Staff & Board

Staff

Gina Cornia

Executive Director

Gina has been the Director of Utahns Against Hunger since 2001. Before joining the staff at UAH, Gina worked on welfare policy for 5 years at Utah Issues. Gina was introduced to the work of Utahns Against Hunger through the University of Utah while volunteering here through the Bennion Center. For 15 years, she has been working with state and federal elected officials on the issues of hunger and poverty.

Mike Evans

Associate Director

Before joining UAH, Mike co-founded and co-directed Urban Roots, a youth development sustainable farming program in Austin, TX. Mike’s non-profit experience also includes college-readiness work with high schoolers and directing a start-up writing program. He has also written how-to manuals for youth development agriculture and elementary school gardening programs.

Mamta Chaudhari

Mamta grew up in Utah and attended Westminster College. She earned her bachelors’ degree in Biology. After participating in a public health trip to Thailand, she found a passion for public health issues and is planning on making it her career. Working as a VISTA will help her take action and give her experience for her future career.

Alyssa Geisler

Alyssa is working as an AmeriCorps VISTA with UAH to increase mobile food stamp enrollment and participation in summer food programs. Previously, she worked as a research specialist with a consulting firm focused on improving health, education, and economic development in American Indian communities. Alyssa earned her B.A. in Public Communications and Literature from American University in 2010. As a new transplant to Utah, she is excited to get to know the Salt Lake community and explore Utah.

Board of Directors

Roger Jackson, Chair

FFKR Architecture

Darin Brush, Vice Chair

Community Development Corporation of Utah, Executive Director

Terri Holland, Treasurer

Home Care Givers Home Health, Chief Financial Officer

Steve Reich

Associated Food Stores, Vice-President of Marketing Communications

Jill Carlston, R.D., C.D

Retired Medical Nutrition Therapist

Mike Timberlake

University of Utah, Sociology Professor

Kris Thorp

Community Development Corporation of Utah

Eric Newbold

Lamar Advertising

Danica Farley

Downtown Alliance

Kevin Mass

FFKR Architecture

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