Our Team
Food Bank Senior Leadership Team
Natasha R. Thompson
President & CEO
Meghan Parsons
Chief Development Officer
Dave Patterson
Chief Operating Officer
Vince Caperelli
Director of Communications
Matthew Griffin
Director of Health & Nutrition
Erica Loomis
Vice President of Finance and Administration
Randi Quackenbush
Director of Community Impact
Business Services
Lisa Mallacoccio
Business Systems Coordinator
James Wade
Business Services Coordinator
Kathleen Walrath
People and Culture Manager
Community Impact
Jennifer Bertron
Community Impact Manager
Jackie Bogart
Community Empowerment Coordinator
Jen Colf
Client Registration Specialist
Sarah DeFrank
Programs & Partnerships Services Manager
Kayla Hargrave
Service Insights Coordinator
Brianne Harris
Programs & Partnerships Administrative Coordinator
Sarah Keenan
Programs & Partnerships
Coordinator,
Steuben & Schuyler Counties
Lyndsey Lyman
Advocacy & Community Empowerment Manager
Devin McLaughlin
Programs & Partnerships Coordinator, Chemung & Tioga Counties
Amanda Palme
Programs & Partnerships Administrative Manager
Kathryn Miller
Service Insights Manager
Kathleen Pasetty
Programs & Partnerships Coordinator, Broome & Tompkins Counties
Development & Community Engagement
Gwen Baker
Data Entry Specialist
Theresa Bliss
Digital Manager
Mary Jane Bray
Major Giving Officer
Lynn Dates
Executive Assistant
Tina Driesbaugh
Data Entry Specialist
Katherine Strawser
Corporate Partnerships Manager
Debbie Wheeler
Annual Fund Manager
Health & Nutrition
Maura Benner
JSY Community Health & Nutrition Coordinator
Mary Laurey
SNAP Outreach Coordinator
Caitlin Price
JSY Nutrition Educator
Warehouse Operations
Kendall Carr
Warehouse Delivery Driver
Michael Champlain
Warehouse Order Builder
Sean Curry
Warehouse Order Builder
James Hubbard
Safety, Compliance & Maintenance Manager
Earl Leonard
Production Manager
Mark Lisi
Mobile Food Pantry
Team Leader
Ryan Mattoon
Warehouse Manager
Bonnie McCartney
Production Assistant
Michael Moore
Warehouse Driver
Brian Standt
Retail Driver
Caroline Tolbert
Food Sourcing Manager
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.
2022 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
2022 Directors
- John Bayne
SVP & GM Mobile Consumer Electronics, Corning Incorporated, Horseheads, NY - Anis Fadul
Director, Emerging Markets & Technologies, Corning Incorporated, Painted Post, NY - Andy Fagan
ED CCE of Tioga & Tompkins counties, Retired, Waverly, NY - Marty Heysham
Manager, Wegmans, Woodhull, NY - Jamie Kaffenbarger
Principal & Co-Founder, BCK Partners Inc., Elmira, NY - Tricia S. Khan
CFO, Market Street Trust Company, Horseheads, NY - Karl Krebs
Executive Vice President, CFO & Treasurer, Chemung Canal Trust Company, Horseheads, NY - Shannon Matteson
Controller, Pathways, Inc., Big Flats, NY - Connie Park
ED of HR & Chief Diversity Officer, SUNY CCC, Ithaca, NY - Kathleen Rasmussen
Nancy Schlegal Meinig Professor of Maternal & Child Nutrition, Cornell University, Ithaca, 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 - Karen Dehais
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