Food Bank Leadership
Meet some of the leaders shaping the Food Bank’s mission and vision for a future where no one goes hungry.
Executive Management Team
Charlie Hale
Interim Co-CEO
Mickey Holt
Interim Co-CEO
Gideon Adams
Vice President of Community
Health & Engagement
Susan Allison
Chief Financial Officer
Carter Crain
Vice President of
Food Procurement
Melissa Hartzell
Chief Development Officer
Mariah Murrell
Chief Community
Impact Officer
Jason Kanawati Stephany
Vice President of
Communications & Public Policy
Michelle Thompkins
Interim Chief People Officer
Advisory Council
As the voice of our network’s 700+ partner programs, the Food Bank’s Advisory Council is made up of representatives from leading free food markets, pantries, meal sites and delivery programs throughout the region. These leaders draw on their lived experience and on-the-ground expertise to guide community-centered decisions around everything we do — from the food we source to the policy change we seek to address hunger’s root causes.
The Advisory Council’s next cohort begins in Fall 2024. Stay tuned for additional information.
Board of Directors
Anne Lloyd (Chair)
Retired, Martin Marietta
David L. Garris (Chair-Elect)
Vice President Mid-Atlantic Division, Food Lion
Octavio Soares (Past Chair)
Global Head of Seed Supply, BASF Corporation
Charles Inman (Secretary)
Director of Operations, Food Lion
Greg Bromberger (Treasurer)
Vice President Corporate Treasury, Cisco Systems
Monica Barnes
Community Affairs & Programming Director, ABC11
Rev. Charles Brooks
Pastor, Poplar Springs United Church of Christ
Drew Duncan
Global Human Resources Lead, Biogen
Susan Corts Hill
Attorney & Public Policy Consultant
Travis Hockaday
Attorney, Smith Anderson
Randolph Keaton
Executive Director, Men & Women United for Youth & Families
James Kissinger
P&C Sales Director, Nationwide
David Kochman
Vice President of Communications, Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC
Christine Mazzone
Senior Legal Counsel, Lenovo
George E. Norman III
Ex-officio, Sandhills Regional Council Chair
Darlene Powell
Ex-officio, Wilmington Regional Council Chair
La Verne Reid, PhD, MPH
Interim Dean, North Carolina Central University College of Health & Sciences
Matt Rogers, PhD
Regional Vice President, Aramark
Shelayne Daly Sutton
Board Director and President, Daly Seven
Tim Tripp
Retired, Duke Energy
Norbert Wilson, Ph.D.
Professor of Food, Economics & Community, Duke Divinity School & Sanford Public Policy
Louise Winstanly
Adjunct Assistant Professor, UNC Chapel Hill Dept of Public Health
Chris Wozencroft
Managing Director Product Control, Credit Suisse