LET’S TALK ABOUT FOOD: EPISODE 4
In this episode we’ll hear from the President of the Greater Boston Food Bank, Catherine D’Amato and from Northeastern University’s Dining Director, Maureen Timmons.
Most of us are inspired to cook meals for those we love. And then, there are those who choose to feed the many. They are a different breed. Gracious, committed and generous. Why do they do it?
To us, they are exceptional heroes, especially in this time when food insecurity is soaring, and supply struggles to keep up with crushing demand. We cannot allow hunger cannot be the new normal.
Catherine' D’Amato
Catherine D’Amato is the president and CEO of the Greater Boston Food Bank, one of the largest and most effective Food Banks in the United States. Lauded for her extraordinary executive abilities and vision as well as her huge heart, Catherine is charged with figuring out how to feed hundreds of thousands of neighbors in need every day, which has risen multifold during the Covid-19 crisis. Destiny and the example of parents and grandparents overcame the of a California girl who dreamed of becoming a rock and roll singer, became a “professional food banker”. For information on how to help, visit www.gbfb.org
Maureen Timmons is the Director of Dining Services at Northeastern University. This means she oversees 31 different dining locations on campus that collectively serve 20,000 guests per day! Well known as a progressive in the world of college dining, during her twenty-year tenure at the university, Maureen has been “dedicated to amplifying co-creations between dining services, students, faculty and staff to enrich the overall educational experience.” Hear more from Maureen Timmons by listening to her TED Talk
Maureen Timmons
