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
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Local Access
Focus on food sovereignty in our region
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Empowerment
Hand-ups not hand-outs
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Resilience
Supporting sustainable access to food
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Inclusivity
Ensuring accessible and equitable access to food and food knowledge
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Collaboration
Working together to fill gaps and serve our region
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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
