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Meet The Experienced Team that Powers the Largest Charitable Program of Its Kind In California

Kristian Browning

Director of Special Projects and Development

Melissa Young-Hooks

Senior Operations and Finance Specialist

Shane Blanton

Operations Coordinator

Executive Director & Founder

Benito Delgado-Olson

Benito Delgado-Olson is the Founder and Executive Director of SupplyBank.org, the largest charitable program of its kind in California, which distributes vital essential goods to under-resourced communities throughout the state. Benito oversees the organization’s day-to-day operations, serves as SupplyBank.org’s chief public information officer, and works with the board and stakeholders to shape the organization’s strategic goals and programs.

Benito founded SupplyBank.org–then known as K to College–in 2009, during his senior year as a UC Berkeley student. In the years since its founding, Benito has built an organization with more than 700 nonprofit and government partners, raised several tens of millions of dollars, and overseen an $80 million COVID response program to distribute PPE, light medical devices, and diapers throughout the state.

In 2019, under Benito’s leadership, SupplyBank.org founded the SBO Development Corporation LLC (AKA “Oakport”) to facilitate the building of SupplyBank.org’s new headquarters–a more than $200 million,100-acre nonprofit community campus on the Oakland shoreline that will also house the agency’s new distribution facility, a five-story, 160,000 square foot mass timber nonprofit center, and dozens of acres of revitalized parklands. Benito also serves as the Governor’s appointee and Chair of the California Public Utilities Commission’s Low-Income Oversight Board, which advises on a broad portfolio of multi-billion dollar subsidized public service programs that assist more than 10 million Californians. He is also a founding Board Member of the Californians Dedicated to Education Foundation (a partnership with the California Department of Education).

Benito has received the UC Berkeley Mark Bingham Award for Excellence in Achievement by a Young Alumnus Award, the New Leaders Council 40 Under 40 Award, and dozens of commendations and resolutions on behalf of SupplyBank.org.

Benito holds a BA from the University of California at Berkeley. He lives in Oakland with his wife, Amanda and their bull-mastiff pup, Kovu.

Director of Finance

Chris Emmons

Christina “Chris” Emmons is the Director of Finance at SupplyBank.org, a role she has served in since 2017. With a 30-year history of managing B2B model e-commerce businesses and overseeing commercial and industrial infrastructure projects, Chris brings unique knowledge and experience to her role at SupplyBank.org and to the organization’s Oakport development project.

Prior to joining SupplyBank.org, Chris served as the Controller of Give Something Back Office Supplies, which at the time was the largest independently owned office supply company in the Western United States. She also served as Controller and Chief Financial Officer for numerous other nonprofit, manufacturing, wholesale distribution, and e-commerce organizations, including several with substantial real estate and manufacturing assets.

Director of Special Projects and Development

Kristian Browning

Kristian Browning is Director of Special Projects and Development at SupplyBank.org. Rejoining the organization for her second stint in 2020, Kristian’s current role combines communications, strategic development, and policy. She leads grant management and writing, partnership cultivation, and funding strategy—supporting major capital projects, program expansion, and long-term sustainability. Kristian raised $3 million in habitat restoration grants for SupplyBank.org’s Oakport project in just 10 months. During the pandemic, she coordinated PPE and diaper deliveries to childcare providers throughout California.

Previously, Kristian supported cross-functional initiatives at the Georgia Institute of Technology, helping departments strengthen project management, collaboration, and process improvement efforts. Earlier in her career, Kristian worked as a part of three AmeriCorps teams—focusing on educational equity with City Year, environmental stewardship with the National Park Service, and community resource access as an AmeriCorps VISTA member.

Kristian has a master’s degree in organizational leadership, and a bachelor’s of science in communication sciences and disorders. She lives in Salinas, CA.

Director of Operations and IT

Libby Brown

Elizabeth (Libby) Brown is the Director of Operations and IT at SupplyBank.org, a role she has held since 2024. Libby oversees both the Operations department and the organization’s technology initiatives–driving improvements in efficiency and implementing systems that advance SupplyBank.org’s mission.

Libby has over 15 years of experience leading large technical and operational teams. Prior to SupplyBank.org, she served as the Vice President of IT Infrastructure and Operations at Gap, Inc.

Libby graduated from the University of California at Berkeley. She lives in San Francisco.

Community Development Project Manager

Sam Maurer

Sam Maurer is the Community Development Project Manager at SupplyBank.org, a role he has held since 2024. Sam manages environmental initiatives for SupplyBank.org’s Oakport project’ He also supports the project through grant writing, event planning, and community outreach, and he leads Oakport’s shoreline habitat restoration efforts.

Before joining SupplyBank.org, Sam worked as a project manager at various nonprofits in the Bay Area. Prior to that, he spent a decade in education, first as a teacher and then as an academic coordinator, where he managed a team of more than 20 teachers and counseled more than 250 students.

Sam graduated from the University of California at Santa Cruz with a BA in Cultural Anthropology. He lives in Richmond, California.

Senior Operations Manager

Oliver Spirgi

Oliver Spirgi is the Senior Operations Manager at SupplyBank.org, and has been with the organization since 2022. Oliver organizes procurement, warehousing, and systems development, and works with the organization’s finance department to develop program-specific budgets.

Prior to SupplyBank.org, Oliver served as a FoodCorps service member and teacher, where he taught cooking, gardening, and nutrition education to PreK-5th graders in San Francisco. He also organized a weekly foodbank distribution during the pandemic.

Oliver holds degrees in economics and public health from Occidental College. During his time at Occidental, he studied in Geneva, Switzerland, working with international NGOs (WHO, WFP, ILO, and IOM) while completing a Global Health and Development Policy course. He lives in Oakland.

Senior Operations and Finance Specialist

Melissa Young-Hooks

Melissa Young-Hooks is the Senior Operations and Finance Specialist at SupplyBank.org, a role she has held since 2023. She oversees administrative operations, financial management, and logistics coordination.

Before SupplyBank.org, Melissa spent 15 years working in event management, budgeting, staffing, marketing, and production throughout the Bay Area. She also founded her own full-service event production company. Melissa is a proud community volunteer who has worked with nonprofit organizations to distribute food and hygiene products to people experiencing homelessness in Oakland.

Executive and Development Coordinator

Lizbeth Garcia

Lizbeth Garcia is the Executive and Development Coordinator at SupplyBank.org, a role she has held since 2024. She supports the organization’s leadership, board operations, and grantmaking efforts, manages scheduling, and ensures seamless communication across internal teams.

Lizbeth graduated from Cal State East Bay with a BA in Business Administration. She lives in Oakland, CA.

Director of Programs

Crystal Sand

Crystal Sand is the Director of Programs at SupplyBank.org, a role she has held since 2024. She oversees the launch of new programs across the organization–including partnerships with hundreds of public agencies and nonprofits throughout the state of California. In this role, Crystal ensures that SupplyBank.org’s partners and the communities the organization serves receive critical resources with efficiency and care.

Prior to joining SupplyBank.org, Crystal worked with national and local nonprofits in a variety of roles, including strategy and impact consulting, partnership development, research, and advocacy. She also spent five years in business development and product marketing at a leading technology company.

Crystal graduated from the University of California at Berkeley. She lives in Alameda, CA.

Junior Program Manager

Hannah Emory

Hannah Emory is a Junior Program Manager at SupplyBank.org, and has worked at the organization since 2022. Hannah manages the organization’s relationships with dozens of agencies and community-based organizations, onboards new partnership organizations, and conducts needs assessments.

Before SupplyBank.org, Hannah worked in the residential mental health field, where they saw firsthand how the stigma surrounding mental health and financial standing impacted vulnerable populations–particularly how when communities’ basic needs aren’t met, mental health challenges can be further exacerbated.

Hannah graduated from Hofstra University. They live in Martinez, California.

Operations Coordinator

Shane Blanton

Shane Blanton is the Operations Coordinator at SupplyBank.org, a role he has held since 2025. He oversees operations and logistics coordination.

Before SupplyBank.org, Shane spent more than 10 years working as a data analyst in financial consulting and software sales operations. Shane is also a proud community volunteer basketball coach in the Oakland Unified School District as an assistant coach for Claremont Middle School boys basketball team.

Shane graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a Bachelors of Science degree in business administration and resides in Alameda, CA.

Meet The Experienced Team that Powers the Largest Charitable Program of Its Kind In California

Benito Delgado-Olson

Chris Emmons

Kristian Browning

Libby Brown

Sam Maurer

Oliver Spirgi

Melissa Young-Hooks

Lizbeth Garcia

Crystal Sand

Hannah Emory

Shane Blanton

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