LISA DIGIOVANNI - CEO
Lisa loves family, traveling and singing. Thankfully, her volunteer experience combines all of her favorite things. She’s built homes in Ensenada with her son, served at an orphanage in Uganda with her other son, cleaned up the aftermath of a Tornado with her husband in Oklahoma, aided the homeless in Los Angeles and managed an international student sponsorship program in Haiti. Lisa is detail-, people- and task-oriented, which has served her very well as an in-demand court reporter in the Los Angeles area. Lisa is well-versed in board management, list making and sarcasm.
ISIDRO ALBA - SECRetary
Isisdro currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia, and has worked in sales and sales leadership for over 25 years. Isidro was raised in Indiana by his Cuban immigrant parents and has been married to Karen for almost 30 years. They have two daughters: Adriana, who is married and has made them grandparents, and Alyssa, a recent college grad. Isidro enjoys being an active member of his community and invests in serving the materially poor, assisting with home restoration projects and invests his time in mentoring young men. Isidro is an avid CrossFitter and is also a CrossFit coach. He is passionate about his faith, his family, his friends and serving others.
JUSTIN PUBLICKER - CFO
Justin is a CPA working in Los Angeles, California, focusing primarily on charter school education and finance. He knows that numbers may not be everyone’s jam, but he has a passion for putting his financial mindset to work in unique ways. Justin has personally served both local and international nonprofit organizations for many years with first-hand exposure to issues in education, healthcare, homelessness, churches, and orphanages. When not tucked in a spreadsheet Justin is married to Kandace, who loves that he is a sports fanatic and plays basketball and golf every chance he gets.
LINA - BOARD MEMBER
Originally from Haiti, Lina brings a personal connection to The Lunch Bucket’s mission and a desire to give back to the country that will always be part of her story. She currently supports the organization behind the scenes, helping with sponsor mailings and other administrative needs. With a background in Business Management and Communication and a love for art, design and storytelling, Lina is excited to bring more of her creative skills to The Lunch Bucket as the organization grows, using creativity to celebrate the beauty and strength of Haiti, connect supporters to the mission and help create opportunities for others. As Lina puts it, “God whispered my name in rooms I never thought I would enter and wrote it on the hearts of people I had never met, yet their prayers and gifts changed my life.” That experience shaped her desire to do the same for others, to use the places she enters, the opportunities she is given and the gifts she has to help open doors for someone else.
SHANNON HOFFMANN - PRESIDENT
Shannon is a veteran of international non-profit marketing and management, working closely with a Haitian organization for the last 13 years. That experience was a master class in the value of relationships, the complexity of culture and importance of asking hard questions. She has spent time in the Caribbean, Africa, Europe and Mexico but still has a hard time negotiating the 405/101 split in Los Angeles. Shannon and her husband Gary have two grown children who keep them in check and on their toes. Downtime is spent reading pretty much anything and everything, running and trying to keep her plants alive.