Meet Us
Get to know the folks who make it happen
Cynthia Hubert
President & CEO
Gleaners Food Bank welcomes Cindy Hubert as its new President & CEO! Hubert, who has served as chief executive officer at Second Helpings for three years, is known to be a “maximizer.” “A maximizer seeks to transform something that’s strong into something that’s superb,” says Hubert. “I’m passionate about the work and excited about the opportunity to take the organization to a new level. I look forward to working with the board and staff to set the vision for Gleaners into the future.”
Peggy Wulff Blackard, CFRE
Chief Advancement Officer
Peggy joined Gleaners in 2005 and is a Certified Fund Raising Executive. She has been the chief development office for four nonprofits since 1997. Peggy also served as a nonprofit CEO for 11 years and brings more than 30 years of management experience to Gleaners. During her first tour of the warehouse she was surprised and impressed with the large impact Gleaners has on the people in our jurisdiction.
Annette Baker, CPA
Fiscal Officer
Annette has been with the food bank since 2008. She serves as the food bank’s accounting and fiscal officer, ensuring that our finances are well-maintained and up to date. She has more than 20 years of experience as a controller in public and private accounting.
Robert G. Wilson, GPC
Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations
Robert has been serving the food bank since 1993 and now manages major gifts and foundation relations.
Michael Miller, CPIM
Director of Food Sourcing and Food Procurement
Mike is a Purdue engineer and MBA with 20 years experience in operations management, including 5 years as a plant manager in the food industry. He joined Gleaners in 2008 because of the opportunity to apply his background in continuous improvement to a charitable cause with such a strong operations component.
Rebecca Hersey
Director of Programs
Rebecca has been involved with our agencies for some time and now she oversees Gleaners’ Special Programs, which consist of CSFP-Commodity Supplemental Food Program for seniors, School-Based Pantries and BackSacks Weekend Food for Kids.
Eric Knepper
Director of Operations
Eric comes to Gleaners from the Greater Chicago Food Depository bringing a skill set which will be used to oversee Gleaners distribution operations.
Marty Dickerson
Director of Operational Services
Marty Dickerson joined Gleaners in June 2009 as the Warehouse Operations Manager and now oversees Gleaners' facility as Director of Operational Services. Marty has 20 years experience in operations, the last 10 of which have been spent as a consultant implementing process improvements-utilizing the same software that Gleaners uses to manage food bank operations.
Carrie Fulbright
Director of External Relations
Carrie Fulbright joined Gleaners Food Bank in 2007. Carrie brings a wide variety of experience to the food bank including nonprofit management, event planning, and volunteer management. She joined the food bank to utilize those skills to help fight hunger in our community.
Bob Evans
Director of Agency Relations
Bob is recent graduate of Indiana Wesleyan University MBA program with over 30 years of management experience in a variety of industries. Bob joined Gleaners in 2003 as a CDL A driver and has demonstrated passion for the mission, which resulted in his promotion to Director of Agency Relations in September 2011.