A Longer Table strengthens school cafeterias so children are nourished and prepared to learn by building the workforce and systems to support scratch cooking.

Our Team + Board

Behind A Longer Table is a team committed to helping schools build stronger cafeterias. Our staff brings expertise in school food, culinary arts, education, and nonprofit leadership. Supported by an engaged board of directors, we’re working to ensure more children have access to fresh, high-quality school meals.

  • Demi Abbett - Staff Photo
    Demi Abbett Wertz (she/her)

    Workforce Learning Specialist

  • Demi Abbett - Staff Photo

    Demi Abbett Wertz (she/her)

    Workforce Learning Specialist

    demi@alongertable.org

  • Beth Blessing - Staff Photo
    Beth Blessing (she/her)

    Child Nutrition Director

  • Beth Blessing - Staff Photo

    Beth Blessing (she/her)

    Child Nutrition Director

    beth@alongertable.org

  • Christopher Donaldson (he/him)

    Individual Giving Manager

  • Christopher Donaldson (he/him)

    Individual Giving Manager

    chris@alongertable.org

  • Matthew Feltrop (he/him)

    Executive Director

  • Matthew Feltrop (he/him)

    Executive Director

    matthew@alongertable.org

  • Kate Franzman (she/her)

    Managing Director

  • Kate Franzman (she/her)

    Managing Director

    kate@alongertable.org

  • Dawn Massing - Staff Photo
    Dawn Massing (she/her)

    Culinary Operations Lead

  • Dawn Massing - Staff Photo

    Dawn Massing (she/her)

    Culinary Operations Lead

    dawn@alongertable.org

  • Shannon Mitchell - Staff Photo
    Shannon Mitchell (she/her)

    Culinary Director

  • Shannon Mitchell - Staff Photo

    Shannon Mitchell (she/her)

    Culinary Director

    shannon@alongertable.org

  • Quinton West - Staff Photo
    Quinton West (they/them)

    Stewardship + Marketing Manager

  • Quinton West - Staff Photo

    Quinton West (they/them)

    Stewardship + Marketing Manager

    quinton@alongertable.org

Our Board of Directors

Officers

  • David Dellen, Chair | Business Owner, Harley-Davidson
  • Christopher Tucker, Esq., Vice Chair | Attorney, Cummins
  • Lynnette Hanes, Secretary | Executive Director, J.P. Morgan Private Bank
  • Kevin Petrow, CPA, Treasurer | Sikich LLP

Directors

  • Manisha Agarwala, MD | Emergency Medicine Physician, Riverview Health Hospital
  • Asia Coffee, RID, IIDA | Senior Interior Designer, Schmidt Associates
  • Nestor Castillo | Senior Financial Analyst, Bimbo Group
  • John David Hoover, Esq. | Attorney, Hoover Hull Turner LLP
  • Martha Hoover | Founder, A Longer Table; Founder, MSH Collective
  • Wendy Larman | Civic Leader
  • Mallory Ledet | Civic Leader, Former Internal Revenue Service
  • Bailey Rayford | Business Owner, Kendal Logan Logistics
  • April Sasso | Civic Leader
  • Sallie Jo Tardy Mitzell | Civic Leader