Our Team

Food Bank of Iowa Staff

Michelle Book

President & CEO
mbook@foodbankiowa.org
515-867-2880

Jarred Adams

Warehouse Worker
jadams@foodbankiowa.org

Danny Akright

Communications Manager
dakright@foodbankiowa.org
515-867-2885​​​

Alyssa Bear

Administrative Assistant,
abear@foodbankiowa.org
515-867-2896

Greg Boggs

Warehouse Worker
gboggs@foodbankiowa.org

Sarah Bonefas

Development Director
sbonefas@foodbankiowa.org
515-867-2881

Vena Burrell

Warehouse Worker
vburrell@foodbankiowa.org

Michaela Devaney

Volunteer & Events Coordinator
mdevaney@foodbankiowa.org
515-867-2886

Chris Draman

Warehouse Worker
cdraman@foodbankiowa.org

Tony Ford

Warehouse Worker/Driver
tford@foodbankiowa.org

Bruce Jones

Warehouse Foreman
bjones@foodbankiowa.org

Lauryn Kappel

Grants Coordinator
lkappel@foodbankiowa.org
515-867-2892

Sonja LeSher

Regional Partnership Coordinator
slesher@foodbankiowa.org
515-867-2887

Chelsea Maxwell

AmeriCorps VISTA Community Outreach and Engagement Coordinator
cmaxwell@foodbankiowa.org
515-867-2895

Carlos Medina

Warehouse Worker/Driver
cmedina@foodbankiowa.org

Abbi Neighbour

Regional Partnership Coordinator
aneighbour@foodbankiowa.org
515-867-2891

Tami Nielsen

Regional Partnership Coordinator
tnielsen@foodbankiowa.org
515-867-2889

Lauren Phillips

Accountant
lphillips@foodbankiowa.org
515-867-2888

Lexi Prigge

Regional Partnership Coordinator
lprigge@foodbankiowa.org
515-867-2884

Jeremy Reha

Warehouse Manager
jreha@foodbankiowa.org
515-564-0334

Emily Shearer

Food Acquisition Coordinator
eshearer@foodbankiowa.org
515-867-2894

Laura Sheriff

Executive Administrator
lsheriff@foodbankiowa.org
515-564-0332

Keeley Smith

Major Gifts Coordinator
ksmith@foodbankiowa.org
515-867-2893

Matt Unger

Chief Operating Officer
munger@foodbankiowa.org
515-867-2883

Kevin White

Warehouse Worker/Driver
kwhite@foodbankiowa.org

Steven Williams

Retail Donation Coordinator
swilliams@foodbankiowa.org
515-867-2882

Food Bank of Iowa Board of Directors

Michael Barratt—Chair
Charles Schwab

Ross Dean—Vice Chair
Versova

Hannah McHale—Secretary
Community Volunteer

Jeff Nawn—Treasurer
DuPont Pioneer

Maria Brownell
Ahlers & Cooney, P.C.

Michelle Book
Food Bank of Iowa

Kim Ceilley
RCI, LLC

Capt. Ken Clary
Iowa State Patrol

Joel Dawson
John Deere

Casey Decker
FBL Financial

Brad Liggett
Nationwide

Toni Urban
Community Volunteer

Dan VanAlstine
Ruan Transportation