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, Values
An equitable and resilient nutritious food ecosystem across Washington state.
To cultivate, strengthen and connect food system partners to ensure healthy food for people in need.
- 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
- 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
Executive Committee
Cary Young – President
Jan Levy – President elect
Bob Olson – Secretary
Sara Quinn – Treasurer
Adam Mihlstin – Immediate Past President
Members
Devon Ahud
Alice Bouman
Tom Buehrer
Eu-wanda Eagans
Jen Gladdish
Jemal Idris
Stan Kehl
Michael Lufkin
Oscar Mayorquin
Ngoc Nguyễn
Sara Osborne
Yamilla Sterling
Jim Tanasse
Lorna Tumwbaze
UW Board Fellow
Dylan Sri
David Bobanick – Executive Director
Katy Boehm – Program & Operations Director
Colleen Turner – Development Director
Olivia Jackiewicz – Farm to Community Program Manager
Avi Bauer – Farm to Community Program Specialist
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