Our Team

Jason Teramoto

Director of Regulatory and External Affairs

Kristian Browning

Senior Special Projects and Outreach Manager

Lamuel Galang

Policy and Research Assistant

Executive Director & Founder

Benito Delgado-Olson

Employed since 2009

As a student at the University of California, Berkeley completing his senior thesis on the history of the Oakland Unified School District Benito Delgado-Olson attended several public events in an effort to understand how the community responded to its neediest students. He was struck by the inefficiency of the distribution of resources and realized there had to be a better way. He founded SupplyBank.org, then known as K-to-College, in 2009 to provide school supplies to low-income students. Today SupplyBank.org is the largest charitable program of its kind in California, distributing vital essential goods to under-resourced families throughout the state in partnership with a network of more than 500 organizations.

Proudest accomplishment at SupplyBank.org: every time we do something that hasn’t been done before to help people
Personal interests: traveling everywhere, Bay Area sports, exercise, a good single malt scotch.

“The goal at the end of the day is to make sure people have what they need to live with health, safety, and comfort during times of both extraordinary disaster and ongoing hardship.”

Controller

Chris Emmons

Employed since 2017

Proudest accomplishment at SupplyBank.org: detailed reporting on our financial statements
Personal interests: exploring national and state parks, ocean shores, animals, family

“I believe in supporting groups that provide basic needs assistance, job training, and support programs that help people obtain employment and personal satisfaction. All humans should work together and listen to each other to better understand the challenges we all face.”

Director of Programs

Justin Van Zerber

Employed since 2018

Proudest accomplishment at SupplyBank.org: developing the partnerships that help address unmet needs across the state and our agency’s ability to adapt to the changing environment due to COVID-19.
Personal interests: Gardening, hiking, running, backpacking, bike-riding, scuba diving, and eating locally and internationally

“We as a society have a moral obligation to treat others better and work together to address community, state, national, and global inequities. We have enough resources to provide basic necessities to everyone.”

Director of Operations

Jessica M. Hernandez

Employed since 2020

Proudest accomplishment at SupplyBank.org: tracking down all our forehead thermometers during our COVID response
Personal interests: hiking, camping, testing new recipes

“Previously I served as the Operations Manager for a school food service company in Chicago. Access to food is only one of the many social determinants of health affecting our communities. Expanding on this work led me to SupplyBank.org where I help strengthen our programs to serve all parts of California.”

Director of Regulatory and External Affairs

Jason Teramoto

Employed 2022

Proudest accomplishment at SupplyBank.org: collaborating with a team that is designing the next generation of needs based resources and the systems to deliver it.
Personal interests: spending time with my daughter, watching her grow up, and seeing the world through her eyes.

Senior Special Projects and Outreach Manager

Kristian Browning

Employed 2014-2015, 2020

Proudest accomplishment at SupplyBank.org: connecting people to resources during the pandemic.
Personal interests: walking in nature, visiting regional parks, reading, rowing, time with family and friends.

“Many circumstances cause children to grow up a lot quicker than I’d hope. Some kids feel like no one is there to help them and that they or their families can’t catch a break. I love helping connect people to resources and using my relationship-building skills every day to create a better tomorrow for children and families.”

Program Manager

Michelle Serpas

Employed since 2022

Proudest accomplishment: collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to better understand and support our community with basic needs materials.
Personal interests: yoga, netflix, and traveling

“My initial experience working with the community came at a young age while being inspired by my mother’s example of teaching children and supporting low-income families in our family childcare home. There I developed my five core values – love, community, agency, social justice, and integrity- guiding me to advocate for underrepresented communities. I strongly believe that everyone of all ages deserves the opportunity to have access to basic needs materials. I am very excited to use my experience and skills to further SupplyBank.org’s mission and vision to strengthen the social safety net and deliver essential supplies to children and families in need.”

Senior Administrative Specialist

Hanna Pesha

Employed since 2019

Proudest accomplishment at SupplyBank.org: creating the donor acknowledgement system.
Personal interests: playing guitar, hiking

“I was a community childcare provider in the East Bay for seven years prior to joining SupplyBank.org. I’ve seen what having day to day diaper supplies means to California families.”

Program Coordinator

Hannah Emory

Employed since 2022

Proudest accomplishment at SupplyBank.org: helping launch a new $2.5M program, the Emergency To-Go Bag Program, and watching and learning as it takes shape.
Personal interests: painting, drawing and making jewelry

“From my experience working in residential mental health, I saw firsthand how the stigma surrounding mental health and financial standing has affected vulnerable populations, and how lack of needs being met leads to further struggle with mental health symptoms. This experience has motivated me to strive to be a part of systems changes that has the opportunity to positively affect many families.”

Logistics Coordinator

Oliver Spirgi

Employed since 2022

Proudest accomplishment: organizing an emergency shipment of diapers and wipes to assist families displaced by flooding in Watsonville and Monterey, California.
Personal interests: cooking, playing and watching soccer, camping, hiking, and gardening

“My work as a teacher in San Francisco gave me first-hand experience with food banks being cornerstones in nourishing entire communities, but also failing to provide other basic needs. Working with SupplyBank.org gives me a platform to address the gaps in our organizational counterparts and ensure that all communities have access to essential goods.”

Policy and Research Assistant

Lamuel Galang

Employed since 2021

Proudest accomplishment at SupplyBank.org: recognizing the importance of policy making at the state level through personal contact with California state officials.
Personal interests: reading, Marvel movies and comics, anime, the L.A. Lakers

“I grew up in downtown Los Angeles and attended a Title I school where several friends were from low-income families. I watched them struggle academically as they sought to meet their financial and basic needs. Their stories continue to inspire me to help students in similar circumstances today.”

Our Team

Benito Delgado-Olson

Chris Emmons

Justin Van Zerber

Jessica M. Hernandez

Jason Teramoto

Kristian Browning

Michelle Serpas

Hanna Pesha

Hannah Emory

Oliver Spirgi

Lamuel Galang

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