Our Board

President
Fr. Frank Sevola, OFM
Guardian & Executive Director,
St. Francis Chapel & City Ministry Center

Vice President
Ray Welsh
District Manager, Stop & Shop Companies

Treasurer
Patricia M. Cerilli, CPA
Partner, Mullen Scorpio Cerilli

Secretary
Mary Flynn, Ph.D., RD, LDN
Research Dietitian, The Miriam Hospital

Reverend Jean Barry
Executive Director, WARM Shelter

Lorraine Burns
Director, St. Teresa of Avila Food Pantry

Gerry Fernandez
President & Founder,
Multicultural Foodservice & Hospitality Alliance

Mark W. Freel
Partner, Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

Arnold M. Friedman
Vice President & Deputy General Counsel,
Textron

Michael A. Gamboli
Partner, Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP

Michele Lederberg
Executive Vice President & General Counsel,
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island

Lisa Madsen
Director, Sustainability & Philanthropy,
United Natural Foods

Bob McDonough
Former Administrator for Family & Adult Services,
RI Department of Human Services

Margaret Holland McDuff
Chief Executive Officer,
Family Service of Rhode Island

John Muggeridge
Vice President Public Affairs,
Fidelity Investments, Rhode Island 

Dennis Roy
Chief Executive Officer,
East Bay Community Action Program

Guia Sanchez
Executive Director,
Joslin Community Development Corp.

Captain Persi Sanclemente
The Salvation Army - Pawtucket Corps

Susan L. Santos
Assistant Executive Director
Girl Scouts of Rhode Island

Cheryl A. Senerchia
Senior Vice President
Director Community Investment,
Citizens Bank

Lisa Stanton
Global Alliance Director, Monitise Americas

Richard Tremblay
Manager, Community Relations & Associate Communications,
Shaw's Supermarkets, Inc.

Dale J. Venturini
President and CEO,
RI Hospitality & Tourism Association

William R. Walter
President and CEO,
Innovative Solutions for Non-Profits, Inc.

Honorary Board Members

Guy Abelson
Guy Abelson Catering

Sue Carcieri
First Lady, State of Rhode Island

Wayne Charness
Sr. VP Corporate Communications, Hasbro

Frank D. DePetrillo
Retired Community Liaison,
RI Department of Human Services

Kevin Farrell
Senior Vice President, Middle Market Lending,
Sovereign Bank

Alan Shawn Feinstein
Philanthropist, The Feinstein Foundation

Charles S. Fradin
Consultant, The Sirenic Trust

Nathalie Gooding
Certified Public Accountant

Kathleen Gorman, Ph.D.
Director, University of Rhode Island
Feinstein Center for a Hunger-Free America

Douglas Johnson, PhD
President, Heritage Consulting Group, Inc.

Donna Lee
Retired Food Editor, The Providence Journal

Dorothy Licht
Former First Lady, State of Rhode Island

Pauline Perkins Moye
Director of Social Services,
Newport Housing Authority

John Murphy
Partner, KPMG LLP

Honorable William Smith
Federal District Judge

Mary Sue Tavares
Director of Residential Services,
John Fogarty Group Homes

Dr. John A. Yena
Chairman,
Johnson & Wales University