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
Theresa Bliss
Volunteer Coordinator
Mary Jane Bray
Major Giving Officer
Kendall Carr
Warehouse Delivery Driver
Michael Champlain
Warehouse Worker
Jim Congdon
Warehouse Driver
Tina Culligan
Annual Fund Coordinator
Sean Curry
Warehouse Worker
Lynn Dates
Executive Assistant
Sarah DeFrank
Programs & Partnerships Services Manager
Tina Driesbaugh
Data Entry Specialist
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
Frank Hedges
Driver
Logan Knapp
Mobile Food Pantry Driver
Lisa Mallacoccio
Business Systems Coordinator
Ryan Mattoon
Logistics Manager
Bonnie McCartney
Production Assistant
Kathryn Miller
Service Insights Manager
Amanda Palme
Programs & Partnerships Administrative Manager
Paddy Redihan
Just Say Yes to Fruits & Vegetable Nutritionist
Elisa Rocks
Just Say Yes to Fruits & Vegetable Nutritionist
Katherine Strawser
Community Engagement Manager
Caroline Tolbert
Food Sourcing Manager
James Wade
Business Services Coordinator
Clint West
Mobile Food Pantry Driver
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 Commissioner (Retired), Trumansburg, NY - Steve Hoyt, Treasurer
Senior Vice President, Tompkins Trust Company, Ithaca, NY - Jessica Renner, Secretary
Regional President, Southern Tier Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, Elmira, NY
2021 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, Emerging Markets & Technologies, Corning Incorporated, Painted Post, NY - Marty Heysham
Manager, Wegmans, Woodhull, 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
Senior Division Counsel, Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY - Erin Summerlee
Director, Food & Health Network at the Rural Health Network of South Central NY, Binghamton, NY - Fred Van Sickle
Vice President for Alumni Affairs and Development, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY - Alison Wolfe
Associate Professor of Business, Elmira College, Corning, NY
Ex-Officio
- Natasha R. Thompson
President & CEO, Food Bank of the Southern Tier, Newfield, NY - Jack Balinsky
Diocesan Director, Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Rochester, Rochester, 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