Food Bank of Lincoln

Michaella Kumke has a passion for nonprofit communications and human services. In early 2015, she joined the amazing team at the Food Bank of Lincoln where she works as the communications director. Through a variety of marketing channels, Ms. Kumke brings attention to food insecurity in Southeast Nebraska. 

“My role at the Food Bank of Lincoln has been my most rewarding work to date,” said Kumke. “It combines my awe for the enduring human spirit and my passion for helping to meet a basic human need.”

Ms. Kumke is originally from Hastings, Nebraska, where she grew up in a modest home that she shared with her loving parents and 11—yes, ELEVEN!—siblings. 

Since graduating from UNL in 2003, Ms. Kumke has worked in the nonprofit sector as a communications and marketing professional. She has previous work experience with some of Lincoln’s best-known and beloved nonprofit organizations, including: NET (Nebraska’s public radio and television networks), Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital, and Lincoln Children’s Museum. 

Ms. Kumke proudly volunteers as a member of the Habitat for Humanity of Lincoln board of directors and is a mentor for College of Journalism and Mass Communications students at UNL.

In her free time, Ms. Kumke enjoys spending time on her bike, out in nature with her spouse, hunkered down at home with her three little dogs, or in the company of her book club pals (aka The Edgy Bookworms) discussing their latest selection.