Board of Directors
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Dave Krick is a founding partner in Bittercreek Alehouse, Diablo & Sons and Red Feather Lounge restaurants with a focus on products from our local food system. Along with the restaurant businesses, Dave is active in our local non-profit community; he currently serves as board President for City of Good and FARE Idaho (an advocacy group for Idaho’s small-scale independent restaurants, farms, food and beverage businesses) and is a community board member for The Boise Farmers Market.
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Kris Komori is the chef and co-owner of KIN Restaurant. He has over 20 years of restaurant industry experience, from dishwasher to operator. He believes that food experiences can nourish people both physically and emotionally. With this core belief, he helps lead the kitchen operations of City of Good.
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Lori Shandro is the owner/operator of The Shandro Group, a benefits and insurance agency based in Boise, Idaho since 2001. She is the founder and producer of Treefort Music Fest, a certified B Corp and one of the largest and most diverse independent music, arts, and culture festivals in the pacific northwest. She is also a founding member of Duck Club Presents, a music production company in Boise. Her multi-industry perspective and engagement with socially-minded entrepreneurial endeavors bring her to City of Good as a founding member.
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Jim Matheson is a City of Good Board Member and acting co-Chief of Staff, and happily a relatively new member of the Boise community. He teaches Entrepreneurial Finance at Harvard Business School and is a Faculty Affiliate of the Business & Environment Initiative. Previously Jim was a founding General Partner of Flagship Pioneering, a significant Boston based Venture Capital Firm, and the founding Chairman & CEO of Oasys Water, a global water treatment solutions provider. A long time ago, he was a Navy F-14/18 pilot, and is now also an active investor and Board Director & Advisor for several companies and VC/PE investment groups. Among other passions, Jim is active with climate change, veterans issues and supporting post-partisan politics.
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Alyson Foster is a founding member of one of Idaho’s only woman-owned commercial law firms, Dempsey Foster PLLC. Specializing in litigation, counseling, and nonprofits, Alyson is devoted to serving Idaho’s business community. She is a founding member of City of Good, a socially-minded 501c3 collective focused on empowering socially committed leaders and businesses to work for a prosperous future for all. She and her park-ranger husband, and their two excellent dogs, love Idaho’s culture and outdoors
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Russ Stoddard is the founder and CEO of Certified B Corp Oliver Russell, a Boise, Idaho-based social impact agency with clients around the world. He provides clients with brand strategy and consulting services that help social enterprises compete more effectively in the marketplace. He is the author of the Amazon bestseller, “Rise Up – How to Build a Socially Conscious Company,” and a frequent contributor to Sustainable Brands, Conscious Company Media, B The Change, and Real Leaders.
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Nic Miller is the Executive Director of the Venture College, a program in the College of Innovation and Design at Boise State University that helps students launch their ventures beyond the classroom. Prior to joining Boise State, Nic was the Director of Economic Development for the City of Boise, leading efforts to assist Boise businesses and entrepreneurs. Nic also has public and private sector experience in the U.S. and abroad in food security, economic development, and education.
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Staff
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Britt has served as the Executive and Artistic Director for the Loft, one of our nation’s leading literary centers. the Executive Director for The Cabin in Boise, and the Director of Education and Humanities at the Sun Valley Museum. She brings a passion for program development and community engagement to her role at City of Good and is excited to put her nonprofit experience to use supporting a sustainable food system that works for all Boise residents. Outside of work she is most likely to be found reading a book, sleeping in a tent, jumping into a mountain lake, attempting to improve her back cast, or eating a pizza.
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Lindsey first became involved with City of Good in early 2021 as a volunteer (a super one at that!). Born and raised in Washington, she graduated from Western Washington University in Bellingham and worked in social services for over 10 years before transitioning to the fast-growing world of community supported agriculture. With her professional experience, passion for local food, and strong desire to help others, she's excited to serve her new community through City of Good. In her spare time she enjoys running in the foothills, cooking meals with fresh, local produce, and going on new adventures with her family.
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Drea joined the City of Good team in the fall of 2023. She has a Masters in Public Administration with a non-profit management graduate certificate from Boise State University. Her passion for non profit work started back in college where she spent much of her time involved in fundraising work for the St. Luke's Health Foundation and Children's Miracle Network. Most recently she was supporting City of Good and Treasure Valley Canopy Network as a shared Administrative Associate. Her deep love for fundraising and donor relations quickly led her into a more permanent role in Development with City of Good. When she isn't working you will find her reading, walking her dog, playing cards at a brewery with her husband and friends, or therapeutically deep cleaning her home
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Committee Members
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Janice Peters owns Trū North Wellness, where she is a Nutrition Therapy Practitioner and Health Coach. She specializes in nutrition aimed at helping clients navigate autoimmune diseases, hormone imbalance and metabolic dysfunction. Her passion is helping women use their voice to become their own health advocates. In May of 2022 Janice and her husband Tim, purchased the Red Apple Marketplace in Ontario, OR. A month later, she was invited to be a board member of Western Valley Food Systems Partnership which is comprised of several cross-industry groups that work together to increase access to fresh, nutritious food for those facing food insecurity challenges.
Janice has lived in Boise for 30 years, has been married for 22 years, and has three children. In her spare time, she loves to draw, read, run, golf, play tennis, travel, and is determined to become a Duo Lingo aficionado while learning French and Spanish. Her favorite form of relaxation is taking ridiculously long walks along the river.
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Kaley Parsons is from Minnesota and moved to Boise in 2010 to begin her career as a physical therapist. She fell in love with the city, the people, the land and eventually her husband. Kaley is an avid tennis player and golfer and works at the Boise VA Medical Center part-time. Her number one priority is her kids, ages three and five.
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Jen Wulf is an experienced estate planning attorney, deeply committed to providing families and individuals peace of mind that their legacy and loved ones are secure. After graduating from Vanderbilt University Law School in 2008, Jen moved to Houston, Texas, where she worked at a large law firm as a litigator focused on crafting legal arguments, advocating for her clients in court, and problem solving to find creative, client-focused solutions. In 2017, Jen moved with her family to Boise, Idaho, and made the conscious decision to focus her passions for client service, risk mitigation, and attention to detail directly towards assisting individuals with their estate planning needs. Jen and her husband have two lively elementary aged boys, and love camping, hiking, and skiing.
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Doug Self is Vice President + Partner at Atlas Strategic Communications, a Boise-based firm specializing in strategic communications planning, community engagement, public affairs, and public relations. He is a veteran marketing and communications professional, working in leadership roles for both communications agencies and in-house at multinational technology corporations. Doug is a double boomerang Idahoan and loves a fresh powder day, live music, and the Seattle Sounders. He and his wife can often be found chasing their three daughters around Idaho's parks and mountains.
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MaKayla Wilcox is passionate about making a difference and was born and raised in Idaho. She graduated from Boise State University in 2020 with a bachelor's degree in Political Science, a minor in Sustainability, and a Nonprofit Management Certificate. MaKayla has worked for various nonprofits with housing, education, and environmental missions. In her free time, she enjoys listening to audiobooks while hiking in the foothills with her dog.
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Shannon Stith is the SVP of Major Account Initiatives for Compass Group, NA, which is a worldwide foodservice and support services company committed to delivering superior service. With over 20 years in helping execute financial strategies in high growth organizations, Shannon works to bring strategic vision and financial insight to non-profit organizations focused on empowering women, mentoring business students, reducing food insecurity, and providing support around housing needs. Some of the organizations Shannon has supported include The Junior League of Boise, NeighborWorks® Boise, Idaho State Board of Accountancy, Idaho Society of CPAs, and the AICPA. She is a long-time Boise resident along with her husband, Bryan, and their son, Kayler.
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Tyler was born and raised in Boise. He is an uncle to two fantastic nieces and is a staple in the local beverage scene, managing Art Haus Bar and Ampersand. Tyler excels in the creation of alcoholic and non alcoholic cocktails and also dabbles in art and music. He is exceptional at taking walks and mediocre at riding bikes. Tyler enjoys theater and live music, and loves to travel and over eat while doing so.
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Eric Herrera is Co-Owner of ERTH Beverage Company, a Garden City based non-alcoholic beverage company that champions local farmers and food producers in Idaho. He grew up fishing and crabbing in the coastal islands of Charleston, South Carolina. While studying culinary arts and working in the fine dining restaurants of Charleston (what he deems the best food city in America), Eric saw the beginning of the local food movement. Late nights in those swampy Carolina kitchens got him thinking about sustainable seafood and that led him to pursue a degree in Conservation and Fisheries Biology. In 2009, Eric moved to Boise for a job with Idaho Fish and Game. Learning to fly fish on the rivers of Idaho got him thinking about beer and that led him to pursue a career in Craft Brewing. After 8 years of craft beer, Eric started thinking about non-alcoholic beverages, what he is doing today!
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Leah Larson is the Senior Account Director for Neighborly Software, a company dedicated to Helping Communities Help People! Leah is a doer and a maker. She's dedicated to making an impact, and has dedicated her life to helping communities help people and socially disadvantaged populations. Leah’s life has always been about making things happen. Leah has extensive experience working in Housing, Economic and Community Development at the local government level, the non-profit sector ending homelessness and working with cities, counties, states and Tribes across the United States. She currently serves on the Real Estate Committee for NeighborWorks Boise and is a frequent host on the Neighborly Navigator Podcast. When she's not busy getting things done, you can find Leah hiking in the foothills, paddle-boarding, riding her bike, roller skating and traveling the world.