MANNA FoodBank - Asheville NC
Kristi Rose currently serves as the Food Sourcing Manager at MANNA FoodBank in Asheville, NC, a position held since January 2023. Prior to this role, Kristi worked as the Planning Manager at French Broad Chocolates from July 2022 to January 2023 and held the position of Operations Coordinator at The Advent School from July 2021 to June 2022. Kristi's experience also includes serving as the Assistant Principal and 5th Grade Teacher at Tulsa Honor Academy between July 2017 and October 2020, as well as a Math Teacher with Teach For America from June 2017 to May 2019. Kristi’s earlier career encompassed roles such as Enterprise Assistant Buyer, Enterprise Business Analyst, and Business Analyst at JCPenney from June 2014 to May 2017, and a Sales Associate II at Hallmark Cards for a brief period in early 2014. Kristi holds a Master of Arts in Gastronomy from Boston University and a Bachelor of Science in Supply Chain Management from The University of Texas at Dallas.
MANNA FoodBank - Asheville NC
MANNA’s daily operations involve procuring, warehousing, and distributing food to over 220 partner agencies in the 16 counties of Western North Carolina – 18.2 million pounds in 2017/2018. The partner agencies include food pantries, soup kitchens, homeless shelters and other emergency providers to support the more than 100,000 people who are facing food insecurity in WNC. In addition, MANNA provides direct services through our Feeding Kids Year Round Program, which provides MANNA Packs and Summer Packs and our MANNA Food Helpline and team of SNAP (formerly known as food stamps) outreach workers who assist people with access to cash benefits to supplement their food budget. Food insecurity rates are high in WNC, impacting more than 23.6% of children. Rural poverty is a particular challenge in the 6,434 square mile service area, and MANNA is committed to providing excellent service in a sometimes challenging terrain and environment. MANNA FoodBank is the proud recipient of a 4-star Charity Navigator rating for 8 consecutive years, and has a solid network of relationships with local partners, funders, and government agencies. It has a strong, talented 21-member board and an experienced and passionate staff. The organizational culture can be described as fast paced, hardworking, down-to-earth, mission driven, compassionate, and thankful towards clients, donors, partners and volunteers.