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Our Mission
Project Bread connects people and communities in Massachusetts to reliable sources of food while advocating for policies that make food more accessible—so that no one goes hungry.
“Human beings need food. It’s a basic necessity we all require. So why are we fighting about who gets it and under what circumstances?”
Erin McAleer, President, Project Bread
Meet the team
Project Bread is made up of a dedicated team of individuals passionate about ending hunger in our lifetimes.
Staff
Executive
Erin McAleer
President
Erin_McAleer@projectbread.org
Victoria Martins
Executive Assistant to the President
Victoria_Martins@projectbread.org
Business
Douglas Flores
Vice President of People & Operations
Douglas_Flores@projectbread.org
Kristina Nickerson
Assistant Director of Operations
Kristina_Nickerson@projectbread.org
Communications & Development
Elizabeth Greenhalgh
Vice President of Communications & Development
Elizabeth_Greenhalgh@projectbread.org
Emily Abbott
Assistant Director, Communications & Content
Emily_Abbott@projectbread.org
Brad Rothrock
Communications & Content Associate
Brad_Rothrock@projectbread.org
Farah Ahmad
Development Database Administrator
Farah_Ahmad@projectbread.org
Alexa Drolette
Assistant Director of Development, Individual Giving & Walk for Hunger
Alexa_Drolette@projectbread.org
Tina Gonzalez
Executive Assistant to the VP of Communications & Development
Tina_Gonzalez@projectbread.org
Justine Kane
Development Associate—The Walk for Hunger
Justine_Kane@projectbread.org
David Pierotti
Manager of Foundation Relations
David_Pierotti@projectbread.org
Kellie Vehlies
Development Associate, Individual Giving & Walk for Hunger
Kellie_Vehlies@projectbread.org
Eileen Wallwork
Director of Development Operations
Eileen_Wallwork@projectbread.org
Programs & Policy
Sarah Cluggish
Vice President, Programs and Policy
Sarah_Cluggish@projectbread.org
Jennifer Lemmerman
Director of Government Affairs
Jennifer_Lemmerman@projectbread.org
Natasha Smith
Director of Child Nutrition
Natasha_Smith@projectbread.org
Maura Ackerman
Senior Advisor
Maura_Ackerman@projectbread.org
Miriam Avila
Community Relations Coordinator, Child Nutrition Outreach Program
Miriam_Avila@projectbread.org
Zaida Ayala
Nutrition Services Coordinator
Zaida_Ayala@projectbread.org
Cecilia Bergman
SNAP Enrollment Coordinator – Boston
Cecilia_Bergman@projectbread.org
Diego Calderon
Nutrition Services Coordinator
Diego_Calderon@projectbread.org
Ryan Eckles
Chef Educator
Ryan_Eckles@projectbread.org
Sam Icklan
Director of Chefs in Schools
Sam_Icklan@projectbread.org
Norah Ismail, RD
Nutrition Services Coordinator
Norah_Ismail@projectbread.org
Lee Jackson
SNAP Enrollment Coordinator – Worcester
Lee_Jackson@projectbread.org
Sharon Johnson
Outreach Coordinator - Eastern MA, Child Nutrition Outreach Program
Sharon_Johnson@projectbread.org
Vanessa LaBranche
Chef Educator
Vanessa_LaBranche@projectbread.org
Leran Minc
Manager of Public Policy and Research
Leran_Minc@projectbread.org
Jennifer Obadia
Director of Health Care Partnerships
Jennifer_Obadia@projectbread.org
Clara Obstfeld
Outreach Coordinator - Western MA, Child Nutrition Outreach Program
Clara_Obstfeld@projectbread.org
Maria Philippeau
Executive Assistant to VP of Programs & Policy
Maria_Philippeau@projectbread.org
Noadya Legrand Donis
Nutrition Services Coordinator
Noadya_Donis@projectbread.org
Courtney McGarry
Nutrition Services Coordinator
Courtney_McGarry@projectbread.org
Kaveri Sastry
Child Nutrition Program Associate
Kaveri_Sastry@projectbread.org
Sabba Rault
Child Nutrition Communications Coordinator
Sabba_Rault@projectbread.org
Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Peter Levangie, Board Chair
President and Chief Executive Officer
Bay State Milling Company
Irene Li
Founder & Owner
Mei Mei Street Kitchen & Restaurant
Lia Der Marderosian, Secretary
Partner
WilmerHale
Members
Anthony Ackil, Treasurer
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Streetlight Ventures
Kathryn Audette
Director of State Government Relations
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Adjunct Faculty
Graduate School of Social Work
Boston University
Mari Barrera
Charitable Foundations Manager
Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP
Alethea Harney
Head of Communications
Office of the Treasurer & Receiver General
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Hannah Grove
Chief Marketing Officer
State Street Bank
Jean G. McMurray
Executive Director
Worcester County Food Bank
Nikko Mendoza
State Director
Senator Elizabeth Warren
United States Senate
Stacie O'Brien
Senior Manager of Private Investment Operations
Baupost Group
Winton Pitcoff
Director
MA Food System Collaborative
Eric B. Rimm, Sc.D.
Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Professor of Epidemiology and Nutrition
Director, Program in Cardiovascular Epidemiology
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Ray Xi
Vice President of Double Impact
Bain Capital
The Facts
1 in 5 households with children are struggling to afford enough to eat.
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