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Program/Administrative Staff

Marlene Kozak Chief Executive Officer marlene@westmorelandfoodbank.org 724.468.8660 ext 11

Marlene Kozak has been the CEO of the Westmoreland County Food Bank since November, 2000. She previously held positions as Executive Director of Westmoreland Casemanagement & Supports, Associate Executive Director of the Arc Westmoreland, Program Director at Horizon Health, and Account Executive at Bell Telephone/AT&T. Ms Kozak earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology & master’s degree in education from the University of Pittsburgh. Ms Kozak holds/has held positions on the following boards/committees/task forces: member & President of the Pennsylvania Association of Regional Food Banks; member of the State Advisory Committee on Food & Nutrition; Chair of the State Emergency Food Assistance Program Committee; member of the Regional End Hunger Task Force; member of the county Emergency Food & Shelter Program Board; member & President of the Hempfield Rotary Club. Ms Kozak is a lifelong resident of Westmoreland County and currently lives near her daughter, son-in-law and three young grandsons.

Kelly Campbell Customer Service Specialist kelly@westmorelandfoodbank.org 724.468.8660 ext 10

Kelly has several years experience in working with people. She worked at H&R Block providing customer service. There she answered phones, made and confirmed appointments, and handled payments. After, Kelly worked at a sewing factory as a steam press operator for nine years. Since June of 1990, Kelly has enjoyed helping assist needy families in receiving a monthly food box from WCFB. Part of her responsibilities include: informing clients of pantries in their area, tracking monthly/yearly pounds of food distributed and client statistics. Each month every pantry manager calls in with the number of families they will be serving and Kelly then creates an order for that pantry. Kelly then generates a pick sheet for the warehouse personnel. The warehouse guys then set aside that order and deliver it to the pantry either the day of or the day before their distribution.

Glenn Cavanaugh Agency Relations Director glenn@westmorelandfoodbank.org 724.468.8660 ext 16

Glenn was a former high school English teacher. He has been associated with Westmoreland County Food Bank since July of 1999. He enjoys working with the member agencies and their recipients. He is participates as a member of several social service organizations. Glenn is responsible for overall management of all member agencies. He recruits, certifies, and monitors pantries. He facilitates the annual Agency Relations Conference and quarterly Agency Advisory Committee meetings. Glenn makes sure the WCFB and all of its pantries are within America’s Second Harvest National Standards. In addition to all of this, Glenn publishes a bi-annual Second Helpings Newsletter and bi-monthly agency relations newsletter. Glenn is also in charge of the Face Hunger Program.

Susan Cole Data Entry Specialist susan@westmorelandfoodbank.org 724.468.8660

Susan joined the Westmoreland County Food Bank staff in February of 2010. Her position with WCFB is Data Entry Specialist. She is responsible for the upkeep of client information as well as donor information. As new programs are added, Susan creates databases to keep track of all information that needs to be reported. Prior to her work at the Westmoreland County Food Bank, Susan worked for the United Steelworkers. Susan worked for the USW in many capacities. She was the Assistant Director of the Payroll Department during her last 4 years at the USW. Prior to her work in the Payroll Department, she was the Executive Secretary to the Assistant to the International President and to the Assistant to the International Secretary-Treasurer. Susan worked for the Union for a total of 30 years and is enjoying her new position with the Westmoreland County Food Bank.

Gina Colosimo Agency Liasion gina@westmorelandfoodbank.org 724.468.8660 ext 31

Gina recently graduated from Westmoreland County Community College with an Associate's Degree in Business Management. She has an extensive background in Human Resources, Staffing and Customer Service. She volunteered for the Westmoreland County Food Bank for several years before joining the staff in June 2009. The events she had worked on include the Super Cruz, Golf Outing, Harvest Walk and Operation Fresh Express. Gina works with the Agency Relations Director. She visits pantries to provide support and solve any issues that may arise. She will also be conducting pantry monitorings to comply with Feeding America.

Randee Eberhardt Financial Director randee@westmorelandfoodbank.org 724.468.8660 ext 19

Randee has worked for the Westmoreland County Food Bank since January 1999. She earned her Associate’s Degree from Westmoreland County Community College. Prior to coming to the Food Bank, Randee worked as an Office Assistant. At the Food Bank, Randee is in charge of performing all duties pertaining to accounts receivable and accounts payable, payroll, the annual audit, and assists with Board meetings.

Michelle Heller Program Coordinator michelle@westmorelandfoodbank.org 724.468.8660 ext 25

Michelle recently graduated from Penn State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Human Development and Family Studies. She has broad experience in human services. Her work experience includes 9 years with Goodwill Industries of Southwest Pennsylvania where she worked with participants in mental health, drug and alcohol, and welfare to work programs. Before beginning at WCFB, Michelle spent 3 years at TRIPIL where she was a supervisor for the Home and Community Based Waiver Programs. Michelle’s duties include Senior Food Box Program, the Summer Food Service Program, and the Backpack Program.

Jennifer Miller Development Director jennifer@westmorelandfoodbank.org 724.468.8660 ext 15

Jennifer has been with the Westmoreland County Food Bank since June 2005. Prior to her position as Development Director with WCFB, Jennifer worked at the Fayette County Community Action Agency for 17 years and the last 8 years of her time with Community Action she held the position of Food Bank Project Manager. Jennifer worked in various capacities throughout Community Action including the Education, WIC and Housing Department and was also the Volunteer Coordinator before entering her life’s work in Food Banking. At the Westmoreland County Food Bank, Jennifer is in charge of the writing and coordination of submission of grants and fund requests. Jennifer also manages our financial donor database and coordinates the direct mail projects. She is the public relations outlet for the Food Bank for any press and/or media coverage. Also, part of her responsibilities is the coordination of any special events such as the annual Partnership Luncheon and benefit dinners. Jennifer is also the coordinator of any Legislative advocacy efforts for WCFB on a state and federal level.

Deana Pastor Web & Program Director deana@westmorelandfoodbank.org 724.468.8660 ext 29

Deana has a BS in Psychology from the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg. She has six years experience in the field of social services. For two years she was a Therapeutic Staff Support worker for Ligonier Valley Learning Center. There she taught socialization skills to autistic children. She also worked with low-income families in need of various services for four years as a Family and Youth Caseworker for Westmoreland Community Action. Deana joined the WCFB staff in March of 2005, she is in charge of the Operation Fresh Express Program (OFE). This includes finding sponsors, finding locations to have the OFE, and working with the Volunteer Coordinator to find volunteers. She is the person responsible for receiving inventory into the database, thanking and receipting all food donors, and sending quarterly reports to Feeding America. Additionally, Deana manages the website, social media sites and client database.

Texie Waddell Project Manager texie@westmorelandfoodbank.org 724.468.8660 ext 20

Texie began her employment at WCFB in 2003 and has 20 years of experience in a retail setting with job duties ranging from sales floor setup to customer service and office management. She got her first exposure to hunger relief agencies by working as the coordinator for the emergency food pantry at Westmoreland Community Action, a WCFB member agency. Texie loves working with people especially the elderly. Texie is the project manager for the expansion and outreach project for ending hunger in Westmoreland County. This award winning project began in July 2008 with a pilot project in Jeannette and surrounding areas and will move throughout the county to conduct outreach and expansion services to those in need. In addition, Texie supervises the CSFP/Senior Food Box Program, The Summer Food Service Program the Weekend Backpack Program and she provides communication between WCFB staff and the IT service provider to ensure that WCFB’s computer equipment is kept in proper working order.

Louise Wilhelm Volunteer & Food Drive Coordinator louise@westmorelandfoodbank.org 724.468.8660 ext 13

Louise is our Volunteer and Food Drive Coordinator and Agency Relations Assistant. She has had over 25 years experience working with volunteers. She enjoys working with people and finding the right “fit” for them. Louise is responsible for recruiting and providing orientation for volunteers for the warehouse, office, food distribution, gleaning and food drives. Louise maintains communication with volunteers through mailings and newsletters. She facilitates food drives to bring extra food into the warehouse and provides support to those in the community who are facilitating food drives. She has a Pennsylvania Food Employee Certification. She offers tours of our warehouse and informs participants of WCFB programs. She is the current President of the WAVA (Westmoreland Association of Volunteer Administrators) and Board President of the RSVP (Retired Senior Volunteer Program). She serves on the Salvation Army Regional Advisory Board of Westmoreland County. She is the Alpine Venue Volunteer Coordinator for the Special Olympics of Pennsylvania Winter Games. She enjoys being a grandmother and singing in the Greensburg Diocesan Choir and Our Lady of Grace Premiere Choir.

Operations/Warehouse Staff

Kevin Povich Director of Operations kevin@westmorelandfoodbank.org 724.468.8660 ext 14

Kevin has been a part of the WCFB since November 2002. He studied business and management at both California University of Pennsylvania and Westmoreland County Community College. He worked at SuperValu as a Warehouse Supervisor for seventeen years. Kevin also was an Operations Manager at Jaycee Foods for seven years before coming to WCFB. Kevin is the Director of Operations for WCFB. He is responsible for the overall management of food distribution; hiring, training, and supervising warehouse; inventory control; quality and safety assurance. Kevin is the person in charge of finding and ordering the food found in the monthly food box distributed at our pantries. He maintains relationships with food vendors, agencies, and other food banks. Kevin additionally bids on and purchases food through the Feeding America on-line donations system.

Mark Carney Warehouse Manager mark@westmorelandfoodbank.org 724.468.8660 ext 17

Mark joined our staff in May 2009. His responsibilities include managing warehouse associates, conducting associate reviews, inventory control, and managing daily warehouse operations. He is certified in CPR, First Aid, and as a forklift operator. Mark spent four years as an Air Force police officer, 14 years in the furniture industry with ValueCity Furniture holding positions from driver to store manager. For the past two years, Mark was the warehouse manager with Online Stores, Inc.

Doug Miller Warehouse Coordinator doug@westmorelandfoodbank.org 724.468.8660 ext 26

Before coming to the WCFB in November 1998, Doug was a landscaper for eight years. He also worked at Otis Spunkmeyer for a year where he gained knowledge of inventory control and warehouse management. Doug has a Class A CDL. He is responsible for inventory control. Doug takes a weekly inventory to make sure that all food is accounted for. Doug is also in charge of running the tables at Operation Fresh Express and is Pennsylvania Food Employee Certified.

Bryan Adams Warehouse/Driver

Prior to coming to WCFB in January 2004, Bryan had eighteen years experience working in the warehouse at SuperValu where he loaded, worked the high-lift, and picked orders. Bryan has a Class B CDL. His main jobs include: picking and staging product, setting up volunteer stations, repacking. Bryan is one of two of our warehouse workers who are in charge of the tables at Operation Fresh Express. In addition, Bryan handles all of the food that comes into the warehouse for the CSFP program.

John Albert Warehouse/Driver

John had over twenty years driving trucks before coming to the Westmoreland County Food Bank in June of 2007. He worked for two companies for over 10 years each before both companies went out of business. John worked a few odd jobs before going on to the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank. He worked there for three years before joining the team here at WCFB. He spends about 55% of his time on the road, picking up and delivering food.

Bob Kubic Warehouse/Driver

Bob's career at WCFB started in March 2010. He has 20 years experience in the food business with Parkway Food Service, US FoodService and Adelphia Seafood during which time he worked in nearly every operation except sales. He holds a CDL Class A License. Bob is very familiar with the volunteer concept and their value as he was a volunteer firefighter for 18 years, a volunteer EMT for 9 years, was on the Hempfield Township Haz-Mat team and is a 17 year volunteer at Laurel Mountain Girl Scout Camp and a softball coach.

Bob Miller Warehouse/Driver

Bob has been at the WCFB since August of 1989. Before then, he worked part-time at a nursing home for a year and at Hempfield Area School District for two years. He also worked at a grocery store for two years. Bob works in the warehouse and his primarily responsible for picking donated food up and transporting food to our pantries. He has a Class A CDL. Bob is also responsible for all truck and equipment maintenance. He is the “fix-it” guy around WCFB.

Dave Nevala Warehouse/Driver

Dave began working at the WCFB in April 2007. Before that, he worked for 24 years at SuperValu before moving on the the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank. He worked there for 3 years before coming here to the Food Bank. Dave works in the warehouse and is primarily responsible for picking and staging product. He is also able to run the tables at the Operation Fresh Express Distributions.

Ted Wassil Warehouse/Driver

Ted began working at the WCFB in October of 2003. Before then, he spend twenty years at SuperValu. He did several jobs including: case assembly, high-lift, and freight hauling. Ted works in the warehouse and has a Class A CDL. He is responsible for picking up donated food and transporting food to our pantries. Additionally, Ted is responsible for picking and staging product.

Tom Zenobi Warehouse/Driver

Tom worked at SuperValu for twenty-seven years before coming to the WCFB. There he gained the experience that he uses everyday in our warehouse. Tom has worked in the warehouse since June of 2005. He is responsible for inventory control, shipping and receiving, and picking and staging product. Additionally, Tom is responsible for setting up volunteer stations and repacking.