Kim Charvet is the Operations Manager at the Issaquah Food & Clothing Bank, where she oversees all daily operations and works to ensure that neighbors can access food and essential resources with dignity and care.
Kim’s connection to the Food Bank began in 2010, when she regularly passed a long line of neighbors waiting outside the building while on her way to teach a fitness class nearby. Learning that the line was for the Issaquah Food & Clothing Bank left a lasting impression and ultimately inspired her to get involved. She began volunteering weekly with the Groceries to Go program and later supported initiatives including the Holiday Gift Barn, Turkey Trot, Summer Lunch Program, and Stamp Out Hunger.
In 2020, Kim joined the Food Bank as a full-time staff member. Since then, she has led the operations team through unprecedented growth and change, including the challenges of the pandemic. During her first four years, service numbers more than doubled. Kim helped stabilize and scale daily operations, strengthen systems, and support a growing staff and volunteer base through constant change. She has also prioritized expanding access to fresh, organic, and locally grown produce—along with dairy, meat, and eggs—believing that healthy food is essential to long-term well-being and touches every part of a person’s life.
This work matters deeply to Kim because she wants to help make the community she calls home better for everyone. She is motivated by showing up for people when they need support, recognizing that everyone needs help at different points in their lives, and that even small efforts can have meaningful impacts—often in ways unseen.
Before joining IFCB, Kim worked as an elementary school teacher and later in the nonprofit sector in human resources and development. She also owned and operated a small fitness business. Outside of work, Kim enjoys reading, baking, staying active, and spending summer days on Lake Sammamish boating, wake surfing, and paddle boarding.