Staff - Interfaith Social Services

Rick Doane

Executive Director

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 Daniels

Director of Development

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.

Eileen Kelly

Food Pantry Manager

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 Bowen

Food Rescue Coordinator

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.

Claire Hagan

New Directions Counseling Coordinator

Claire received a Master of Education in Mental Health Counseling from the University of Massachusetts; Certificate of Clinical Specialty in Mental Health Services to Infants and Families from New England Medical Center and a B.A. in Early Childhood and Family Intervention from Emmanuel College. She worked as a registered nurse at South Shore Hospital for many years and still works in the Hospital’s Postpartum, Depression and Pregnancy Loss Program, facilitating groups. In addition to being a registered nurse Claire is a licensed mental health clinician. She came to Interfaith Social Services in 1998 and is responsible for all counseling coordination, client intake, referrals to clinicians, maintenance of a client database, and oversight for Interfaith’s seven fee-for-service counselors. She is Interfaith’s liaison to many regional community agencies, hospitals, clinics, physicians, work programs and the Massachusetts Department of Social Services. Claire also recently served on the Coastal Region Board for The State of Massachusetts’ Department of Children and Families, charged with protecting children from abuse and neglect and strengthening families.

Beverly Farrell

Business & Operations Manager

Beverly has over three decades of bookkeeping experience for large and midsized organizations throughout the South Shore region. Since 1995 she has overseen Interfaith’s business office and facility operations. She works closely with the Executive Director and Treasurer to make sure that all donations to Interfaith are handled with the utmost sense of stewardship and responsibility.

Jennifer Sammons

Communications Manager

Jennifer manages Interfaith’s multiple communications channels. Additionally, she oversees internal databases and maintains the website. Her professional background is in digital journalism and she has worked at media outlets across the country. Jennifer came to Interfaith as a food pantry volunteer and was delighted to transfer her passion into a staff role. Her volunteer experience covers a wide spectrum, from training sea lions at the Mystic Aquarium to running a very active local Cub Scout Pack.

Emily Ryan

Family and Children Program Manager

Emily has a BA in psychology from Northeastern University and previously worked in the medical device industry as a clinical trial manager. Emily took few years off when her daughter was born and started volunteering at Interfaith Social Services’ food pantry in 2017. In 2019 she joined Interfaith’s team providing case management and oversight for Interfaith’s various seasonal initiatives that focus on bringing joy to children. Each year she meets with thousands of food pantry client families to register them for: Halloween costumes, Thanksgiving meal packages, Help for the Holidays gifts each December, Bunny Baskets each spring and backpacks full of school supplies every summer. In her free time Emily likes skiing, reading and playing board games with her family.

John Livingstone

Homelessness Prevention Coordinator

John has 30+ years of experience working in the fields of public health and social services. He has spent decades helping clients gain employment, find housing and navigating a path to recovery. The principles of social justice and health equity permeate his career. John graduated from Eastern Nazarene College with a BA in 1995, Bridgewater State College with a Masters in Organization Development in 2004, and American Public University with a Master’s in Public Health in 2013. John ‘s hobbies include studying American and Medieval history and traveling.