In 2017, Rebecca’s oldest son, Ethan, first inspired her to get involved with the Newton Food Pantry. Ethan noticed the Newton Food Pantry when participating in a theater program at City Hall. He asked how they could get involved, and they quickly became Saturday volunteers, with Rebecca as a shift leader. Both are still active volunteers in our pantry space.

During the pandemic, Rebecca took on the challenge of food insecurity on college campuses by connecting with Newton-based colleges and universities to determine how the Newton Food Pantry could help. Today Rebecca is our College Liaison and has played a pivotal role in developing dry pantries on both the Lasell University campus and the William James College campus.

Rebecca brings decades of experience consulting in the nonprofit space. She currently serves on the JCC Board as Chair of Governance & Leadership Development and has served in many different leadership roles throughout her children’s school years — from President of the Mason Rice PTO to Secretary and Board member of South Stage, an arts booster organization at Newton South High School.

When not working or volunteering, Rebecca loves exploring her community and the greater Boston area. You’ll likely find her at every New England fall festival when the leaves start to turn. Rebecca and her family live in Newton Highlands.