Meet the Staff

  • Kevin Andrezejewski

    Executive Director

  • Brian Hensley

    Pantry Manager

  • Erin Rist

    Director of Marketing & Development

  • Larry Busby

    Operations Lead

  • Joy Bauman

    Pantry

  • Melissa Kuhn

    Marketing & Social Media

 Meet the Board

  • Paula Reed

    Chair

  • Wendy Johnson

    Vice Chair

  • Melinda Cox

    Secretary

  • Sarah Adler

  • Derria Banta

    Treasurer

  • John Payne

  • Kim Buxton

  • Peggy Holderman

    Founder of the Golden Backpack Program (Ex officio)

 Meet the Committees

Program Committee: The chief responsibilities of the Program Committee are to ensure our programming aligns with the vision, mission, and core values of BGOLDN, as defined by the Board of Directors. The Program Committee is responsible for ensuring the programs have a viable and sustainable strategy and are achieving their intended impact and outcomes.

Program Committee members include Wendy Johnson, Kevin Andrezejewski, Jennifer Ebetino, Joy Bauman, Melinda Cox, Paula Dean, and John Payne.

Governance Committee: The chief responsibilities of the Governance Committee are to advise the BGOLDN Board of Directors on matters regarding the performance of the board as a whole and of individual board members.

Governance Committee members include Sarah Adler, RaQwin Young, Mike Bester, and Alison Stafford.

Finance Committee: The chief responsibilities of the Finance Committee are oversight of the financial oversight for the organization. The committee prepares the annual budget, manages the organization's accounts and investments as well as monthly monitoring of the financial position on a monthly basis.

Finance Committee members include Kevin Andrezejewski, Derria Banter, and Brant Larnert.

Development Committee: The chief responsibilities of the Development Committee are to strategize and manage the execution of activities relating to fundraising and donor relationships to ensure financial goals are met, better allowing BGOLDN to achieve its mission.

Development Committee members include Kevin Andrezejewski, Sarah Adler, John Payne, John Givens, Charlene Baybeck, and Erin Rist.