Operations

Program Coordinators

General Distribution Program: Susan Bruck

Weekend Backpack Program: Lorraine Waitman

Summer Breakfast/ Lunch Program: Susan Philliber

Holiday Basket Program: Susan Bruck

Children’s Holiday Baskets: Ginger Whispell & Susan Bruck

Snack & Drink Program: Susan Bruck

Town of Rochester Summer Program: Susan Bruck

Town of Rochester After School Program: Susan Bruck

Officers

Board President: Susan Bruck

Vice President:Ginger Whispell

Recording Secretary: Brittney Donovan

Treasurers: Tasha Clemmer & Roseanna Smith

Board Members

Samantha Bruck

Thomas Jackson

Jeremy Pierce

Rich Roosa

Susan Bruck

Sue has been the Board President since 2017 and has lived in Ulster County most of her life. Her volunteering career has included leadership positions in Ulster County 4-H, the Marbletown Reformed Church, AYSO, and the Rondout Valley Central School District She is honored to work for and with the community creating lasting relationships and memories for everyone involved with an emphasis on removing all stigma from the food pantry experience.

Roseanna Smith

Roseanna Smith, Co-Treasurer moved to Stone Ridge five years ago and has been a member of the Board since 2018. It was the Backpack Program that first drew Roseanna to this wonderful organization, raising her awareness of the large number of needy families in her own neighborhood, and, following in the footsteps of current Board President (and one of Roseanna's role models) Sue, Roseanna hopes to help reduce the insecurity and stigma associated with accepting help from the food pantry. 

Jeremy Pierce

Jeremy Pierce has served on the Rondout Valley Food Pantry Board of Trustees since 2012. She is the liaison to the Marbletown Reformed Church, one of the Food Pantry’s church stakeholders. Jeremy also worked as a food distribution volunteer at the Food Pantry from 2012 to 2020.

Ginger Whispell

Ginger has been the Board Vice President since 2018. She has lived in the area her entire life. She became involved with the pantry because she strongly feels that food insecurity should not be an issue. There should never be a reason for someone to worry about having enough food for themselves or their family. She believes that everyone who needs the help should feel comfortable to come to our pantry and be able to get what they need.

Tasha Clemmer

Tasha has been Co-Treasurer since 2018. She began her career as a public school Math teacher in New York City in 2004 and is currently teaching Math for Ulster BOCES's alternative high school. She is an active member of Christ the King Episcopal Church and in her free time she enjoys gardening and spending time with her family outdoors.

Samantha Bruck

Samantha has been an RVFP Board member since 2018 and has lived in Ulster County most of her life. Her volunteering career has included leadership positions in The Nature Conservancy, The Hudson Valley National Center for Veteran Reintegration (HVNCVR), Ulster County 4-H, The Tim Bruck Holiday Fund, The Stone Ridge Library, The Washington Avenue Senior Residence, and Christ The King Annual Toy Drive. She is honored to work for and with the community- creating lasting relationships and memories for everyone involved, with an emphasis on removing all stigma from the food pantry experience.

Lorraine Waitman

I moved to Lomontville in 2012 following a long career at the United Nations. I started volunteering at the Food Pantry in 2014. In 2018 I began working as the Weekend Backpack Coordinator with other volunteers at the Food Pantry, it has been a wonderful experience. I love that our pantry focuses on neighbors helping neighbors in our community.

Thomas Jackson

Tom is liaison with the Community Church of High Falls. He retired from a long career in public service, including five terms as Town Supervisor of Marbletown. His mother Ann Jackson was a long-time volunteer at the Rondout Valley Food Pantry and Tom wanted to continue her tradition of giving back to the community through serving the Food Pantry and Backpack Program.

Rich Roosa

Information coming soon.

Brittney Donovan

Brittney Donovan has been the Recording Secretary of the Rondout Valley Food Pantry since 2018 and manages all meeting note taking. She is a graduate of Rondout Valley High School and SUNY Ulster and is an AmeriCorps alum. Brittney has extensive volunteer experience working to alleviate hunger and food insecurity throughout the United States. She enjoys serving in her community and making sure people are taken care of.

Susan Philliber

Susan Philiber, Coordinator of the Summer Breakfast/Lunch Program for Children, has lived in the Hudson Valley for more than 35 years. She and her husband ran the Youth Group program at the High Falls Reformed Church for more than 10 years. Before moving to the Hudson Valley she taught and ran a search unit at Columbia University in New York City. Philliber Research and Evaluation, in Accord, is a family-owned business, providing non-profits throughout the US and abroad with research assistance to measure the outcomes of their work.

TBD

We currently have open spaces on our Board of Directors. If you are interested in joining please email our Board President Susan Bruck at rvfppresident@gmail.com