About Us
We make connections to help get surplus produce to hungry people
As both a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation and a program of Rotary District 5030, Harvest Against Hunger works with farmers, truckers, volunteers and others to bring valuable skills and resources into hunger relief efforts in communities across Washington state and beyond.
Below are lists of information, including our Mission Statement, Strategic Objectives, information about our Board of Directors and staff, policies, and financial reports.
Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions regarding Harvest Against Hunger’s work, ongoing programs, partnerships or opportunities.
Big Picture: Mission, Vision, Strategies
- Increasing access to nutritious foods builds healthier communities
- Food loss and waste can be transformed into opportunities
- Collaboration strengthens the hunger relief system
- Ensuring equity of access to nutritious food across communities
- Healthy food is a human right
To help feed hungry people with surplus nutritious produce, we:
Connect farmers, transportation providers and food banks;
Develop and share innovative hunger relief solutions; and,
Engage the public in hunger relief.
Develop strategies and best practices for three key areas impacting hunger and food waste:
1) The future of farming
2) The future of transportation and trucking
3) The future of food waste
Support and expand advocacy for legislation that addresses hunger issues at the city, county and state levels.
Assess and evaluate organizational activities and the effects of those activities to help reduce hunger and food waste.
- HAH Board and staff have been actively working to develop an Equity Lens and Equity Statement to guide the organization’s decisions and activities. Our next activities will include integrating the Equity Lens with all HAH Board, Committee, and Program discussions and decisions.
- Click here to review the Equity Lens
Our People: Board and Staff
Adam Mihlstin – President
Cary Young – President elect
Bob Olson – Secretary
Stan Kehl – Treasurer
Julie Shott – Immediate Past President
Jim Tanasse – Member
Devon Ahud – Member
Rebecca Jay – Member
Morris Kremen – Member
David Siebert – Member
Jemal Idris – Member
Jan Levy – Member
Tom Buehrer – Member
Oscar Mayorquin – Member
Ngoc Nguyễn – Member
Sara Quinn – Member
Yamilla Sterling – Member
Jenson Isham – Member
Jim Martz – Member
David Bobanick – Executive Director
Katy Boehm – Program & Operations Director
Colleen Turner – Development Director
Olivia Jackiewicz – Farm to Community Program Manager
Maria Mendez-Francisco – Harvest VISTA Program Director
Sarah Armbruster – Harvest VISTA: WA Gleaning Network
Our Policies
Click here to review our Whistleblower policy: Policy_whistleblower 2019
Click here to review our Non-Discrimination Policy: Policy_non-discrimination
Click here to see our Conflict of Interest Policy