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Program/Administrative Staff |
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Marlene Kozak
Chief Executive Officer
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Marlene has been the Chief Executive Officer [CEO] at WCFB since 2000. Prior to coming to WCFB, she was the Executive Director of Westmoreland Case Management & Supports, Inc., and was an administrator at The Arc, Westmoreland for eleven years.
The CEO is the spokesperson for WCFB. In addition, the CEO is responsible for the overall management of WCFB. The CEO must also work with the Board of Directors to insure that there is adequate annual funding for the programs and to plan for the Food Bank’s future. Moreover, the CEO is the primary liaison with the state and federal government and Congress. |
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Kelly Campbell
Customer Service Specialist
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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. |
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Glenn Cavanaugh
Agency Relations Director
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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.
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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.
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Randee Eberhardt
Financial Director
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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, assists with Board meetings, and helps with special events.
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Michelle Heller
Program Coordinator
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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. | |
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Jennifer Miller
Development Director
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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 also the Food Solicitor for WCFB and works with local donors throughout Westmoreland County and with National donors through America’s Second Harvest via the Choice System. Jennifer is also the public relations outlet for the Food Bank for any press and/or media coverage. Also , part of her responsibilities is the coordination of all special events such as the Westmoreland County Super Cruz and the WCFB Annual Golf Classic, as well as the annual Partnership Luncheon and benefit dinners.
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Deana Pastor
Web & Program Director
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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 America’s Second Harvest. Additionally, Deana manages the website and client database.
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Texie Waddell
Project Manager
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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 project began in July 2008 with a pilot project in Jeannette and surrounding areas and will move throughout the county to expand our services to those in need. In addition, Texie provides communication between WCFB staff and the IT service to ensure that WCFB’s computer equipment is kept in proper working order.
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Louise Wilhelm
Volunteer Coordinator
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Louise is our Volunteer 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. She is a current member of the Westmoreland Association of Volunteer Administrators and chairs the annual Westmoreland County Volunteer “Find Your Fit” Fair. Louise is the Alpine Venue Volunteer Coordinator for the Special Olympics of Pennsylvania Winter Games. She holds both an American Red Cross Certified CPR and First Aid Instructor and a Pennsylvania Food Employee Certification.
Louise is responsible for recruiting volunteers for the warehouse, office, food distribution, food drives, and Hunger Garden. Louise maintains communication with volunteers through mailings and newsletters. She facilitates food drives to bring extra food into the warehouse. Louise offers tours of our warehouse and informs participants of WCFB programs. In addition, Louise assists Glenn in the support and monitoring of food pantries, shelters, and on-site feeding programs. |
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Operations/Warehouse Staff |
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Kevin Povich
Operations Manager
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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 Operations Manager for the 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 America’s Second Harvest on-line donations system.  Mark CarneyWarehouse Manager
mark@westmorelandfoodbank.org724.468.8660 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. |
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Doug Miller
Warehouse Coordinator
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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 is the Assistant Warehouse Manager. He 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. He also is in charge of receiving products when deliveries are made to the WCFB. Doug is also in charge of running the tables at Operation Fresh Express. In addition, Doug is Pennsylvania Food Employee Certified. |
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Bryan Adams
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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. |
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Bob Miller
Warehouse/Driver |
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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. |
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Dave Nevala
Warehouse/Driver |
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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 being trained to run the tables at the Operation Fresh Express Distributions. |
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Ted Wassil
Warehouse/Driver |
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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. |
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Tom Zenobi
Warehouse/Driver |
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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.
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