Meet the Team
The Food Bank of North Alabama staff and board of directors are the people behind our mission to end hunger. From our drivers and warehouse teams to our program managers, coordinators, and leadership, every member of our team plays a part in moving nutritious food to neighbors across our 11-county region. Our board of directors brings community leaders together to guide our work with the accountability and care our neighbors deserve. Meet the dedicated people working every day to feed the hungry today and build lasting solutions for tomorrow.
Staff Information
Chief Executive Officer – Shirley Schofield: 256-656-6292 or sschofield@fbofna.org
Development Director – Bobby Bozeman: 256-746-6112 or bbozeman@fbofna.org
Agency Relations Director – Amanda Carter: 256-382-0296 or communityrelations@fbofna.org
Operations Director – Austin Kusiak: 256-947-1027 or akusiak@fbofna.org
Strategic Initiatives Director – Chyna Smith: 256-763-1902 or csmith@fbofna.org
Finance Director – Jeanetta Arhin: jarhin@fbofna.org
Supply Chain Manager – Chris Birdwell: 256-539-2256 x113 or cbirdwell@fbofna.org
Volunteer Manager – Christi Garris: 256-539-2256 x114 or cgarris@fbofna.org
Farm Food Collaborative Manager – Justin Luangkhot: 256-656-7643 or jluangkhot@fbofna.org
Special Programs Manager – Graham Roden: 256-763-6580 or groden@fbofna.org
Warehouse Manager (Huntsville) – John-Edward Thomas: 256-539-2256 x106 or jethomas@fbofna.org
Warehouse Manager (Shoals) – Jenn Tittle: 256-937-8331 or jtittle@fbofna.org
Special Programs Coordinator – Taylor Wilson 256-836-3501 or twilson@fbofna.org
Special Programs Coordinator – MiKaila Fox: 256-974-9325 or mfox@fbofna.org
Development Coordinator – Callum Campbell: 256-932-3927 or ccampbell@fbofna.org
Store Donation Manager – Tony Charbonnet: 256-746-6103 or tcharbonnet@fbofna.org
Store Donation Coordinator – Cathryn Hodge: 256-947-4121 or chodge@fbofna.org
Volunteer Coordinator – Carla Johnston
Grant Coordinator – Sydney Lanier: 256-783-8198 or slanier@fbofna.org
Agency Relations Coordinator – Kelly Nicholas: agencyservices@fbofna.org or 256-539-2256 x115
Farm Food Collaborative Coordinator – Joseph Perez: 256-947-1003 or jperez@fbofna.org
Inventory Coordinator – Vincent Wilson Jr.: vwilsonjr@fbofna.org
IT & Data Coordinator – Tyler Young: tyoung@fbofna.org
FFC Hub Delivery & Logistics Assistant – Allen Glass
Operations Assistant – Edward Ikard: 256-539-2256 x105 or whclerk@fbofna.org
Donor Services Assistant – Rachel Nicaise: services@fbofna.org
Administrative Assistant –
Staff Accountant – Sarah MacElroy: smacelroy@fbofna.org
Finance Assistant – Judy Sheats: 256-539-2256 x102 or jsheats@fbofna.org
Lead Warehouse Tech (Shoals) – Derek “Doc” Dailey: ddailey@fbofna.org
Lead Warehouse Tech (Huntsville) – Isaiah Stott
Warehouse Technicians (Huntsville) – Jonathan Henderson, Cedric McComb, Dylan Tucker
Drivers – Terrance Lewis, Lopez Rice, Cassidy Byron, KD Allison
Food Bank of North Alabama Board of Directors
- Nick Stavely, Chairman
- Dr. Helen Lien, Vice Chairman
- Cheryl Edge, Secretary
- Ericka Gorman, Treasurer
- Steve Benko
- Dr. Krisshonna Brown
- Joe Clark
- Andrea Gallagher
- LaPrayshia Hayes
- Kevin Hudgins
- Tyce Hudson
- Daniel Kaufmann
- Markesha Layne
- Will Scott
- Shirley Schofield, Chief Executive Officer
Chief Executive Officer, Shirley Schofield
Shirley Schofield began working at the Food Bank of North Alabama in 2014 as the store donation coordinator. In this role, she served as a liaison between the Food Bank and the stores that regularly donate product to the Food Bank. Most recently, Shirley became the Food Donor Director, where she continued to help the more than 75 stores in the retail donation program manage their individual donation process. Shirley helped grow our grocery store donations to over four million pounds of food a year and was instrumental in our achievement of the highest food safety score in the nation among food banks. Shirley took on the role of Interim Executive Director in September 2016, and was promoted to Executive Director in January 2017.
Before joining the Food Bank, Shirley had a successful career as a journalist. She started as a reporter covering education in Mississippi. She later became an editor and worked in newsrooms in Florida and California. Shirley's roots are in South Alabama, and she graduated from Auburn University.