Greg Stopka Email & Phone Number

Geneva, Illinois, United States

Serve as the Senior Director of Innovation at Northern Illinois Food Bank, focused on delivering food and healthy eating services to the Northern Illinois community. As part of the national Feeding America network, we serve our neighbors in 13 counties by providing 250,000 meals per day.The Innovation Team’s purpose is designing for equity, empowering neighbors to thrive. We help bring about a more human-centered network that enables Northern Illinois Food Bank to co-create initiatives that provide nutritious food and resources for our neighbors, with dignity, equity and convenience. We explore and develop innovative strategies and initiatives that have the potential of accelerating Northern Illinois Food Bank’s progress toward the vision of everyone in Northern Illinois having the food they need to thrive.

Oak Park, Illinois

Serve as the Strategy and Innovation Manager for a $25 million, 82.5 acre park and recreation agency which includes 23 major parks and facilities, 38,000 program registrations and 15,000 passes sold a year. Reporting to the Director of Finance and Business Operations, the position supervises 1 analyst and leads the agency’s 7 person cross-functional innovation team.

Reported to the president and chief operating officer and supervised 2 regional directors;oversaw international membership retention and recruitment for a network of 300 localgovernments focused on sharing emerging practices, connecting thought-leaders, anddeveloping cultures of innovation.

Yuma, Arizona

Reported to the city administrator for a $150 million, 100 acre full-service community thatdoubles in the winter from temporary winter residents. The community’s ethnicity is 55%Hispanic and 36% white with top industries including agriculture, military, and tourism.

Olathe, Ks

Reported to the director of strategic financial resources, assisted in the development of a $260million annual budget, collecting and analyzing data from agencies and departments. Engagedpublic and departments in the budget process.

Rock Island, Il

Overseeing and managing the Augustana Student Government Association which reflects and advances the fulfillment of student needs in the academic and social community; interviewing and appointing over 40 students to administrative and academic committees, managing the student activities fee budget and allocating funds to different student organizations; and representing the student body to the college administration, board of trustees, and faculty.

Masters, Public Administration

Activities and Societies: Pi Alpha Alpha

Bachelors Of Arts, Political Science And Business Administration

Activities and Societies: Student Government Association, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia; Symphony Orchestra, Campus Ministries