Leadership Team
Led by Purpose. Driven by Community.
Dennis Hoffman
President / CEO
Gretchen Thornburg
Chief Financial Officer
Shayne Pearson
Chief Operating Officer
Brooke Weesner
Senior Director of Human Resources
Kayla Abel
Director of Women, Infants, and Children
Helen Dougherty
Director of Behavioral Health
Megan Evenson
Sr. Director of Youth Development and Child Care Food Program
Leslie Bitenieks
Director of Housing and Support Services
Kayla Manley
Director of FiftyOne Commons
Amy Gerdes
Director of Community Crops
Leah Meyer
Director of Development
2026 Board of Directors
Amy Schlichting | Chair
Erica Lee | Director
Tracy Kerne | Co-Chair
Emir Plicanic | Director
Dakota Cook | Secretary/Treasurer
Kurt Mantonya | Director
George Welch | Former Chair
Chris Allende | Director
Holly Burns | Director
Rose Pinkman | Director
Chris Lauer | Director
Abel Covarrubias | Director
Micki Charf | Director
Suzanne Schaffer | Director
Karmin Pedroza | Director
Christa Binstock Israel | Director
Shinya Takahashi | Director