Our Team
Food Bank Executive Team
Natasha R. Thompson
President & CEO
Tim Currie
Chief Operating Officer
Meghan Parsons
Vice President of Development & Community Engagement
Matthew Griffin
Director of Health & Nutrition
Erica Loomis
Director of Business Services
Dave Patterson
Director of Warehouse Operations
Randi Quackenbush
Director of Community Impact
Our Team
Jennifer Bertron
Community Impact Manager
Kendall Carr
Mobile Food Pantry Driver
Mary Jane Bray
Major Giving Officer
Michael Champlain
Warehouse Worker
Jim Congdon
Warehouse Driver
Lynn Dates
Executive Assistant
Tina Culligan
Annual Fund Coordinator
Danielle Farnbaugh
Senior Grants Manager
James Hubbard
Safety, Compliance & Maintenance Manager
Sarah Keenan
Programs & Partnerships
Coordinator
Steuben & Schuyler
Mary Laurey
SNAP Outreach Coordinator
Earl Leonard
Production Manager
Mark Lisi
Mobile Food Pantry
Team Leader
Lyndsey Lyman
Advocacy & Education Manager
Lisa Mallacoccio
Business Systems Coordinator
Kathryn Miller
Service Insights Coordinator
Ryan Mattoon
Logistics Manager
Erica Miner
Programs & Partnerships Coordinator
Tioga & Broome
Amanda Palme
Programs & Partnerships Manager
Paddy Redihan
Just Say Yes to Fruits & Vegetables Educator
Elisa Rocks
Just Say Yes to Fruits & Vegetables Nutritionist
Jordyn Smith
Annual Fund Manager
Brian Standt
Retail Store Pickup Driver
Katherine Strawser
Community Engagement Manager
Caroline Tolbert
Food Sourcing Coordinator
James Wade
Business Services Coordinator
Kurtis Williams
Warehouse Receiving Specialist
Board of Directors
The leadership of the Food Bank of the Southern Tier is comprised of a diverse group of individuals from the community representing the food, banking, healthcare, non-profit and other industries within our six-county service area. Board members meet five times each year, and are tasked with providing guidance and assuring sound fiscal management of the Food Bank’s resources.
2020 Officers
- Joe Thomas, Chairperson
Dean Emeritus and Professor, Johnson School Cornell University, Ithaca, NY - Mary Pat Dolan, Vice Chairperson
DSS Cmmissioner (Retired), Trumansburg, NY - Steve Hoyt, Treasurer
Senior Vice President, Tompkins Trust Company, Ithaca, NY - Jessica Renner, Secretary
Regional President, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, Elmira NY
2020 Directors
- John Bayne
VP & GM of Gorilla Glass, Horseheads, NY - Michael Eisner
Senior Vice President, CIO, Market Street Trust Company, Horseheads, NY - Anis Fadul
Director of Marketing & Strategy – New Business Development, Corning Incorporated, Painted Post, NY - Marty Heysham
Manager, Wegmans, Elmira, NY - Karl Krebs
Executive Vice President, CFO & Treasurer, Chemung Canal Trust Company, Horseheads, NY - Shannon Matteson
Controller, Pathways, Inc., Big Flats, NY - Peter Newman
Regional President, M & T Bank, Endwell, NY - Grace Park
Division Counsel, Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY - Carin Rouleau
Market Manager, Walmart, Horseheads, NY - Erin Summerlee
Director, Food and Health Network at the Rural Health Network of South Central NY, Binghamton, NY - Lorna Swaine-Abdallah
Substitute Teacher, Binghamton, NY - Alison Wolfe
Associate Professor of Business, Elmira College, Corning, NY
Ex-Officio
- Natasha R. Thompson
President & CEO, Food Bank of the Southern Tier, Elmira, NY - Laura Opelt
Associate Diocesan Director, Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Rochester, Elmira, NY
Prospective Board Member Application
The Food Bank of the Southern Tier Board of Directors is accepting nominations and resumes for new board members. If you or someone you know would be interested in serving your community as a member of our board, please send the completed application and your resume to the Food Bank of the Southern Tier at the address on the application.
Click here to download the Board Member Application