Hub Staff
Liz Barnhart
(she/her)
Community Outreach Coordinator
Liz has been involved with the Hub as a garden intern, volunteer, and educator since 2016. After graduating with her B.S in Community Health from I.U, she took over the position of volunteer coordinator. She has worked in Bloomington as a farm hand, construction worker, painter, restaurant manager, wood worker, barista, rock climbing coach, and behavioral health specialist. In her spare time she enjoys hiking, listening to Jimmy Buffet, climbing, swimming, and foraging for wild edibles.
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Megan Betz
(she/her)
President and CEO
While new to the Hub, Megan has been committed to making quality food more broadly accessible in Bloomington for ten years. She has an MPA from the O’Neill School and a PhD in Geography, also from Indiana University. Megan’s research focus and activism in the community have centered on building equitable, inclusive spaces within public food. Away from the Hub, Megan is either in her own garden and tending her fruit trees, sewing, or getting outdoors with the family and their dog Sprinkles.
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Sam Glidewell
(they/them)
Operations Manager
Sam has lived in Bloomington since 2016 and has worked in various kitchens, cafes, bakeries, and even a goat farm in their time here. Sam’s first introduction to the Hub was as a patron in 2018, where they discovered what food access really is. Outside of work, Sam is hiking the wilderness of Bloomington, capturing photos of its landscape. But more likely, they’re spending time with their dog, Ruth, on a hike or at the dog park.
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Georgia O'Connor
(she/her)
Youth Educator
Georgia has experience working with youth for over 16 years. Georgia says her love of gardening and working along side youth was inspired by, her grandmother. “My grandmother always invited me to help with the gardening. When I was young I assumed it was to get more done, as a grown up, I realize I probably created more work than I helped with. For grandma, it was more about spending unhurried time getting to know her straggly haired granddaughter, than getting the garden chores done.” How does Georgia define a successful day? “Hands in the soil, seeds planted with and in youth, seeing them both grow!”
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Sidd Das
(he/him)
Garden Coordinator
Sidd came to Bloomington in 2019 as an undergraduate student at IU. He studied Environmental Science, Spanish, and Geography, with a focus on food justice both on and off campus. He first got involved at the Hub as a volunteer. Since graduating, Sidd has worked at a composting facility, a sheep farm, and multiple produce farms around Bloomington. He enjoys cooking and photography in his spare time.
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Erika Wheeler
(she/her)
Director of Development
Erika's first experience with the Hub was as a patron. It was the food pantry that first brought her to the Hub, but it was the people and the programs that kept her coming back, long after she no longer needed food assistance. Erika became a Garden Intern in 2014, was hired on as the Garden Coordinator in 2018, and is now the Director of Development. Erika believes that her long history with the Hub, in its many forms, will be an asset as she navigates her way through the world of nonprofit Development. When Erika's not at the Hub, she is probably somewhere drenched in sweat - either working in her home garden, adventuring with her dog, or dancing away at Jazzercise Bloomington.
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Board of Directors
Sherri Dugger
David Lyman, Vice Chair
Sean McInerney
Devon Perry, Chair
Mitch Rice, Secretary
JR Stallsmith