OUR TEAM

Our work is guided by a Board of Directors and an all-volunteer leadership team and program directors. Our roster of 1,000 volunteers truly are the heart of BPNN—last year alone, they contributed nearly 50,000 hours of service, the equivalent of 25 full-time employees.
Meet our team.

Board of Directors

Officers

President: Robert Kasieta, Kasieta Legal Group

Vice President: Dean Baumgardner, Retired Business Owner

Secretary: Julie Bauer, Alliant Energy Foundation

Treasurer: Bobbie Jorgensen, Park Bank

Directors

Julie Bauer, Alliant Energy Foundation

Karen Dettinger, Retired Professional

Tracy Burton, Retired Professional

Erica McNeil, Joining Forces for Families

Operations Directors

Business & Development Director
Marcia Kasieta
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Communications Director:
Lisa Marshall
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Food Pantry Director:
Tracy Burton
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Information Technology Director:
Derek McCarty
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Prairie Kitchen Director:
Margaret Robords
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Volunteer Services Director:
Missy Prout
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Birthday Bag Coordinator: Cathy Cram email
Food Drives: Molly Kurian email
Food Pantry Operations: Rebecca Swank email
Events Coordinator: Katie Freeman email

Kitchen-2-Table Recovery: Nancy Dubisz email
Produce Coordinator: Barbara O’Connell email
Retail Recovery: Larry Rothstein email
Sustainability: Steve Ventura email