About Us
Established in 1997 and registered as a charity in 2000, Nanaimo Foodshare Society connects the community with resources, skills, and knowledge to create change that increases healthy food for everyone.
Specifically, we:
- Work with community partners to address hunger in the community
- Build food skills
- Bring the community together to share resources
- Build community capacity to provide healthy foods to everyone.
- Through our programs, we support local sustainable food, help build food policy and develop coordinated community strategies to improve food security.
We are a registered charitable organization: 887234524 RR 0001
Our Vision
Our region has sustainable access to nourishing food and food knowledge.
Our Mission
We empower community members with skills, tools, and access to local and nourishing food.
Values
2021 Annual Report
Meet Our Team
Paula Masyk
Executive Director
Lisa Guizzo
Manager of Finance & Admin
Chrys LoScerbo
Program Manager
Jenny Short
Office Manager
Tanya Kendrew
Kitchen Coordinator
Jennie Wharton
Education Coordinator
Andrea Huhn
Good Food Box Coordinator
Emily Graham
Good Food Box Assistant
M-A Murphy
Homegrown Coordinator
April Fox
Education Facilitator
Chantal Bush
Education Facilitator
Angie Bisset
Cultivating Abilities Coordinator
Naomi LaJeunesse
Education Facilitator
Jessica White
Homegrown Coordinator
Ashley Clarke
Cultivating Abilities Coordinator
Raquel Wicks
Education Facilitator
Alia McIntyre
Education Facilitator
Tara Martin
Education Facilitator
Board of Directors
Casey Mitchell
Chair
Cemi Vur
Director at Large
Jason Moltner
Co-chair
Stu Setch
Director at Large
Blake McGuffie
Treasurer
Jenny Rutherford
Director at Large
