MEET THE TEAM

Click on each of our wonderful leaders to find out a little more about them and what gifts they bring to Grace Klein Community.

Jenny Waltman

FOUNDER

Jenny began a friendship with Jesus when she was five years old and she has been on the ride of a lifetime. If only she had known what she was saying “yes” to when she started praying about providing food support to Birmingham families.

A graduate of Samford University, insurance adjuster for six years, a bookkeeper, an entrepreneur, with her husband Jason, through Grace Klein Construction, Inc., a mama to two biological children and many others, a writer and avid reader, and a servant leader of Grace Klein Community as Director of the Board, her journey is beautifully amazing, stretching and fulfilling.

She serves behind the scenes, in a daily capacity, with Grace Klein Community to propel vision, develop structures, oversee record keeping and non-profit compliance, and assist in community support advocacy, volunteer engagement and relevant education regarding combating food waste, early church principles and resourcefulness.

“The moment we begin walking in a relationship with Jesus, He changes everything. We start to see what He sees, desire to love how He loves and realize that the moments we are the most fulfilled are the moments when we are giving ourselves away. Come join us in an incredible adventure of life on mission.”

“God’s plan is to make known his secret to his people, this rich and glorious secret which he has for all peoples. And the secret is that Christ is in you, which means that you will share in the glory of God.” – Colossians 1:27

Natalie King

DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

Natalie King, a native of South Africa, traveled to Birmingham, Alabama, under a two month commitment to advocate for Kwathu Children’s Home in Livingstone, Zambia. With the request and advocacy of Grace Klein Community, she extended her stay, working with Grace Klein Community through an R1 Visa, twice renewed, and now a green card, where she is in line and named as successor of the organization.

With her initiative and work ethic, she has held almost every role in the organization and trained the majority of new hires. She began grant writing for the organization in 2018 and has secured 758,742.74 in grant funding from 2018-2023, with a record breaking year anticipated in 2024, where her efforts will more than double those combined years. With organizational growth, Natalie established the Christmas, School and Shoe programs which successfully operate, co-leads a team of seven liaisons focusing on engaging churches, businesses, non-profits, schools, sustainability and food donors in Grace Klein Community’s efforts to impact the state of Alabama. With the growth, she has been a key player in moving from antiquated paper systems to online systems, implementing customer relationship management through Monday.com, developing company protocols, recruiting staff, overseeing global partner connections as well as global team travel, and representing the organization through various media and speaking engagement opportunities.

During her ten years of service with Grace Klein Community, she has led the organizational growth where she currently provides executive oversight for a $20 million combined cash and in-kind budget which includes the operation a robust food rescue program, FeedBHM, providing food support to almost 20,000 individuals every week. For the last six years, Grace Klein Community has held the Guidestar Platinum Seal of Transparency for financial stewardship and responsibility as well as a 4 star rating through Charity Navigator, recognized as an organization exceeding industry standards and outperforming most charities in its cause.

In addition, Natalie and her husband Jackson, along with their identical twin boys, are house hosts for one of Grace Klein Community’s homes where they host national and global overnight visitors, community gatherings, diverse ladies events, Bible study and worship nights, college nights, and other intentional dinners. Called to Birmingham, AL, Natalie is a model of servant leadership, a community advocate and organizer, and gifted in uniting people across diverse socio-economic, cultural and generational divides to bring collaboration and team work to our city.

DonDee Osburn

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

DonDee provides management of the office including administration to the Grace Klein Community team. DonDee is a native of Birmingham, AL, and has an extensive employment history in non-profit administration, as well as years of experience in youth, children and adult teaching, pregnancy resources, food distribution and church office support. She received a Bachelor’s in Business Administration from Faulkner University and is planning to pursue completion of a master’s degree next year in social work from the University of Alabama.

In addition, DonDee is a successful business owner of Covenant Heating and Cooling, and the leader of Embrace Grace, a non-profit whose mission is to inspire and equip the church to love on single and pregnant young women and their families. Wife to Dewayne, and mama to Garth, Caleb and Hannah, DonDee is “superwoman” in disguise.

“I am honored to be serving full time on staff, using the gifts of administration and organization given to me by God in order to further His kingdom. I am humbled and grateful. And I am excited to introduce others to this life together. Let us gaze toward heaven as Stephen did, full of the Holy Spirit, as we introduce others to our Jesus and serve them as he modeled for us.”

Lindsay Glass

DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION

Lindsay Glass is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in customer service and management roles. She previously served as the Associate Director of Customer Experience at Mspark (formerly Mailsouth) in Helena, AL. Lindsay is adept at offering practical solutions to client challenges, collaborating effectively with others, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. Lindsay is married to Andrew and has two children, Gabe and Makindsay. She is deeply engaged in community service. She has volunteered as an administrative assistant at Aaron’s Staff Respite Care, Inc. since 2010 and has served in various roles in the local church for most of her life. She initially learned about Grace Klein Community when a friend introduced her to the “No Safety Pins” trading event in 2016. Since that time, she followed Grace Klein Community closely via social media and was captivated by their zeal for Jesus and community service. She dreamed she would one day work full-time for the organization. Lindsay has a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. With exceptional computer skills, particularly in Microsoft Office programs, Lindsay leverages technology to streamline processes and enhance productivity. She is known for her commitment to accuracy, efficiency, and proactive problem-solving. “Grace Klein Community puts Jesus at the forefront of everything they do. They serve the community with excellence. Being a part of this organization has been transformational for me and my family. We have seen first-hand the benefits of living in community and being a part of the church, outside the walls of the church. We have seen Gods hand at work daily, and we are honored to serve Him alongside so many other Jesus-followers.”

Liz Harrison

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COORDINATOR

Jackson King

COMMUNITY AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT LIAISON

Serving as an active duty U.S. Marine from 2005-2011, Jackson King found himself transitioning back to civilian life in Birmingham, AL; contributing to the community through welding, construction and sales for over a decade. In February 2024, Jackson began as a Community and Business Development Liaison with Grace Klein Community in a triangular role of championing marketplace leaders, stewarding community properties, and engaging serve teams, locally and globally. He and his wife Natalie, Director of Development with Grace Klein Community, host one of the organization’s community homes where next generation leaders come as guests to serve and learn how to activate the ways of Jesus in their everyday lives. They are the proud parents of identical twin baby boys, Aaron and Ezra, who will follow in their footsteps as bridgebuilders for Birmingham, Jesus warriors and awakeners of faith. Daniel 12:3

Carla Phillips

SERVE TEAM AND VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR

Carla coordinates our many volunteers and serve teams which ensures Grace Klein Community operates efficiently. Whether a team of thirty landscaping at one of our community homes or a small group organizing our food shelves, she will be happily serving alongside our volunteers. During the Covid-19 season, Carla’s role shifted to Drive-Thru trainer, where she implements and trains new volunteers on a consistent food distribution drive thru process upholding the highest in CDC safety protocols.

A native of Birmingham, AL, Carla received her undergraduate and master’s degree in Elementary/Early Childhood Education from the University of Montevallo. She snagged her a Good Ole’ Boy from her hometown and has been happily married for 29 years to Doug Phillips. She is mother of two boys, Brooks and Tyler and two “dog”ters Sydney and Lucy.

Carla’s path to GKC took many roads. She began her career as a 3rd grade teacher at Central Park Christian School, and was promoted to her most important job, a “stay-at-home-mom” where she is blessed to have raised two upstanding young men. In 1995, she certified as a fitness instructor and successfully ran her own Jazzercise Fitness Center for 25 years. She continues to teach a couple of classes a week. Carla dabbled in retail sales and administrative work while looking for the perfect job fit… something meaningful, purposeful, enjoyable, a place she could look forward to each day. God led her to GKC.

“I am truly blessed to be a part of the GKC family. Each day I work with people I genuinely love and I am able to share food, friendship, advice, love and prayer. The best part is that I receive as much as I give. God strengthens me through those I meet. Sharing comes full circle. What a gift from God.”

Delia Giles

BOOKKEEPER

Ann McIntosh

VOLUNTEER CARE COORDINATOR

Alyna Click

OFFICE MANAGER

Alyna grew up in Alabaster, AL, as an only child. After graduating from Thompson High School, Alyna hit a rough patch when she was pulled into the world of addiction. But GOD! Her aunt and uncle “just so happened” to come serve with Grace Klein Community, where we were able to connect Alyna to one of our staff and met Jesus. Then we were able to refer her to a recovery program where she walked through the steps of restoration and earned an associate’s degree in theology from Covenant Bible College made possible by a scholarship from Radical Restoration Ministries. After completion of the program, she returned to Birmingham, AL, and begin volunteering with GKC. As the demands of the pandemic grew, GKC brought Alyna on staff to help run our day to day operations.

Her deep love for people is evident everyday as she serves at the Grace Klein Community office. Her ever-present smile is a light on even the most hectic days. She claims both King’s Way Church in Irondale and Liberty Church Birmingham in Hoover as hers and attends both as her schedule allows. In her free time, Alyna loves spending time outdoors (especially fishing!) and hanging out with friends and family.

“I never thought two years ago that His plan for me would be so extravagant! God has really blessed me at Grace Klein and I am so thankful to be part of the Grace Klein family. All things are possible with God – Matthew 19:26”

She stands on the firm foundation of faith each day, especially a scripture God gave her a couple of years ago, “I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.” – Philippians 4:13