Staff Spotlight Interview with Nicole Folino By: Joey Marcacci, Summer Marketing & Development Intern Nicole Folino, Agency Relations Coordinator, joined Second Harvest this past May. However, Nicole is no stranger to Community Action Lehigh Valley - she’s worked in various programs ranging from volunteer driven tax preparation to small business assistance. Early in the pandemic, Nicole regularly volu Read more
The Seed Farm | Meet our Advisory Board! In the Spotlight: Brian Moyer Check out our Q&A with Seed Farm Advisory Board member, Brian Moyer! Meet our Advisory Board When did you originally join the board? Three years ago, 2018 Why did you choose to become a board member? I was board chair for The Seed Farm. When The Seed Farm became a program under Second Harvest I was asked to represent The Seed Fa Read more
Seed Farm Spotlight Interview with Michelle Wagner By: Joey Marcacci, Summer 2021 Development Intern Check out our Q&A with the founder of Rise & Root Farm, Michelle Wagner! When did you start with the Seed Farm? I started in the summer of 2020 as one of the CSA workshare volunteers. I helped harvest and prep the CSA bags for the CSA program. When I was a volunteer last year, I l Read more
Meet our Advisory Board! In the Spotlight: Valerie Lane, Secretary By: Joey Marcacci, Summer 2021 Development Intern Check out our Q&A with Advisory Board Secretary, Valerie Lane! When did you originally join the board? About 8 years ago. This is my second time serving on the board. I run a food pantry in the City of Allentown, right by Muhlenberg College at Central Elementary School in downtow Read more
Meet our Advisory Board! By: Joey Marcacci Check out our Q&A with Advisory Board Vice Chair, Lisa Higgins! When did you originally join the board? 2018, I’m a pretty recent addition to the board. Why did you choose to become a board member? Before my career in theatre, I started my professional life as an agricultural journalist. I have a Bachelor of Science in Agricult Read more
Chris Cassidy is our Senior Planner & Compliance Manager for our parent company, Community Action Lehigh Valley. We are incredibly lucky to have Chris assigned as the planner for Second Harvest! Learn more about what Chris does for the food bank and how she spends her time outside the agency. What does your job entail? I am a part of the planning department at our parent agency, C Read more
Meet our Advisory Board! By: Joey Marcacci Check out our Q&A with advisory board chair Betsy Storey-Bono! When did you originally join the board? About 5 years ago. Why did you choose to become a board member? I really wanted to use part of my free time to do something that puts back into the community. Social justice and issues around food security have always been meaningful to me, Read more
Danielle has been volunteering at Second Harvest for two years, and is a genuine bright spot; always bringing her positivity and dedication. Check out our Q&A with Danielle! What do you help with at Second Harvest? I started out sorting and packing up food that was donated every other Friday. Currently I volunteer every Friday and I assist with filing and running Free Fridays. Wha Read more
Join us in welcoming Brandon Campos to the Second Harvest team! We are very excited to have him on board and to introduce this new role of our Food Sourcing Coordinator. Check out our Q&A with Brandon! What were you doing before coming to Second Harvest? Prior to coming to Second Harvest I worked for a health care network as a medical equipment technician. While I worked there, I helped patients by bri Read more
Get to know the man behind the scenes! Check out our quick Q&A with Rob: What were you doing before coming to Second Harvest? I was working for a sanitation company who cleaned up at a meat plant. Lost the contract there and continued to work helping others by making sure they arrived at their designated destination working for Uber. What does your job entail? My job entails communicating with Read more