Shepparton Foodshare (SF) inducted and welcomed its new board of directors at its annual general meeting in February. The four new board members are Carolynne Frost, Seema Abdullah, Lyndon Galea and Lauren Donnellan.
Re-elected to the board was Jeremy Rensford (chair), Jim O’Connor (vice-chair), Jan Phillips, Russell Smith, Peter Thompson, Damien Willoughby, Cheryl Hammer and Rod Schubert.
SF strives for a board that comprises individuals with the necessary skills and experience integral to provide strong governance and strategic leadership for its not-for-profit food relief service.
Carolynne is an active community member and former CEO of ConnectGV, Seema Abdullah is a former Greater Shepparton City Council councillor and mayor, Lyndon grew up in Shepparton and is the EO of charity Eat Up Australia; and Lauren is legal counsel at the Retzos Group and is heavily involved in sporting organisations around the region.
Jeremy said, “We are thrilled to welcome these individuals to our organisation and the expertise they bring. With this skill set and the imminent completion of our new for purpose warehouse and food distribution centre we are well placed to continue to provide food to people that need it most across the Goulburn Valley.”
