Leadership Team
Andrew Morehouse | Executive Director
Andrew is responsible for the overall management of the Food Bank. He also engages in public education and advocacy, carries out fundraising and “friendraising,” and serves on several non-profit boards of directors. Andrew has served as the Executive Director since 2005 and has devoted his entire professional career to the non-profit sector and, specifically, to social and economic justice issues. Prior to the Food Bank, he was the founding director for ten years of a community development corporation devoted to asset-building strategies of, for, and by low-income residents in Holyoke, Massachusetts. Andrew has also worked in Washington, DC in community-based programs in the Salvadoran refugee community and in public policy think tanks on U.S. foreign policy in Latin America. He has a B.A. in Anthropology from Bates College, a M.A. in Economics from the University of Massachusetts, and a M.B.A. from the Isenberg School of Management, University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Andrew has lived extensively in Latin America, and he is bilingual and bicultural. He serves on the board of directors of Greenfield Community College, Way Finders, Kestrel Land Trust, and the Springfield Regional Chamber. Contact Andrew >
Nancy Robinson | Senior Director of Operations
Nancy oversees food receiving and distribution, programs, human resources and information technology. She draws on her extensive leadership experience in operations and healthcare to support the expanding and innovative work of the Food Bank teams. Nancy has a Bachelor’s of Science in Medical Technology from the University of Buffalo (S.U.N.Y.) and holds a Master’s of Business Administration from the University of Connecticut, School of Business. Contact Nancy >
Shirley Del Rio | Director of Food Operations
Shirley oversees all food operations, including food sourcing, inventory management, distribution and delivery, facilities and food safety. She has been with the Food Bank since 2001, when she began as an Agency Services Clerk. Prior to that, she worked at UPS in the OSND-Internationals division, managing logistics, supervising staff and package processing.
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Christina Maxwell | Director of Programs
Christina oversees all of the Food Bank’s programs including the Mobile Food Bank, Brown Bag: Food for Elders, Nutrition, SNAP Outreach & Enrollment, Advocacy, Member Relations, and Food Assistance Navigation. She has been at the Food Bank since 2009. Before coming to the Food Bank, Christina ran a small community-based anti-poverty nonprofit in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and worked in the International Affairs department at the American Federation of Teachers in Washington, DC, where she collaborated with teachers’ unions around the world to conduct teacher training and curriculum development to promote civic education. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in political science from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and a Master’s Degree in international education from The George Washington University. Contact Christina >
Jillian Morgan | Director of Development
Jillian oversees the Development team to plan and execute fundraising activities, boost engagement through volunteering, and develop communications strategies to raise awareness about the mission of the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts. Prior to joining the Food Bank, Jillian was involved in development for Meals on Wheels, and served as a tour manager for a nutrition education theater company that traveled across the country. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Communication from The University of Massachusetts, Amherst and a M.B.A. in Entrepreneurial thinking and Innovative Practices from Bay Path University. Contact Jillian >
Jake Hough | Director of Finance & Administration
Jake oversees all accounting, finance and administrative functions. Prior to the Food Bank, he spent three years in the Accounting department of a Bank before transitioning to non-profit work with a position in Finance at the Dallas Zoo. Jake has a Bachelor’s of Science in Finance from Westfield State University and a Master’s of Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting from Fitchburg State University. Contact Jake >
Carolyn Sailer | Director of Human Resources
Carolyn is a certified Professional in Human Resources and oversees all Human Resources functions, including benefits management, recruitment and selection, employee engagement, professional development, and employee relations. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Wesleyan University and a Master’s Degree from Smith College School for Social Work. Carolyn has had human resources, organizational development, and quality improvement roles. She is a former volunteer at the Food Bank. Contact Carolyn >
Food Bank Board of Directors
President
Charlotte Boney, M.D. | Baystate Health
1st Vice President
Willette Johnson | Springfield Public Schools (retired), Coalition of Experienced Black Educators
2nd Vice President
Omar Irizarry | Massachusetts Department of Mental Health
Clerk
Shannon Wilson | Way Finders
Olivia Aguilar | Mount Holyoke College
Ann Barker | Quonquont Farm
Suzanne Beck | Northampton Chamber of Commerce (retired)
Terry Burman | Retired Executive
Mary Feuer | Community Health Programs
Joesiah González | Home City Development, Inc
Xiaolei Hua | Florence Bank
Maureen James | Skoler, Abbott & Presser, P.C.
Andrea Leibson | Franklin County Community Meals Program (retired)
Johanna Maldonado | Stop & Shop Supermarket
Mary McGovern | Country Bank
George Newman | Big Y Foods (retired)
Amy Rome | Planned Giving Consultant
Bishop Bruce Shaw | New Hope Pentecostal Church
Stephen Speelman | Price Chopper/Market32
Willie Spradley, Jr. | Mass Mutual (retired), Manage Your Health and Wealth LLC
Beth Young | Big Y Foods