Our Team

We are committed to and passionate about ending hunger at its root. We guide ourselves by seven core values:

Pursue Equity
Champion the Mission
Rise Together
Find the Joy
Own It
Are Brave
Think Outside the Box

Leadership

Erik Hicks

CEO-Integrator

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Teva Sienicki

CEO-Visionary

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Tash Mitchell

Director of Programs & Impact

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Jess Goldstein

Executive Assistant

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Community Connections & Organizing

Brizai Gomez Cortes

Lead Organizer

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Emily Settlecowski

Manager of Strategic Initiatives

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Gerardo Gamboa

Manager of Community Connections

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Juanita Luevano

Community Organizer

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Luca Serna

Community Connector

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Lucor Jordan

Community Connector

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Naomi Lin

Community Organizer

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Development & Communications

Judith Ackerman

Major Gifts Officer

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Deena Anderson

Head of Development

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Brandon McKinley

Communications & Marketing Specialist

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Jim Van Someren

Donor Engagement

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Karter Booher

Grants & Foundations Relations Manager

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Madi Matheny

Development Coordinator

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Sungmin Yi

Development Manager

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Viet Nguyen

Grants Coordinator

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Food Sovereignty

Neambe Leadon

Senior Manager of Food Sovereignty

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Andrea Cervantes

Nutrition Team Lead

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Andrew Borg

Food Access Coordinator

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Cory Scrivner

Food Access Manager

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Emma Distelrath

Food Access Assistant

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Eve Hemingway

Urban Agriculture Coordinator

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Graye Miller

Food Access Assistant

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Khadijatu Fofanah-Stevens, MA, M.N.M.

Wellness Program Coordinator

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Lannea Hand, MS RDN

Nutrition Manager

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Operations, Finance, & Administration

Eric Cornejo

Lead Manager of Accounting & Finance

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Faviola Castillo

Accountant

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Joy Concepcion

Head of Training & Acceleration

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Juan Melillan

Operations Manager

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Katie Toland

Data Coordinator

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Steven “Quez” Vasquez

Finance Coordinator

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Volunteer Team

Beatrice Chavez

Volunteer Manager

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Aja LeDoux

Volunteer Coordinator

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Isabel Solache

Volunteer Coordinator

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(On Leave)

Board of Directors

Nicole Lang

Co-Chair

Sr. Communications Specialist, Stantec
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Sarae Kurth Bay

Co-Chair (On Leave)

Foundation AVP & Managing Director, GoWest Foundation

Deborah Price

Past Chair

Retired President & CFO, Thermoflex Corp.

Ría Ramirez

Secretary

Innovative Chef, Good Food Good Living

Shelley Hook

Treasurer

Retired Accountant, Bethany Lutheran Church

Angèle Fauchier, PhD

Director of TRIP Program, The Kempe Center
Assistant Professor, CU Anschutz

Danette Hollowell

Food Entrepreneur, Metro Denver Community Leader

Donna “Dee” Curlin

Denver County

Jamen Tyler

Corporate Counsel, Skillsoft

Teva Sienicki

CEO-Visionary, Metro Caring

Thomas Stoever

Partner, Arnold & Porter

Join Our Team

Metro Caring is an equal.opportunity employer. The organization is dedicated to building a culturally diverse staff and we encourage applications from qualified individuals of all backgrounds.

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