Mallory Weber-Eldred Email & Phone Number

Grand Rapids, Mi, Us

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

Multi-line sales representative selling and managing home and lifestyle brands including Voluspa, Capri Blue, Spartina 449, Napa Home & Garden, SCOUT, Casafina, Hester & Cook, Thymes, Pura, and more.

Manage and grow existing relationships with hunger relief organizations to provide superior relationship managementWork with hunger relief organizations to procure products and services to fit their organizational needsPrepare and submit formal bids and RFQs

Comstock Park, Michigan

Promoted to lead the Food Acquisition team to procure over 27 million pounds of food (in 2017) to serve almost 500,000 food insecure neighbors across our 40 county service areaMaintain positive working relationships with over 350 product donors throughout FAWM’s service area including growers, processors, and manufacturers. Identify, prioritize and procure product donations and purchases that align with the food bank’s inventory goalsCoordination of the Retail Store Donation Program including tracking donation trends and volumes, managing partnerships with 90+ retail stores across our service area, and working with our Agency Relations team to pair stores with agencies to align with our Agency Enablement expansion goalsUtilize a donor tracking system to run donor reports for tracking trends and volumeWork collaboratively as part of the operations team to ensure efficient and safe transport of product from the point of donation to the delivery to the clientsCoordinate our Volunteer Gleaning program with farm donors across our service areaImplement and manage the new Grand Champion Giving livestock donation program to procure fresh protein for our clients

Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area

Responsible for coordinating relationships between retailers partnered nationally and locally, and agencies involved in the Store Donation Program, as well as building donor relations to cultivate and solicit prospective donors for the SDP. Creator and coordinator of Grand Champion Giving, a livestock donation program providing the opportunity for businesses and individuals to donate livestock to the food bank to help provide local, essential protein for those struggling with hunger in our communities.Work alongside the rest of the Food Acquisition department to ensure a consistent, steady flow of healthy and nutritious food into the food bank for our clients.Track and manage progress and deliverables for multiple grants to ensure we are meeting our expectations and guidelines. Secured $100,000 in grant proposals for animal protein sourcing.

Holland, Michigan

Provide quick, friendly and exceptional service to customers and guests. Work among a team to collectively keep things running smoothly, including assisting inboth the front of the house and the back of the house wherever/whenever needed.Maintain up to date knowledge of both the craft beer and spirit industry and ourofferings, as well as current local events to better serve our out of town guests.

Bloomingdale, Michigan

I began working at 4-H Camp Kidwell the summer of 2007 as a counselor-in-training. I worked my way up through the ranks working as a Counselor, Program Staff and ultimately the Assistant Director for a brief time before the position was permanently filled. 4-H Camp Kidwell is an American Camp Association (ACA) accredited summer camp in the heart of West Michigan. Hosting up to 90 kids weekly throughout the summer between both Day Camp and Overnight Camp programs. 4-H Camp Kidwell gives youth the opportunity to experience a tradition summer camp offering a wide range of activities from archery and horseback riding, to canoeing and arts and crafts. Also offering a Winter Camp session the end of December.

St. Louis, Missouri / Washington, D.C.

Schedule and attend meetings with legislators and our Farm Team Lead Farmers, who come to Washington, D.C. to speak with their Senators and Representatives about the importance of different legislation that affects the agriculture industry. Track and manage grant progress and deliverables on a multitude of high profile grants.Coordinate all travel and lodging for all team members and guests. Manage and coordinate the HungerU program, a mobile hunger awareness program traveling the United States to spread the message of food insecurity, connect students, staff & faculty with ways to get involved, and ultimately educate them on the role agriculture plays in fighting hunger. Create and provide press releases, media alerts and other collateral, as well as scheduling and conducting both on air and over the phone interviews.

Greater St. Louis Area

Manage, coordinate and travel with the HungerU Tour; a mobile hunger awareness program travelling to colleges and universities across the country to bring awareness to the global hunger crisis, connect students, staff, faculty, and community members with ways to get involved, and ultimately educate them on the role agriculture plays in fighting it. Build curriculum for HungerU in the Classroom, and expand the reach of the program as well as other Millennial Outreach initiatives.Conduct extensive staff training prior to the launch of each tourManage grant deliverables and produce reports for the FoundationManage relationships with donors and special guests of the Foundation

United States

Travel with the mobile HungerU exhibit to over 70 college and university campusesacross over 29 states engaging and educating students, faculty, staff and communitymembers about the hunger crisis and agriculture’s role in fighting it.Share the story of hunger across the nation, and engage students to get involved in the fight to end it.Meeting our deliverables in the market, and ensuring our tour is running smoothly whilecoordinating with our tour managers in Phoenix, AZ. Work as a team to produce blog posts, social media posts, and collateral from each tour stop.

East Lansing, Michigan

Elected to represent 6,000+ FFA members of the state associationTravel the state to serve as a student mentor to our members Develop and execute in classroom presentations for our high school and middle school members