Meet Our Team
Working Together to End Hunger
Our Staff
Leadership
Development & Marketing Director (Media Contact)
Pattijean McCahillPattijeanM@FeedWM.org
616.389.6356
Operations
Cadillac Branch Manager
Lorrie Hockanson
Food Safety & Compliance Manager
Denise Sweet
Reclamation Manager (Volunteer Contact)
Frank Almonte
Product Sourcing Manager
Jerry Knapp
Logistics Manager
Ryan VanMaldegen
Programs Manager
Shay Kovacs
Mobile Food Pantry Coordinator
Chris Armstrong
Programs Coordinator
Conrad Cuncannan
Reclamation Staff
Justin BreenDevelopment
Grant Manager
Carson Price
Marketing Specialist
Haley Walsworth
Content Specialist
Kelly Reitsma
Grant Writer
Macie StevensCommunity Impact
Community Impact Manager
Abby LaLonde
Agency Partnerships Specialist
Clare Green
Agency Partnerships Specialist—Upper Peninsula
Bailey Lewis
Neighbor Engagement Specialist
Claire Bode
Retail Partnerships Specialist
Dan Varga
Agency Partnerships Specialist
Gabby Mills
Agency Partnerships Specialist—Southwest Michigan
Kristy Tunstill
Data Coordinator
Timothy SnyderAdministration
Office Manager
Patti SargentOur Board
President and CEO
Kenneth R. Estelle
Board Chair
Danielle Sheffield LaPorte
Treasurer
Richard Haslinger
Retired President
Chase Bank
Secretary
Kay Hahn
Owner
Sew Hungry
Jeffrey S. Battershall – Partner, Warner, Norcross & Judd, LLP
Julie Brinks – Vice President & General Manager, Nexstar Media Group
Mike DeVriendt – Retired Executive Director, Senior Meals on Wheels
Thomas Greenway – Chief Supply Chain Officer, Meijer
Beulah Guydon – Executive Director, Positive Options
Amy Herbruck – Public and Community Relations Manager, Herbruck’s Poultry Ranch
Kyle Kuehl – Pastor, Trinity Lutheran Church Newberry, MI
Pastor Bruce McCoy – President & Executive Director, Bibleway Outreach Ministries
Frank Samuel – Accounting Manager, Spectrum Health, Lakeland
Kara Smith – Senior Director of Operations, Ring Container Technologies
Robert R. Stark – President & Portfolio Manager, Calder Investment Advisors
Noele Stith – Senior Design Consultant, Design Group International
Join Our Team
As a food bank, Feeding America West Michigan provides nourishment and hunger relief resources to neighbors by amplifying the strength of communities through collaboration and advocacy. This work aims to foster a community in which all people have equitable access to nourishing food. By becoming a food banker, you can help make this vision a reality! See our current job openings below.
Job openings at our food bank:
There are no current openings, check back later for further opportunities!
Other opportunities in food banking:
National Office
If you’re interested in a career with the national Feeding America office, based in Chicago, follow this link: Opportunities with the national Feeding America office.
