Our Team

Dr. Kathleen N. Spears is a graduate of Texas Woman's University where she earned a Master of Healthcare Administration as well as a PhD in Community Health. Prior to joining Waste Not Want Not in September 2024 as its executive director, Dr. Spears worked in healthcare sales and marketing at Humana and Walmart Health. Before her career in corporate healthcare, Spears served as President & CEO of 2 different nonprofit organizations in Indianapolis where she increased fundraising, mission impact, and brand recognition and was named to the Indianapolis Business Journal's 40 Under 40 and named as Best & Brightest in Nonprofit Leadership. Spears has also served as an executive consultant with many nonprofits across the globe.

Christie Hingst brings a lifelong commitment to public service to her role on the Waste Not Want Not team. A Tallahassee native and Florida State University graduate, she served as senior class president and later earned a Master of Public Administration from The George Washington University before beginning her career in city planning in the Hampton Roads region of Virginia.

During her time as a city planner, Christie met and married her husband, whose Naval career took their family to California, where she completed a post graduate teacher certification program. Christie and her family later settled in Fleming Island, where she taught second grade at Clay Hill Elementary and spent many years raising her children while serving on multiple boards and service organizations in Clay County, all of which deepened her passion for serving those in need in her community. She currently serves on the Clay County Land Conservation committee as an appointee of Clay County Commissioner John Sgromolo.

Linda McKenzie joined Waste Not Want Not August 1, 2016 as Volunteer Director and continues to coordinate over 130 rescues weekly through the services of 200+ volunteers. Prior to joining Waste Not Want Not, Linda spent 40 years in Land and Marine Transportation companies, retiring from Crowley Maritime Corporation in 2014. In her role as an accounting services professional, she dispersed $750M annually and managed a staff of over 20 in the US and El Salvador.

Linda is a graduate of Knoxville College and Edward Waters University with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Organizational Management and holds a Master of Science in Administration from Central Michigan University.

Alise Dillow is a loaned employee from LM Henderson, an accounting firm located in Indianapolis, IN. Alise has nearly two decades of experience in bookkeeping and accounting with certifications in Quickbooks, Peachtree, and SAGE. Alise has worked with dozens of medium and large organizations including several non-profits. She works closely with nonprofits to implement financial controls, structure, and streamline accounting and bookkeeping processes to ensure the nonprofit is achieving its best financial health.