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Our people... making it happen!

The people behind Good Shepherd Food-Bank

Good Shepherd Food-Bank is made up of a diverse, committed group of individuals joined together to carry out the critical work of Feeding Maine's Hungry.

GSFB operates on a total annual budget of $1.66 million, used to gather and distribute millions of pounds of food to communities all across the state. We rely on a lean staff to carry out the mission to serve the people of Maine. Currently, we employ 22 full time and 8 part time employees located at both the Auburn and Brewer Warehouse facilities.


The Staff of Good Shepherd Food-Bank


Administrative Team

    Dr. Rick Small - Executive Director
    Cathy Stevens - Team Leader - Administrative Assistant
    Lou Ann Bachelder - Secretary - Receptionist
    Helen Donahue - Secretary - Receptionist
    Bethany Marking - Bulk Mail Coordinator

Agency Relations Team

    Jason Hall - Team Leader - Administrator of Agency Relations
    Heidi Jo Lupardo - Food Distribution Coordinator
    Brenda Aube - Agency Relations

Customer Service & Information Systems

    Rich Foisy - Team Leader - Manager of Inventory / IT, Customer Service
    Mary Crockett - Agency Order Coordinator
    Jason Gray - IT Tech / Customer Service
    Deb Thoma - Agency Shopping Coordinator
    Jennifer Erwin - Agency Shopping / Customer Service

Development Team

    Michelle Gosselin - Team Leader - Director of Development
    Ernie Boda - Creative Director
    JoAn Chartier - Public Relations & Education Coordinator
    Michel Kreder - Marketing Manager
    Coleen Tanguay - Kitchen Coordinator for Events

Volunteer Team

    John Russell - Team Leader - Volunteer Coordinator
    Rhonda Edwards - Assistant
2008 Brethren Volunteer Service Team from Pennsylvania (full time - Visit the BVS website for info)
    Roy & Verda Martin - House Parents
    Keri Copenhaver
    Kurt Hershey
    Sheila Shirk

Warehouse Team

    Paul Tarr - Team Leader - Warehouse Operations Manager
    Dan Holmes - Brewer Warehouse - Warehouse Manager
    Mark Bucher - Inventory Material Handler
    Sharon Caron - Freezer Material Handler
    Deb Heuveline - Cleaning & Maintenance
    Roy Howes - Driver
    Harold Parsons - Driver
    Anthony Swan - Driver


Board of Directors


Executive Committee:

    Diane Dunton - President / Chair
    Mike Harris - Vice Chair
    Betty Ellis - Secretary
    Ken Ray - Treasurer
    David Pierson - Clerk

Board Members:

    Ted Brown
    Brenda Davis
    Jerry Douglass
    Robert Drake
    Herschel Hafford
    Steve Hudson
    Wayne Ireland
    Scott Konecny
    Larry Pelletier
    Mike Perkins
    Dan Reardon
    Walt Stinson
    Will Wedge
    Tammy Weston
    Bruce Willson

Development Committee

We would like to extend an invitation to community members to join one of our Development Committees. We currently have groups in Central, Southern, and Northern Maine In an effort to overcome being regarded as one of "Maine's Best Kept Secrets", GSFB has formed Development Committees made up of community members who are interested in helping in the areas of Friendraising, Fundraising, Media Relations, and Public Awareness and Education. Come network with us so we can have a greater impact in your community! For more information, contact: Michelle Gosselin at 782-3554 x24 or mgosselin@gsfb.org


Volunteers are our Lifeblood

Without our volunteers, we could not accept truckloads of food which require huge amounts of manual labor. Volunteers contribute about $250,000 worth of labor annually, figured at minimum wage.

Our volunteers come from many different backgrounds and possess a wide range experience and skills, however... No special skills are required to make a valuable contribution. more >

A great number of volunteers are needed to do the day-to-day work. Each day, approximately 100 volunteers help us do the following tasks:

  • Presort truckloads of products coming into the Food Bank.
  • Help to inspect each item according to standards of food safety.
  • Sort foods into 130 different categories, to make products more usable by our agencies.
  • Help to put labels on cans and other foods which must be labelled to fulfill labelling laws.
  • Keep our warehouse clean and tidy.

It's all about people... caring, helping, working together!

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