Northampton Survival Center» Board of Directors

The NSC runs with the help of a large group of volunteers and a staff of six who are guided by a Board of Directors. Find out more about what makes them want to give their time to The NSC and read about their history of service.

	Gillian Andrews Gillian is an elementary school teacher in Deerfield and has worked as an adjunct professor of education and teaching. She is an original founding member of The Teacher’s Research Group, located in Northampton. Gillian joined the NSC Board of Directors in 2007. She lives in Florence with her two children and pet rabbit, Bridgit.
	Michael Cohen Michael Cohen founded Light Life Foods in 1979, and served on the board of the Food Bank of Western Mass from 2000 to 2003.  He is active in many community organizations.
	Karen Curran Karen Curran is a neighbor of NSC, where she lives with her husband Joe Curran and their two boys Pete and Sam.  She joined the NSC Board of Directors in 2011.  She also volunteers for Northampton Education Foundation and formerly served on the Hampshire Regional YMCA and Sunnyside Childcare Center boards.  Karen is a financial consultant at Thomson Financial Management in Northampton.
	John DiBartolo, Jr. John P. DiBartolo, Jr. has been a member of the Board of Directors since 2002, and has previously served as President of the Board. John is a local attorney in private practice with offices in Easthampton, Northampton and Greenfield. John and his wife Patty reside in Florence with their two children, Jack and Emily.
	Chris Landry Chris Landry spent twenty years working with non-profit organizations before launching a communications and fundraising firm. He served as Director of Development for both The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts and the Sustainable Food Lab, a global effort to bring sustainability into mainstream food systems. He lives in Whately with his two sons.
	Karen Latuchie Karen Latuchie joined the NSC Board of Directors in 2009, and has been a volunteer in the pantry since shortly after she and her husband moved to Northampton in 2005. She is the author of a novel, The Honey Wall (published in 2004), and a part-time editor and copywriter for Knopf and Pantheon publishers.
	Liz Leibowitz Liz Leibowitz has lived in the community for 24 years, and began volunteering at the NSC pantry counter in 2009.  She has worked as a massage therapist since 2000, and before that worked in human services for 20 years.
	Sherry McGuire, Clerk Sherry McGuire has been a member of the NSC Board of Directors since 1996 and presently serves as Clerk of the Board. She has worked as a volunteer in the NSC pantry since September, 1996. She is an active member of the American Cancer Society Relay for Life Leadership Committee in Springfield. Sherry works as a paralegal in Easthampton and resides in Southampton with her husband, Mike, and their cat, Buddy.
	Rebecca Neimark, Vice President Rebecca Neimark joined the NSC Board of Directors in April 2007. Rebecca is a graphic designer with her own studio, Twenty-Six Letters, which primarily focuses on book cover design. She has lived in Northampton since 1992 with her husband and two children.
	Jeff Palm, Treasurer Jeff Palm has lived in Florence with his wife Kelly (a volunteer at NSC) and two sons since 2002. He is the President and Founder of CIS, the Center for International Studies, a study abroad organization based in Northampton. Jeff joined the NSC Board of Directors in 2007.
	Kregg Strehorn Kregg Strehorn joined the NSC Board of Directors in 2011. He is an academic administrator at UMass Amherst, and lives in Florence with his family.
	Martin Walder, President Martin Walder became a board member of the Northampton Survival Center in 2005. He is director of chiropractic care for a multi-disciplinary medical practice in Springfield, MA. Marty and his wife Joan live in Florence, MA with their two children, Jordan and Max.
	T. Michael White T. Michael White has been a member of the Board of Directors since 2008. Michael is an architect, and has lived in Northampton since 2006 with his wife Katherine and their two children, Maggie and James.