About Us
Kitchen on the Street began out of a passion for helping those who cannot help themselves. Many years of volunteering in local shelters showed that the most vulnerable never make it to a shelter. Kitchen on the Street combats hunger by taking help and hope to children and families in crisis. Through our partnerships with local schools, we are turning hunger into hope... one child at a time!
Kitchen on the Street 2010 Governing Board
The Board of Directors believe all people are worthy of love. The founders of KOS, Inc. believe they have been blessed and, in turn, wish to bless others. We invite you to learn more about us and welcome your efforts and donations in distributing food to children and families in need.
Junior Board Member
Taylor Joyner's community involvement began at a young age, participating in outreaches to Native Americans on reservations around Arizona. She has had the pleasure of performing in dramas, serving food, performing clean up operations and distributing Christmas gifts to children in need. Taylor has worked vigorously serving meals at homeless shelters, packing food boxes at food banks and doing missions in Mexico. Along with her civic involvement she is a member of the Society of Women Scholars, Vice President of the Spanish Honors Society and is bilingual in Spanish. Taylor is a junior board member dedicated to involving the youth of Arizona in the fight against hunger. She is a student in the Paradise Valley School District and completed a summer internship (2009) in the Maricopa County Attorney’s office.
Chief Administrative Officer
Cheryl Woodring is an Arizona native and has been a resident of Peoria, Chandler, Mesa, and Phoenix. She has a heart for serving those her community, especially children. She serves regularly as a children's choir leader and is a permanent fixture in the adult choir and music ministry at her home church, Scottsdale Bible Church. She has participated in outreach missions in the Phoenix area and Romania and has prepared and served meals to children through Neighborhood Ministries. She also has a history of serving non profit organizations in areas of fundraising and event planning with the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and the Foundation for Blind Children.
Chief Executive Officer
Lisa Scarpinato is the Chief Executive Office and co-founder of Kitchen on the Street. Her community involvement includes volunteer work at homeless shelters and food banks like Phoenix Rescue Mission, as well as churches and outreach programs locally and abroad. Throughout her 38 year residency in Arizona, she has partnered with various non-profit organizations to improve conditions for impoverished and homeless people and has dedicated much of her time to working with children. Attending grade school and high school in the Valley, she feels a great sense of urgency to improve the lives of impoverished children in Arizona. Lisa is a recipient of the POINTS OF LIGHT AWARD in recognition of her community service and involvement in co-founding Kitchen on the Street as well as the Mae Carvell Award presented by Venture Club of Phoenix. She is a member of the President’s Circle, an Advisory Committee of Paradise Valley Community College.
Chief Communications Office
Rhonda Cagle has the privilege of serving numerous non-profit agencies in their marketing, fundraising, and communication efforts. She is a past board member of several non-profit organizations including EMPACT-SPC and Christians In Media. Rhonda’s late husband, Dennis Cagle, was an Anglo-Catholic priest, educator, and the inspiration for Kitchen on the Street. Her daughter, Megan, is a KOS volunteer and a student at Arizona State University, studying Political Science and History.
Chief Operating Officer
Tom Luzader relocated to Arizona in 1961; he is married with six children and 2 grandchildren. Tom and his wife Donna have owned/operated a business in the Phoenix area for the last eight years. Tom is a foot soldier feeding the hungry in the public eye and along the quiet streets of Phoenix. He has given countless volunteer hours with local churches and Phoenix Rescue Mission, but is frequently seen blessing people in need with a bag of groceries from a local market. God has placed a burden on his heart for feeding those in need, especially those he encounters in his daily travels. Tom lends his business experience and contacts as well as his entrepreneurial spirit to further the mission and ministry of Kitchen on the Street.
Chief Accounting Officer
Vince Scarpinato is a co-founder of Kitchen on the Street, Inc. He has served people in need in NJ, PA and Arizona. During his culinary career on the east coast, Vince provided personal assistance to those in need, as well as through associations with various organizations. After his relocation to AZ, he became involved with Sojourner Center, lending his expertise in the kitchen remodel project. He has also been involved with Phoenix Rescue Mission and United Way. He lends his entrepreneurial knowledge and leadership to the organization and is currently earning his MBA to better serve KOS in the areas of finance and accounting.
