Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona
Kara Baker is an accomplished transportation and logistics professional with extensive experience in managing operations across various sectors. Currently serving as the Director of Transportation at Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona since January 2025, Kara has previously held key roles such as Logistics Manager at Ascent Aviation Services and Operations Manager at Hogan Transportation Companies. With a tenure at TA OPERATING LLC as West Region Supervisor, Kara directed daily operations for the Western trucking department, ensuring compliance with DOT safety regulations. Prior experience includes serving as Transportation Supervisor at Coca-Cola and Distribution Manager at Interstatebrands/Hostessbrands, where a strong focus on food quality, safety, and process improvement was maintained. Education was obtained from Washington State University.
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Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona
The Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona responds to the root causes of hunger, and seeks to restore dignity, health, opportunity and hope to people living in poverty. Our mission is to change lives in the communities we serve by feeding the hungry today, and building a healthy, hunger-free tomorrow. Our programs include emergency food assistance and free meals, as well as a farmers’ market, community gardens, nutrition education, culinary training, support for local growers and food systems, advocacy, and more. We partner with over 350 organizations to serve five counties of southern Arizona—over 23,000 square miles. We’re a proud member of Feeding America, a nationwide network of food banks and hunger relief organizations. In 2018, we were named Food Bank of the Year by Feeding America.