The Gleaners Team

Senior Leadership | Leadership | Department Managers | Media/Press Room

Senior Leadership

Gerry Brisson

President & CEO

gbrisson@gcfb.org

Julie Beamer

Chief Operating Officer

jbeamer@gcfb.org

Jeff Ossowski

Chief Financial Officer

jossowski@gcfb.org

Patrick Schulte

Chief Development Officer

pschulte@gcfb.org

Judith McNeeley

Vice President of Community Engagement

jmcneeley@gcfb.org

Sheryl Stoddard

Vice President of Administration

sstoddard@gcfb.org

Jeffrey Bandy

Controller

jbandy@gcfb.org

Dr. Julie Bedford

Senior Director, School Partnerships

jbedford@gcfb.org

David Black

Transportation/Operations Director

dblack@gcfb.org

Katie Choate

Senior Director, Community Engagement – Livingston County

kchoate@gcfb.org

Krista Cierpial

Senior Director, Human Resources

kcierpial@gcfb.org

Justin Gruber

Senior Director, Data and Strategic Analytics

jgruber@gcfb.org

Joe Knight

Senior Director, Operations Process and Engagement

jknight@gcfb.org

Jessica Ramsay

Senior Director, Wellness & Nutrition Education

jramsay@gcfb.org

Cara Rayner

Senior Director of Operations & Project Management

crayner@gcfb.org

Jason Slauter

Senior Director of Information Technology

jslauter@gcfb.org

Kristin Sokul

Senior Director of Advancement Communications, Marketing, and Media/PR

ksokul@gcfb.org

Cindy Whiteman

Senior Director of Finance

cwhiteman@gcfb.org

Leadership

John Kastler

Senior Director of Benchmarking & Performance Reporting

jkastler@gcfb.org

Justin Kimpson

Senior Director, Ford Community Center - East

jkimpson@gcfb.org

Carmen Mattia

Senior Director, Ford Community Center - Southwest

cmattia@gcfb.org

Paul Bissa

Director of Grants

pbissa@gcfb.org

Kailey Fulton

Director of Marketing and Brand

kfulton@gcfb.org

Angela Halverson

Director of Community Giving

ahalverson@gcfb.org

Lawrence Seay

Facility Director - Detroit

lseay@gcfb.org

Maria Williams

Food Sourcing Director

mwilliams@gcfb.org

Rachel Williams

Director of Strategic Community Impact

rwilliams@gcfb.org

Department Managers

Mollie Allard

Agency Relations Manager

mallard@gcfb.org

Rachel Binder

Operations Program Manager

rbinder@gcfb.org

Ztaise Bradley

Community Mobiles and Volunteer Programs Manager

zbradley@gcfb.org

Kelsey Butzu

Community Giving Manager

kbutzu@gcfb.org

Monica Cummings

Fresh! Operations Manager

mcummings@gcfb.org

Albert Foster

Food Safety and Sanitation Manager

afoster@gcfb.org

Melissa Gervais

Program Manager

mgervais@gcfb.org

Greg Kozlowski

Information Technology Manager

gkozlowski@gcfb.org

Ray Leduc

Livingston Operations Manager

rleduc@gcfb.org

Renee Metcalf

Cooking Matters Program Manager

rmetcalf@gcfb.org

Sarah-Grace Motley

Marketing Manager

sgmotley@gcfb.org

Parker Munson

Marketing Content Manager

pmunson@gcfb.org

Amy Pierzchala

Data Processing and Reporting Manager

apierzchala@gcfb.org

Tabatha Scott

School Partnerships Manager

tscott@gcfb.org

Misty Sidelinker

Food Procurement Manager

msidelinker@gcfb.org

Ibzan Way

Building and Equipment Manager

iway@gcfb.org

Media/Press Room

Media Contacts

Kristin Sokul
Senior Director of Advancement Communications, Marketing, and Media/PR
ksokul@gcfb.org

Andrea Kenski, Kala Watson, Lindsay Wyskowski
Identity PR
gleaners@identitypr.com
248.258.2333