Management Staff
Executive Director
Larry Sly ext. 202
LSly@foodbankccs.org
Executive Director since 1976
After graduating from UC-Berkeley, Larry joined the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano and soon became the organization's Executive Director. He has guided the Food Bank's development from an organization that distributed 36,000 pounds of food in its first year to one that distributed over 14 million pounds of food last year.
Larry has served as Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of Feeding America, the national food bank network, and on the National Council (NAC), an elected group of food bank leaders who serve as the voice of the network for Feeding America. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the California Association of Food Banks and chairs the Emergency Food and Shelter board that allocates Federal funds to hunger and shelter agencies in Contra Costa County. Larry has served on State advisory committees on hunger and has served on task forces for Feeding America. He is also a member of the Rotary Club of Concord.
Development Director
Marilu Boucher ext. 213
MBoucher@foodbankccs.org
Development Director since 1998
Marilu has been committed to working with communities since serving with the U.S. Peace Corps on an agricultural project in Jamaica, where she successfully organized local farmers to form the country’s first marketing cooperative. A graduate of Albany University in New York where she earned a degree in Communications, Marilu worked for a San Francisco-based commercial bank and then headed the Marketing Communications Department of a savings and loan association before joining the Food Bank staff in 1996.
Finance Director
Irene Chan ext. 212
IreneChan@foodbankccs.org
Finance Director since 2009
Irene came to the Food Bank with over 25 years of experience in financial management in manufacturing, retail, bio-technology and non-profit organizations. Some of the businesses and agencies she has worked for are Williams-Sonoma, Long’s Drugs, Microgenics, and Lutheran Social Services of Northern California. Irene graduated from San Francisco State University with a degree in Business Administration – Accounting. She is currently a member of the Finance Committee for the School of the Madeleine in Berkeley.
Operations Director
Steve Linkhart ext. 203
SLinkhart@foodbankccs.org
Operations Director since 2002
Steve has extensive background in large scale distribution centers, including Canned Foods Distribution Center, Regal Arts & Gifts and Buck Stoves Western Region Distribution Facility. Steve has a systems based background to streamline operational flow to ensure maximum efficiencies. Steve is also well versed in network computer systems and database management.
Program Director
Lindsay Johnson ext. 204
LJohnson@foodbankccs.org
Program Director since 2001
Lindsay has been actively involved with nonprofit and community organizations throughout her career as a staff member, board member and volunteer. Currently, she is the convener for the Food and Nutrition Policy Consortium, cochair of the Contra Costa HIV/AIDS Consortium, and member of the Solano Food and Nutrition Network. She served on the Concord Community Services Commission from 1995-1996 and was Treasurer of the Contra Costa County Commission for Women from 1996-2002. She was a member of the CC Friends of the Women’s Commission from 2004-2009. In 2002, she received the "Woman Making a Difference" award from the City of Concord. The West County Emergency Service Providers honored her as a Community Hero in 2003. Lindsay's association with the Food Bank began in 1994 when she was a volunteer. In 1996, she was hired to coordinate a Hunger Survey and continued as a Brown Bag and Agency Relations Coordinator. She graduated summa cum laude from Mt. Holyoke College in Massachusetts with an AB in Sociology. She received her Masters in Public Administration from Cal State Hayward/Contra Costa in 1997.
Other Staff Members
Agency Relations
Cory Sylvester ext. 227
CSylvester@foodbankccs.org
Senior Food Coordinator
Charlene Burns ext. 205
CBurns@foodbankccs.org
Corporate Donations
Kathy Gleason ext. 218
KGleason@foodbankccs.org
Extra Helpings Coordinator
Kristy Whatley ext. 211
KWhatley@foodbankccs.org
Farm 2 Kids Coordinator
Caitlin Sly ext. 241
CSly@foodbankccs.org
Food Drive Coordinator
Joan Tomasini ext. 208
JTomasini@foodbankccs.org
Food For Children/Food Assistance Coordinator
Julie Redmond ext. 207
JRedmond@foodbankccs.org
Food Stamp Advocacy
Barbara Stanley ext. 232
BStanley@foodbankccs.org
Grants Coordinator
Don McCall ext. 217
DMcCall@foodbankccs.org
Media, Education, and Advocacy
Lisa Sherrill ext. 206
LSherrill@foodbankccs.org
Purchasing Manager
Veronica Wimer ext. 242
VWimer@foodbankccs.org
Special Events
Renée Baptiste ext. 214
RBaptiste@foodbankccs.org
Volunteer Manager
Sharon Zeppegno ext. 209
SZeppegno@foodbankccs.org