “Max” Kaniger, Founder/CEO
Nigel Viduya, Accounting & HR
Jeff Light, Volunteer and Sustainability Manager
Loveless Jones, Driver
Todd Moll, Driver
Mike Baxter, Driver
Omar Bustillos, Driver
BOARD
Christal Watson - Executive Director, KCK School Foundation for Excellence
Darlene Thompson, Governance - Chief Human Resources Officer, KC CARE Health Center
Davin Gordon - Hall Family Foundation
Jennifer Malone, Partner, LPL Financial Advisor - BMG Advisors
Linda Buchner, Vice President - Fundraising Consultant
Nancy Kenner, Governance - Partner, Kenner Dygaard DeMarea Kendall, LLC
Patrice Wright, Community Voice - 6th Grade School Teacher, Lee A. Tolbert Community Academy
Stephen Hoag, Treasurer - Manager, Assurance at PwC
Wendall Cole - Diversity and Inclusion Manager, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City
Cynthia Jordan - Site Coordinator, Tolbert Tutoring Innovations
Danny Ritz - CBIZ Insurance Services, Inc.
Jonathan Yen
Andrew Hsu - Director of Operations, Spotlight
COMMITTEES
Brand & Marketing Committee
Alicia Kramme, Chair, UX Strategist - IfThen
Anna Petrow, Owner - Anna Petrow Photography
Patrick Mulvihill, Senior Marketing Strategist - Oracle
Noelle Talbot - Membership Manager, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Dominic Scalise - SEO Optimization, Marketing Strategy - Growth Bureau
Derek Byrne - Director of Content Strategy - Visit KC
Amy McDaniel - Amy McDaniel Digital Marketing
Daisy Bolin - Creative Director/Producer - Mersea
Community Voice Committee
Davin Gordon, Chair, Hall Family Foundation
Linda Buchner, Fundraising Consultant
Development Committee
Christine Contreras
Gretchen Calhoun, Community Advocate
Jennifer Malone, Chair, Partner, LPL Financial Advisor - BMG Advisors
Linda Buchner, Fundraising Consultant
Roberto Quintanilla, Founder - Veras Technologies
Tyler Harrelson, Managing Director - Centric Build
Whitney White, Assistant Marketing Manager - Turner Construction Company
Finance Committee
Frank Reardon, Financial Consultant
JeanPaul Wong, Owner of PURE Workplace
Linda Buchner, Fundraising Consultant
Stephen Hoag, Chair, Manager - Assurance at PwC
Steve O’Neill, Curry Family Foundation
Governance Committee
Darlene Thompson, Vice President of People Operations, ReDiscover
David Kenner, Retired Attorney, Assistant Teaching Professor Henry W. Bloch School of Management
Nancy Kenner, Chair, Partner, Kenner Law Firm
Linda Buchner, Fundraising Consultant
Nominating Committee
Christy Gautreaux, Chair, Community Advocate
Davin Gordon, Hall Family Foundation
Nancy Kenner, Partner, Kenner Law Firm
Linda Buchner, Fundraising Consultant