Board & Staff
Leading with Purpose. Serving With Heart.
El Reno Blessing Baskets is guided by a team of community leaders who are dedicated to our mission of serving financially challenged households in Western Canadian County with tangible items such as food and other essentials needed for healthy living.
Together, our staff and board of directors provide vision, leadership, stewardship and hands-on support to ensure we continue making a meaningful difference in the lives of our neighbors.
Donna Dyer
Director of Community Relations
Donna Dyer brings a deep commitment to service, relationship-building and community outreach to El Reno Blessing Baskets. Donna joined the organization in March 2015 as its very first employee, embarking on a meaningful new chapter after a 30-plus-year career as a bank Vice President and Director.
During her banking tenure, she also shared her expertise by attending and teaching classes for the Oklahoma Bankers Association (OBA) at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater. Choosing to follow a new calling after decades in corporate leadership allowed Donna to channel her passion for helping others into a role that also prioritized her family during a season of profound personal change. Joining part-time just nine months after the tragic loss of her 16-year-old grandson, and right around the birth of her first granddaughter, the position provided the perfect balance. As Donna reflects, "I felt the need to do something for others and wanted to spend more time with my family. I loved my banking career, but I felt God leading me to this new venture."
Since 2015, Donna has successfully turned that divine leading into impactful action. She plays a vital role in fighting local food insecurity by writing grants and coordinating the dedicated volunteer networks that keep the organization thriving. Her long-held dream of seeing Blessing Baskets build a large, grocery-store-style pantry, where neighbors can shop for their families with dignity, has now become a beautiful reality. Donna’s mission is truly a family affair, as her own loved ones frequently stand alongside her to volunteer and support the community she loves.
Our Staff.
Our Board
of Directors.
Tara Dew, President
Jamie Von Tungeln, Vice President
Karen Sneary, Secretary
Rodney Knowles, Treasurer
Debra Denwalt
Carol Birchall
Nikki Pruitt
Paul Roach
Jeff Koos
Dan Hogan
Brad Gore
Mary Wedman
