Board & Staff

Board of Directors

Joseph MarcAurele 
Chairman & CEO
The Washington Trust Company

Vice President
Cheryl A. Senerchia
Vice President, Compliance
Washington Trust Company

Treasurer
Robert Weygand
Vice President, Division of Administration and Finance
The University of Rhode Island

Secretary
Susan Gustaitis
Executive Director
Jonnycake Center of Peace Dale

Kimberly L. Cummins
Senior Vice President, Communication, Education & Operations
Fidelity Investments

Gerry Fernandez
President & Founder
Multicultural Foodservice & Hospitality Alliance

Doug Fonseca
Director, Shared Services and Outsourcing Advisory
KPMG

Mark W. Freel
Partner
Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

Michael A. Gamboli
Partner
Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP

Yvette Kenner 
Executive Director
South Providence Neighborhood Ministries

Michele B. Lederberg
General Counsel & Chief Administrative Officer
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island

Lisa M. Madsen
Director, Sustainability & Philanthropy
United Natural Foods

Manny Murray
President and CEO
West Warwick Senior Center

Linda H. Newton
Consultant
Newton & Newton, LLC

Kathy O'Donnell
Senior Vice President, Head of Public Affairs
Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

Dennis Roy
Chief Executive Officer
East Bay Community Action Program

Captain Persi Sanclemente
The Salvation Army - Pawtucket Corps

Susan L. Santos
Assistant Executive Director
Girl Scouts of Rhode Island

Jyothi Subramaniam
Member
RI Community Food Bank Development Committee

William R. Walter
President and CEO
Innovative Solutions for Non-Profits, Inc.

Marilyn Warren
Executive Director
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center

Jennifer Watkins
Missionary Vice President
Gospel Tabernacle Outreach Ministries, Inc.

Honorary Board Members

Guy Abelson
Guy Abelson Catering

Author and Former Executive Chef to Julia Child

Wayne Charness
Sr. VP Corporate Communications, Hasbro

Frank D. DePetrillo
Retired Community Liaison,
RI Department of Human Services

Kevin Farrell
Senior Vice President, Middle Market Lending,
Sovereign Bank

Alan Shawn Feinstein
Philanthropist, The Feinstein Foundation

Charles S. Fradin
Consultant, The Sirenic Trust

Arnold M. Friedman
Counsel
Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP

Kathleen Gorman, Ph.D.
Director, University of Rhode Island
Feinstein Center for a Hunger-Free America

Douglas Johnson, PhD
President, Heritage Consulting Group, Inc.

Donna Lee
Retired Food Editor, The Providence Journal

Dorothy Licht
Former First Lady, State of Rhode Island

Bob McDonough
Former Administrator for Family & Adult Services,
RI Department of Human Services

Pauline Perkins Moye
Director of Social Services,
Newport Housing Authority

John Murphy
Partner, KPMG LLP

Honorable William Smith
Federal District Judge

Mary Sue Tavares
Director of Residential Services,
John Fogarty Group Homes

Mark Tribe
Assistant Professor of Modern Culture & Media,
Brown University

Ray Welsh
District Manager
Stop & Shop Companies

Dr. John A. Yena
Chairman,
Johnson & Wales University

Chief Executive Officer
Andrew Schiff
Chief Executive Officer
(401) 230-1660
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Finance, Human Resources & Technology

Christine Cannata
Chief Financial Officer
(401) 230-1661
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Maribeth Cirelli
Director of Administration
(401) 230-1662
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Denise Ercolano
Office Manager
(401) 230-1663
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Kathie Falcone
Director of Finance (Part-Time)
(401) 230-1664
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Mary Hunt
Senior Finance Coordinator (Part-Time)
(401) 230-1666
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Nina O'Connell
Receptionist
(401) 230-1761
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Lucia Perez
Finance Coordinator/Bookkeeper
(401) 230-1665
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Resource Development & Communications

Lisa Roth Blackman
Chief Philanthropy Officer
(401) 230-1672
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Kathy Correia
Development Information Manager
(401) 230-1673
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Cindy Elder
Director of Communications
(401) 230-1674
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Karen Fuller
Director of Philanthropy
(401) 230-1676
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Jill Gonsalves
Director of Annual Giving
(401) 230-1675
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Grace Johnson
Development Coordinator
(401) 230-1677
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Doris Moore
Grants Manager
(401) 230-1678
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Kelly Seigh
Volunteer and Special Events Manager
(401) 230-1679
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Community Programs & Operations

Jen Tomassini
Chief Operating Officer
(401) 230-1693
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Gwen Cunningham
Director of Distribution
(401) 230-1687
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Programs

Erica Hanson
Director of Agency Services
(401) 230-1703
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Heather Langlois
Community Kitchen Director
(401) 230-1714
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Bruce Zarembka
Director of Procurement
(401) 230-1694
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Kristen Allen
Agency Services Coordinator
(401) 230-1700
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Siu Chin
Agency Services Administrative Assistant (Part-Time)
(401) 230-1702
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Robin Covington
SNAP Services for Seniors Coordinator
(401) 230-1701
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Trevor Daneker
Nutrition Education Coordinator
(401) 230-1785
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Patricia Dolloff
Procurement Administrative Assistant (Part-Time)
(401) 230-1688
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Lisa Janes
Newport Kids Cafe Chef (Part-Time)
(401) 942-6325 Ext. 308

Hank Johnson
Life Skills Instructor
(401) 230-1713
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Kelly LeBeau Steel
Agency Services & Nutrition Education Coordinator
(401) 230-1705
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Ronald Lewis
Community Kitchen Assistant Chef
(401) 230-1715
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Farris Maxwell
Procurement Coordinator
(401) 230-1690
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Mev Miller
Community Resource Coordinator
(401) 230-1707
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Hope Indeglia O'Brien
Agency Services Coordinator (Part-Time)
(401) 230-1704
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Email Liz

Operations

Ed Cash
Director of Transportation
(401) 230-1685
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Gary Ivone
Director of Operations
(401)
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Victor Minus
Inventory Control Coordinator
(401) 230-1691
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Jim Borelli
Warehouse Worker

LouAnna Colafrancesco
Customer Service Representative

Julio Cesar Estacuy
Facility Maintenance Technician

Jose R. Jose
Driver

Charles LeClerc
Warehouse Worker

Sylvestre Lopes
Production Assistant

Thomas Mumford
Driver

John Nash
Driver

Thomas O'Connell
Driver

Larry Perry
Warehouse Worker

Patti Perry
Administrative Program Coordinator

Mark Shackelford
Senior Warehouse Worker

Rob Taylor
Warehouse Worker