Board

Leadership

  • Noreen Springstead

    President & CEO

    Noreen Springstead is the President and CEO of Partnership for a Healthier America, and has over three decades of experience in the hunger space. Before coming to PHA, Noreen served as the Executive Director of WhyHunger, advancing the human right to nutritious food.

    Noreen Springstead is the President and CEO of Partnership for a Healthier America, and has over three decades of experience in the hunger space. Before coming to PHA, Noreen served as the Executive Director of WhyHunger, advancing the human right to nutritious food.

  • Ann Marie Elmayan

    Senior Vice President, Development

  • Chidimma Ibezim

    Senior Vice President, Finance

  • Michael Waddle

    Senior Vice President, Programs

  • Jason Wilson

    Senior Vice President, Strategic Partnerships

Staff

  • Brenda Barnett

    Director, Finance & Operations

  • Diana Delgado

    Senior Director, Marketing & Communications

  • Jeanelle Foster

    Manager, Social Media

  • Laura Jeftic

    Senior Director, Corporate Partnerships

  • Elisa Lerner

    Senior Manager, Marketing & Communications

  • Nia Lizanna

    Manager, Business Operations

  • Margaret Read

    Senior Director, Impact & Evaluation

  • Jermeria Skillom

    Coordinator, Mississippi Delta Programs

  • Amy Slechta

    Director, Good Food Programs

  • Amy Warne

    Manager, Nutrition & Health Programs

  • Leah Weidner

    Manager, Good Food Programs

  • Tyler Yarbrough

    Director, Mississippi Delta Programs

Our Values

PHA is dedicated to building healthier communities through access to good food. Our inclusive, diverse team values collaborative relationships, learning & sustained growth, transparency, well-being & care, and equity.