Staff & Board
Meet The Team
Katie Arko
Executive DirectorPhone: 630.296.4434
Email: karko@aurorafoodpantry.org
Eddie Galvan
Program DirectorPhone: 331.319.7073
Email: egalvan@aurorafoodpantry.org
Heather Short
Development and Communications DirectorPhone: 630.481.6470
Email: hshort@aurorafoodpantry.org
Jesus Galvan
Warehouse ManagerPhone: 630.474.4060
Email: jgalvan@aurorafoodapantry.org
Jose Gonzales
Food Recovery SpecialistEmail: jgonzales@aurorafoodpantry.org
Marcy Robles
Volunteer and Food Distribution CoordinatorPhone: 630.701.6291
Email: mrobles@aurorafoodpantry.org
Frances Cedro
Development and Communications ManagerPhone: 331.312.6720
Email: fcedro@aurorafoodpantry.org
Yoselin Escalona
Bilingual Community Impact CoordinatorPhone: 331.287.4015
Email: yescalona@aurorafoodpantry.org
Dulce Garcia
Accounts Payable & Office ManagerPhone: 630.984.1310
Email: dgarcia@aurorafoodpantry.org
Alejandro Gomez
Warehouse AssistantEmail: agomez@aurorafoodpantry.org
Board of Directors
Christi Meixner
Board Chair
UPS
David Mottet
Board Treasurer
Old Second National Bank
Peter Lopatin
Board Member
Retired, Director of Health Department
Nicholas Richard-Thompson
Board Member
City of Aurora
Marilyn Weisner
Board Member at-large
Retired, Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry
Ralph Mooney
Board Vice Chair
Mooney & Thomas
Dave Bohman
Immediate Past President
Retired, Lucent Technologies
Laura Martinez, OD
Board Member
Vision Works
Eva Serrano
Board Member
Aurora University
Gustavo Uribe
Board Secretary
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois
Norma Gutierrez
Board Member
Senior Services Associate
Tom Muth
Board Member
Retired, Director of Fox Metro
Hilary Brennan
Board Member Emeritus
Aurora University Board
