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Management and Board of Directors

Tamara Weber

Founder and Executive Director

Tamara is a business professional with over 25 years of experience developing  and executing business growth strategies.  She left a successful career at Hallmark to launch Pete's Garden after learning about the global food waste problem and the gaps in Kansas City's approach to solving this growing environmental and social concern.   Prior to Hallmark, Tamara worked as a strategy consultant with the Boston Consulting Group in their Chicago office.  She has an MBA from Kellogg and an economics degree from the University of Pennsylvania.


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Mike Thomas, Board President

Mike Thomas, Board President

Mike Thomas, Board President

Chief Operating Officer, Operation Breakthrough 

Mike's career spans 35+ years of senior level leadership in both for-profit and nonprofit organizations.  He retired from a 30+ year career at Hallmark Cards  with many key roles in sales, product development, brand management and retail.  He subsequently was COO and Interim CEO of Goodwill 

Chief Operating Officer, Operation Breakthrough 

Mike's career spans 35+ years of senior level leadership in both for-profit and nonprofit organizations.  He retired from a 30+ year career at Hallmark Cards  with many key roles in sales, product development, brand management and retail.  He subsequently was COO and Interim CEO of Goodwill of the Olympics and Rainier region. Mike currently leads all administrative, marketing and operational functions for Operation Breakthrough, a Kansas City social services organization serving over 1000 local children and their families.  He also serves on the Concordia Nebraska University Foundation board and as advisor to Blessings Abound thrift and a Haiti global ministry. 

Jodi Schade, Vice President

Mike Thomas, Board President

Mike Thomas, Board President

Senior Brand Marketing Leader, T-Mobile   

Jodi has 20+ years of marketing experience. She currently leads T-Mobile for Business Brand Marketing Partnerships and Digital Strategy.  She has served on the Goodwill MoKan board and the United Way Women's Leadership Council Advisory Board (now Women United). She is a volunteer and board advisor

Senior Brand Marketing Leader, T-Mobile   

Jodi has 20+ years of marketing experience. She currently leads T-Mobile for Business Brand Marketing Partnerships and Digital Strategy.  She has served on the Goodwill MoKan board and the United Way Women's Leadership Council Advisory Board (now Women United). She is a volunteer and board advisor to the Pure Pitch  Rally, a KC start-up incubator, and alumni of the Executive Ascent, a Kansas City leadership organization.

Lon Lane

Mike Thomas, Board President

Steve Toliver, Secretary

Founder, Inspired Occasions Catering 

In addition to launching and operating his award-winning catering and event management firm, Lon has served as chairman of the International Caterers Association Educational Foundation.  He received the Gillis Center Kansas City Spirit Award in 2012 and 2014.

Steve Toliver, Secretary

Steve Toliver, Secretary

Steve Toliver, Secretary

Operations Director, Bon Appetit Management Company 

An executive with 30+ years of experience in food service and restaurant operations, Steve leads in-house dining operations for several local corporate clients and has established their food recovery programs.

Ali Tuttle, Treasurer

Steve Toliver, Secretary

Ali Tuttle, Treasurer

 Director of Marketing and Sales Operations, Optimatics 

Ali is an Operations and Client Services management professional with 19-year record of successfully leading and developing teams, creating connection and community and influencing the strategic direction and financial performance of a rapid-growth software solutions company.

Pam Ungashick

Steve Toliver, Secretary

Ali Tuttle, Treasurer

Corporate Communications expert

Pam is a retired corporate communications senior executive with over 25 years of experience.  Her expertise includes strategic communications planning and media relations.  Pam is active in several nonprofits and serves on the Board of Operation Breakthrough


Jason Buchanan

Jason Buchanan

Jason Buchanan

Attorney, McDowell Rice Smith & Buchanan 

Jason represents clients in construction litigation and other complex civil litigation.   He is active in the community, having served as inaugural Board President for EPEC (Empowering the Parent to Empower the Child).

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