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Project Bread is made up of a dedicated team of individuals passionate about ending hunger in our lifetimes.

Staff

Executive

Erin McAleer
President & CEO
Erin_McAleer@projectbread.org

Brooke Lochiatto
Executive Assistant to the President & CEO
Brooke_Lochiatto@projectbread.org

People & Operations

Douglas Flores
Chief Operating Officer
Douglas_Flores@projectbread.org

Shakyra Lewis
People Operations Associate
Shakyra_Lewis@projectbread.org

Kristina Nickerson
Senior Director of Operations
Kristina_Nickerson@projectbread.org

Stephanie Rosenfeld
Finance and Operations Manager
Stephanie_Rosenfeld@projectbread.org

Patti Wilder
Director of People Operations 
Patti_Wilder@projectbread.org

Community Engagement

Catalina López-Ospina
VP of Engagement
Catalina_Lopezospina@projectbread.org

Adriana Mendes-Sheldon
Director of Community Partnerships
Adriana_mendessheldon@projectbread.org

Zainab Raja
Community Engagement Associate
Zainab_Raja@projectbread.org

Communications & Development

Elizabeth Greenhalgh
Chief Advancement Officer
Elizabeth_Greenhalgh@projectbread.org

Emily Abbott
Creative Director
Emily_Abbott@projectbread.org

Miriam Avila
Director of Programs Communications
Miriam_Avila@projectbread.org

Eric Carlson
Development Operations Database Associate
eric_carlson@projectbread.org

Jessie Cox
Assistant Director, Individual Giving
Jessie_cox@projectbread.org

Matthew Delson
Development Associate
Matthew_delson@projectbread.org

Olivia Deng
Social Media & Digital Content Manager
olivia_deng@projectbread.org

Arielle Dubowe
Manager, Corporate Engagement
Arielle_Dubowe@projectbread.org

Hannah Farman
Development Operations Database Associate
Hannah_Farman@projectbread.org

Shannon Healey
Director of Foundation Relations
shannon_healey@projectbread.org

Ian Isaac
Grants Manager 
Ian_isaac@projectbread.org

Nora Jerrett
Copywriter & Content Manager 
Nora_Jerrett@projectbread.org

Madison Porter
Executive/Project Assistant, Communications & Development 
Madison_Porter@projectbread.org

Marisa Rafal
Manager, Individual Giving
Marisa_Rafal@projectbread.org

Megan Ramette
Communications Manager
Megan_ramette@projectbread.org

Noa Rosen
Events Manager
Noa_Rosen@projectbread.org

Raina Searles Sibanda
Assistant Director, Program Communications
Raina_Searles@projectbread.org

Valentina Silva
Graphic Design Manager
Valentina_Silva@projectbread.org

Eileen Wallwork
Director of Development Operations
Eileen_Wallwork@projectbread.org

Policy

Jennifer Lemmerman
Chief Policy Officer
Jennifer_Lemmerman@projectbread.org

Lizzy Agbedun 
Advocacy Manager
Elizabeth_Agbedun@projectbread.org

Selecca Bulgar-Medina
Director of Government Affairs
Selecca_Bulgarmedina@projectbread.org

Ashley Gaston
Policy Associate
Ashley_Gaston@projectbread.org

Leran Minc
Assistant Director of Policy
Leran_Minc@projectbread.org

Programs

Sarah Cluggish
Chief Programs Officer
Sarah_Cluggish@projectbread.org

Zaida Ayala
Senior Nutrition Services Coordinator
Zaida_Ayala@projectbread.org

Anoud Bakri
Assistant Director of Health Care Partnerships
Anoud_Bakri@projectbread.org

Carlie Bataille
Nutrition Services Coordinator
Carlie_bataille@projectbread.org

Hannah Benson
Program Manager, Health Care Partnerships
Hannah_Benson@projectbread.org

Elise Boehm
Nutrition Services Coordinator
Elise_Boehm@projectbread.org

Emily Cabrera Barrios
Nutrition Services Coordinator
emily_cabrera@projectbread.org

Martine Cadostin
Nutrition Services Coordinator
martine_cadostin@projectbread.org

Diego A. Calderon
Assistant Director, Health Care Partnerships
Diego_Calderon@projectbread.org

Megan Danaher
Nutrition Services Coordinator
Megan_Danaher@projectbread.org

Elyse Dolde
Nutrition Services Coordinator
Elyse_Dolde@projectbread.org

Ryan Eckles
Chef Educator
Ryan_Eckles@projectbread.org

Yahaira Gail
Nutrition Services Coordinator
yahaira_gail@projectbread.org

Sonia Hercules Mancia
Nutrition Services Coordinator
sonia_hercules@projectbread.org

Sherry Hughes
Chef Educator
Sherry_Hughes@projectbread.org

Sam Icklan
Director of Community Nutrition Services
Sam_Icklan@projectbread.org

Sharon Johnson
Assistant Director, Child Nutrition Outreach Program
Sharon_Johnson@projectbread.org

Hannah Koehn
Project Manager
Hannah_Koehn@projectbread.org

Adriana Martinez
Program Associate, Health Care Partnerships
Adriana_Martinez@projectbread.org

Courtney McGarry
Manager of Nutrition and Dietetics
Courtney_McGarry@projectbread.org

Chloe Miller
Senior Child Nutrition Outreach Coordinator
Chloe_Miller@projectbread.org

Esnaida de Miranda
Nutrition Services Coordinator
Esnaida_Demiranda@projectbread.org

Maggie Montoya
Nutrition Services Coordinator
Maggie_Montoya@projectbread.org

Karyn Novakowski
Child Nutrition Outreach Coordinator
karyn_novakowski@projectbread.org

Jennifer Obadia
Senior Director of Health Care Partnerships
Jennifer_Obadia@projectbread.org

Alexandra Papadakis
Nutrition Services Coordinator
Alexandra_Papadakis@projectbread.org

Eva Pierre
Nutrition Services Coordinator
Eva_Pierre@projectbread.org

Emily Pimentel
Nutrition Services Coordinator
Emily_Pimentel@projectbread.org

Giovanni Sanchez
Health Care Partnerships Program Associate
giovanni_sanchez@projectbread.org

Khara Shearrion
Senior Director, SNAP Outreach Programs 
Khara_Shearrion@projectbread.org

Laura Siller, Ph.D.
Senior Director of Research and Evaluation
Laura_Siller@projectbread.org

Natasha Smith
Director of Child Nutrition
Natasha_Smith@projectbread.org

Eliot Stanton
Research Assistant
Eliot_Stanton@projectbread.org.

Lindsey Sumner
Child Nutrition Program Associate
Lindsey_Sumner@projectbread.org

Liliana Torres
Senior Nutrition Services Coordinator
Liliana_Torres@projectbread.org

Natalia Andela Vargas
Nutrition Services Coordinator
natalia_andela@projectbread.org

Ruthy Velez
Nutrition Services Coordinator
Ruth_Velez@projectbread.org

Nivia Vieira Lisboa
Assistant Director, Health Care Partnerships
Nivia_Lisboa@projectbread.org

Linh Vu
Senior Nutrition Services Coordinator
Linh_vu@projectbread.org

Peyton Woodbrown
Health Care Partnerships Program Associate
Peyton_Woodbrown@projectbread.org

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Board of Directors

Executive Committee

Peter Levangie
Chairperson
President & CEO
Bay State Milling Company

Irene Li
Vice Chair
Founder & Owner
Mei Mei Street Kitchen & Restaurant

Michael Richards
Treasurer
Chief Administrative Officer
State Street

Members

Awab Ali Ibrahim, M.D.
MGfC Pediatric Gastroenterology, Nutrition, and Obesity Medicine 
Instructor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Mari Barrera
Charitable Foundations Manager
Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Christopher Duggan
Director, Center for Nutrition, Boston Children's Hospital
Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School 

Nikko Mendoza 
Undersecretary and Chief of Staff
Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities

Stacie O'Brien
Senior Manager of Private Investment Operations
Baupost Group

Laura Schneider
Partner
WilmerHale

Carolyn Volpe Cunningham
Leadership and Organizational Development Advisor
Founding Partner, Idlewild Advisory

 

Ray Xi
Vice President of Double Impact
Bain Capital

Emeritus

Ronald E. Kleinman
Physician in Chief Emeritus, MassGeneral for Children
Charles Wilder Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics
Harvard Medical School

Jean G. McMurray
Executive Director
Worcester County Food Bank

Eric B. Rimm, Sc.D.
Professor of Epidemiology and Nutrition
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Advisory Council

Members

Saadia Ali
Student and Top Fundraiser for The Walk for Hunger

Becky Epstein
Chair of Corporate Charitable Giving
Odysseys Unlimited

Theresa Fortillus
National Director of Programs
Strong Women, Strong Girls

Hannah Grove
Fortune 500 C-Suite Executive

Sonya Khan
Director of Clinical Services
Lowell Community Health Center

Meg Meaney
Vice President of Revenue Operations
Acoustic

Maggie Moore
Advisor
SimpliFed

Clare Reilly
Co-Founder
Women SOAR Giving Circle

Meaghan Switzer
Assurance Senior Manager
RSM US LLP

Heather Trafton, PA-C, MBA
CEO & President
Mass Advantage

Adrienne Zak Hunt
Senior Manager, ESG & Sustainability Services
Deloitte