Dave Reaney, Executive Director
Dave Reaney retired from the Army after 30 years of service in 2000 and came to work at the food bank as the Executive Director in April 2000. He told the hiring committee that he needed enough money to help his daughter pay for food while she was in graduate school and to make the payments on a pick-up truck. His Daughter has graduated and the truck is paid for but he’s still fighting to end hunger on the gulf coast.

 
 
Oak McCulloch, Associate Director
Oakland McCulloch retired from the Army after 23 years of service in May 2009 and came to work at the food bank as the Associate Director in June 2009.  When he retired from the Army he had no interest in working in corporate America but wanted to continue to serve the nation in some capacity.  He looks at helping hungry families along the gulf coast as just another way to serve this great nation and the community.

 

Sarah Allen, Branch Manager
Sarah Allen came to the food bank in 1994 as a temporary part-time bookkeeper.  Sixteen years later, she’s still here! Helping with the fight against hunger on the Central Gulf Coast was her calling. She now holds the position of Business Manager.

 

Mark Brewer, Agency/Donor Manager
 Mark Brewer worked for a large manufacturing facility for 25 years, spending the last 10 years as a Purchasing Manager prior to joining the Bay Area Food Bank in 2004. He is an active member of Spring Hill United Methodist Church and the Interfaith Hospitality Network (Family Promise). He is a devoted husband, father, and grandfather who is very happy to be serving the community in such a meaningful way.
 
 


Darcy Kelley, Nutrition Programs Manager
 Darcy Kelley started working with the food bank as a volunteer in 2005, assisting with the Chef Challenge fund raising event.  When a job opportunity became available, she jumped at the chance to work in the field of hunger relief.  She loves her job as the Nutrition Programs Manager, which allows her to work toward the goal of ending child hunger by 2015.
 
 
Paul Clements, Branch Manager – Panhandle Branch
While working for LensCrafters in Mobile, AL during college, Paul was exposed to his first experience in nonprofit work through the Gift of Sight Foundation (now OneSight) by providing free eyeglasses to children and adults. The program helped people see clearly and opened Paul’s eyes to a life of serving his community.  He continues his service today helping those residents struggling with hunger in Northwest Florida as branch manager at the food bank’s Florida warehouse. 
 

 
Peggy Lyles, Warehouse Operations Manager 
Peggy Lyles came to the food bank not knowing what a food bank was or whose lives it touched.  She soon learned the “ins and outs” of food banking as an inventory clerk and she fell in love with the mission.  Twenty years later she’s still with the food bank as Operations Manager with the mission of helping to end hunger.
 
 

Rachel Rehm, Marketing & Communications Coordinator
While offering “hope on horseback” to children in Opelika, Ala. as an intern at Storybook Farm, Rachel realized her passion for helping others. She is now using that passion at the food bank as marketing and communications coordinator to help those in need along the Central Gulf Coast.

 
 
Suzanne Rowland, Assistant Branch Manager
After 18 years of working with at-risk populations, Suzanne took on a new challenge as the Assistant Branch Manager for the Panhandle location of the Bay Area Food Bank.  There she works closely with the staff, agencies, donors and the community to eradicate hunger in the seven counties they serve along the FL coast.
 
 

Jennifer Whiddon, Programs Coordinator
Jennifer Whiddon spent 12 years in public relations at high-tech software companies. Seeking fulfillment and further opportunities, she pursued nonprofit organizations to directly serve her community. She currently uses her communications experience as programs coordinator at the food bank managing volunteers, food drives and the Mobile Pantry Program.
 
 
 
Connie Whitaker, Senior Marketing & Communications Coordinator
Connie became familiar with the food bank through volunteering.  She joined the BAFB team as an employee in March of 2009.  Connie is pleased to be able to use her previous professional experience as a way to “give back”, along with other members of the food bank team, to the 24-county area the food bank serves.