Meet the Team

Rick Nahmias

Founder/Chief Executive Officer

Kristen Johnson

Chief Operating Officer

Jen Cox

Chief Development Officer

Ellen DeVine

Director of Agency Relations

Diane Helfrey

Director of Finance and Accounting

Jodi Jacobsen

Director of Human Resources

Nkemdilim Nwosu

Director of Communications

Samantha Teslik

Director of Community Programs

Amir Zambrano

Managing Director of Wholesale Recovery Program

Jess Anetsberger

Backyard Harvest Coordinator - Ventura County

Simon Bergara

Wholesale Recovery Program Dispatch Supervisor

Tara Blossom

Agency Relations Coordinator

Sam Cahall

Development Operations Supervisor

Santos Calderon-Gamboa

Wholesale Warehouse Worker

Eberardo Castaneda

Wholesale Recovery Program Driver

David Contreras

Wholesale Warehouse Worker

Ivan De La Torre

Custodian

Jaime Fabian

Wholesale Warehouse Worker

Melina Finck

Community Program Coordinator

Jose Flores

Wholesale Warehouse Worker

Ally Forest

Senior Manager of Community Programs

Polo Gallegos

Wholesale Warehouse Supervisor

Allison Garlick

Strategic Partnerships Manager

Merced Giles Bonfil

Wholesale Recovery Program Supervisor

Xena Grossman

Associate Director of Operations and Annual Giving

Alden Herrera

Senior Coordinator Backyard Harvest

Nancy Hsu

Major Gifts Officer

Madi Kay

Manager, Volunteer Program

Phoebe Leon

Senior Coordinator Backyard Harvest

Manuel Lerma

Wholesale Recovery Program Driver

Michael Lima-Sabatini

Associate Manager, Institutional Giving

Jose Luis Osorio Mayorga

Wholesale Recovery Program Driver

Felipe Maldonado

Wholesale Recovery Program Driver

Ayden Mallory

Senior Coordinator Farmers Market Recovery Programs

Omar Moreira

Wholesale Warehouse Worker

Rachel Murphy

Manager, Content and Communications

Nandini Nag

Data Analyst

Amberlee Norris

Accounting Manager

Eleuterio Onofre

Wholesale Warehouse Worker

Janelle Osteen

Agency Relations Coordinator

Aubrey Pacheco-Dul

Senior Coordinator Farmers Market Recovery Programs

Victor Pedroza

Wholesale Recovery Program Driver

Vivian Poonsopin

Operations Supervisor

Noe Quintero

Wholesale Recovery Program Manager

Angie Ramirez

Wholesale Recovery Program Administrative Supervisor

Lupe Rodriquez Lozano

Wholesale Recovery Program Driver

Franchesca Ruiz

Agency Relations Manager

Jorge Santa Cruz

Wholesale Warehouse Worker

Caroline Schneider

Development Associate - Donor Relations

Kelsey Soltero

Marketing Associate, Board Liason

Madeline Stewart

Major Gifts Officer

Betsy Storm

Senior Manager, Volunteer and Mentorship Programs

Janet Sudo

Controller

Victor Tello

Wholesale Recovery Program Driver

Mauricio Torres

Wholesale Warehouse Worker

Sierra Trujillo

Associate Director Institutional Giving

Martha Urias

Wholesale Recovery Program Dispatch Administrator

Chris Wehling

Backyard Harvest Coordinator - Ventura County