Sims-Caldwell
Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana President and CEO Fred Glass announced Friday that Shawna Sims-Caldwell has accepted the position of Chief Network Officer. As such, she will also be a member of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT). The promotion is effective Monday, March 13.
“The SLT and I were looking for a strategic thinker and someone who can get big things done in this role, and we found that person in Shawna,” Glass said. “She has demonstrated those two critical qualities, among many other positive ones, in her body of work here, previously at IndyHumane, and in her interview with the SLT.”
Sims-Caldwell brings more than 20 years of experience in developing long-term operational strategies to achieve organization and departmental goals. She has served as the Director of Hunger Relief Programs for Marion County since July 2022 overseeing the agency network for the county and initiating structure and clarity for her team, as well as leading innovation in technology and communication.
Prior to joining Gleaners, Sims-Caldwell served 20 years at IndyHumane in a variety of roles, with her final three years as Senior Director of Shelter Operations and a member of the organization’s senior leadership. She supervised a staff of 25 regular and 30 seasonal staff members in customer service, youth programs, volunteer programs, and animal behavior.
In her time there, she also gained extensive experience developing and managing budgets and working diligently with its Board.
Sims-Caldwell attended Purdue University and IUPUI. A believer in lifelong learning, she is currently studying Korean and Spanish languages. An avid music lover, she plays the violin and guitar. Not surprisingly given her 20 years with IndyHumane, she is also an animal lover.
About Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana, Inc.
Gleaners was founded in 1980 and is a respected leader within Feeding America, the nation’s food bank network. Since that time, Gleaners has distributed more than 800 million pounds of food and critical grocery products through nearly 300 hunger relief agencies, schools and community partners serving Hoosiers facing food insecurity.
In addition to food distribution to agencies, Gleaners serves the most vulnerable populations, seniors and children, through specialty programs such as Gleaners2Go, Home Delivery, School-Based Pantries, Mobile Pantries, Summer Meals for Kids, and Senior Hunger Initiative programs.
Charity Navigator has recognized Gleaners as a 4-Star organization, the highest rating for charity demonstrating fiscal management and accountability. In addition, Gleaners is an accredited charity with the Better Business Bureau and has earned a Platinum Seal of Transparency from GuideStar. To learn more, visit gleaners.org.