Board Members
Our Chief Executive Officer
Dennis Cullinane is CEO of the East Texas Food Bank, a non-profit organization that feed the hungry by seeking food donations and distributing them to nearly 200 partner agencies in 26 East Texas counties. Founded in 1988, the ETFB helps over 253,000 individuals each year through food programs, pantries, shelters, soup kitchens and other meal sites.
Dennis joined the East Texas Food Bank team in March 2010 from San Marcos, California where he was the Senior Vice President of Operations at Centerplate. Centerplate is a leading provider of high volume contract food, merchandise and facility management services to major convention, sports and cultural attraction facilities in North America. His combined 30 years experience in the food industry at both Centerplate and Ogden Food Service Corporation has given him valuable experience in organizational development, strategic team building, financial analysis, financial/budget administration, project management warehousing, inventory management and distribution pipelines. Cullinane’s volunteer work includes: Volunteers San Diego, North San Diego County Food Bank volunteer, Century Club of San Diego hospitality committee, Ivy Tech State College former board member and Texas Restaurant Association former board member among others. Cullinane earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Hospitality Management/ Business Concentration at Indiana University of Pennsylvania and his MBA at University of Phoenix.
Board of Directors 2021-2022
Michele Bosworth
UT Health Science Center at Tyler
Jay Brooks
Smith County Fire Marshal
Emergency Management Coordinator
Kenneth Cobb
amaGoh Smoothie
Gregg Davis
Merrill Lynch
Kristy Everitt
Henry & Peters, PC
Verna Hall
Community Volunteer
Leslie Harrison, Secretary
Community Volunteer
Ann Howell
Retired, State Farm Insurance
Bryan Jacobe, Immediate Past Chair
Jacobe Brothers Construction, Inc.
Jay Jelinek
Brookshire Brothers
Moises Leandro
MLeandro Realty
Jeff W. Johnston
Chick-Fil-A at Broadway Crossing
Bill Mohl, Chair
WMM Enterprises, LLC
Jim Noble
Community Volunteer
Christie Osuagwu
Community Volunteer
Cathy Schreiber, Treasurer
Community Volunteer
Valerie Smith
St. Paul Children’s Clinic
Howard Tagg
Law Office of Howard Tagg
Dustin Wilkinson
American State Bank
Lisa Williams
Black Nurses Rock
Ivette Zavarce
Encouragement Media Group