Rick received his Masters Degree in Public Administration from Suffolk University in Boston, Massachusetts; and he completed his undergraduate work at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. Rick has worked and volunteered in a number of capacities at nonprofit organizations throughout Massachusetts and around the world. From 2004-2009 he was Project Bread – The Walk for Hunger’s Allocations and Operations Manager; where he helped oversee the annual allocation of over two million dollars in funding to anti-hunger organizations throughout Massachusetts. Service to others has always been a guiding principle in Rick’s life. From 1999 – 2001 he served as a missionary in Sao Paulo, Brazil for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He currently volunteers in a variety of capacities within his local congregation. Rick also serves on a number of nonprofit boards including: The Randolph Community Partnership, Health Imperatives’ Blue Hills Parenting and Healthy Families, Quincy Lions Club, Suffolk, Norfolk and Middlesex counties’ Emergency Food and Shelter Program; BID Milton Hospital Community Benefits Advisory Board; he is a past board member of The South Shore Charter Public School. In 2011 Rick was named one of South Shore Star’s 40 under 40 emerging leaders. Rick and his wife live in Randolph with their three sons.

Paula has a BA in Politics from St. Anselm College as well as considerable development and administration experience working with non-profit organizations including: the Muscular Dystrophy Association, Community Enterprises, Inc. and Citizens Energy Corporation. Prior to joining the staff at Interfaith, Paula spent over 3 years as the Director of Development at HomeStart, Inc. in Boston. Paula’s responsibilities include recruiting new volunteers and managing the 300+ volunteers who work within Interfaith’s various programs. She manages Interfaith’s client database and helps to coordinate all fundraising events and campaigns.

Responsible for the oversight of Interfaith’s Pantry Shelf, Career Closet, Harvest Helpers and Learning Pantry programs. A passion for social justice issues permeates Eileen’s life. She has been involved with many different nonprofit organizations conducting advocacy and outreach efforts around such issues as: domestic violence, marriage equality, adoptee rights and the National Mental Health Alliance. Throughout all of her volunteer experiences hunger insecurity has been one that she is most passionate about. For years she has volunteered at local food pantries and soup kitchens here in Massachusetts as well as in Maine and New York. Outside of volunteering Eileen has had a diversity of career experiences from being a senior litigation paralegal to an insurance industry claims adjuster. Most recently she was employed as the Community Engagement Manager for the Greater Boston Food Bank. She is a very proud mother of two talented sons and grandmother of a cherished grandson. Eileen studied Art Education at The University at Buffalo, State University of New York. She is a landscape painter affiliated with the Artists Group of Charlestown, MA – Stove Factory Gallery.

Geoff was born and raised in Massachusetts and is trained as a professional chef. He met his wife while working at a theater in New York and moved to Quincy after graduating from the Culinary Academy of New York. Geoff is currently a student at Eastern Nazarene College, where he studies business management. He’s a big Boston sports fan and likes to cook and read in his free time. He and his wife have two daughters.