One Team.
One Mission.

Every individual plays a vital role in fighting hunger.

Our team is united by a shared purpose: to bring hope and nourishment to our community. Learn more about the people who drive this mission forward every day.

Meet Our Leadership Team

All listed phone extensions can be reached at (480) 926-4897. For information about United Food Bank,

email info@unitedfoodbank.org.

Jason Reed

President and CEO

Shayna Beasley 

Chief Philanthropy and
 Communications Officer

Erick Elizondo

Chief Administrative Officer

Hisham Hamdy

Chief Operations & Impact Officer

Fe Houston 

Chief Finance Officer

Christopher Bodnar 

Director of Agency Network

Sarah Gammill 

Director of Human Resources

Mandy Hodges 

Director of Community Engagement

Benito Ontiveros 

Director of Food Operations

Marc Rosso

 Director of Retail and Innovation

Board of Directors

Fiscal Year 2025-2026

Officers

Mr. Rick Warren | Chair

CFO/COO, Innovation Care Partners

Ms. Holly Barrett | Vice-Chair

Executive in Residence, Arizona State University

Mr. Chris Mason | Secretary

Attorney & Shareholder, Buchalter

Mr. Raj Sistla | Treasurer

Vice President & General Manager (Retired), Intel

Ms. Christina Dicksen | Immediate Past Chair

Director of Communications, Experience Scottsdale

Members

Mr. Steve Mayer; President, Bashas’ Family of Stores (Retired)

Mr. Srikanth Balusani; Founder & CEO, ShiftX AI

Mr. Bill Warren; Chief of Staff, Boeing (Retired)

Mr. Chris Adams; General Manager, Fry’s Food and Drug Stores

Ms. Kisshell Wilson; Customer Modernization Director, Salt River Project (SRP)

Ms. Erin Pfeifer; Data Product Director, T. Rowe Price

Mr. Adam Brown; Gift Planning Officer, American Red Cross

Mr. Harry Lakin; Founder and CEO, Hire Capacity

Ms. Laurie Buczek; Group Vice President, International Data Corporation

Ms. Ruth Veloria; Chief Strategy & Customer Officer, University of Phoenix

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