Providing Food Assistance in the Merrimack Valley
Leadership Team
Jennifer Cordes | President/Executive Director
Jennifer Cordes | President/Executive Director
Jennifer Cordes | President/Executive Director
Jennifer Cordes has her BS in Marketing from Babson College and a MS in Community Engagement and Nonprofit Management from Merrimack College. Jen has been volunteering at the Peoples Pantry for 10 years. She has served as Co-Coordinator for over 5 years and has stepped up to the President role. Jen is using her leadership skills, manage
Jennifer Cordes has her BS in Marketing from Babson College and a MS in Community Engagement and Nonprofit Management from Merrimack College. Jen has been volunteering at the Peoples Pantry for 10 years. She has served as Co-Coordinator for over 5 years and has stepped up to the President role. Jen is using her leadership skills, management and fundraising experience to provide equity and opportunity for the community by tackling food insecurity.
Frances Rohr | Treasurer
Jennifer Cordes | President/Executive Director
Jennifer Cordes | President/Executive Director
Frances Rohr, MS RD, is a Registered Dietitian who worked at Boston Children’s Hospital for over 35 years. Now semi-retired, she continues to consult on the nutrition management of inherited metabolic disorders. Fran has volunteered at the Peoples Pantry for over 25 years and now serves as Co-coordinator. As a member of the North Parish,
Frances Rohr, MS RD, is a Registered Dietitian who worked at Boston Children’s Hospital for over 35 years. Now semi-retired, she continues to consult on the nutrition management of inherited metabolic disorders. Fran has volunteered at the Peoples Pantry for over 25 years and now serves as Co-coordinator. As a member of the North Parish, home of the Peoples Food Pantry, she is deeply committed to the belief that access to nutritious food is a human right.
Alana Swiec | Pantry Manager
Liz Sholtys | Volunteer & Community Outreach Coordinator
Liz Sholtys | Volunteer & Community Outreach Coordinator
Lana grew up in a multicultural, working-class community where food insecurity shaped her early awareness of community need. This experience fueled a lifelong commitment to public service, leading to volunteer work and a run for Haverhill City Council in 1991. Following the loss of her husband, she balanced raising her daughter, running a
Lana grew up in a multicultural, working-class community where food insecurity shaped her early awareness of community need. This experience fueled a lifelong commitment to public service, leading to volunteer work and a run for Haverhill City Council in 1991. Following the loss of her husband, she balanced raising her daughter, running a home improvement business, and advocating for food and nutrition initiatives. She later spent 25 years with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance as an operations and office manager before retiring in 2024.
Liz Sholtys | Volunteer & Community Outreach Coordinator
Liz Sholtys | Volunteer & Community Outreach Coordinator
Liz Sholtys | Volunteer & Community Outreach Coordinator
Bio coming soon!
Board of Directors
Jennifer Cordes
Jennifer Cordes
Jennifer Cordes
Jennifer Cordes has her BS in Marketing from Babson College and a MS in Community Engagement and Nonprofit Management from Merrimack College. Jen has been volunteering at the Peoples Pantry for 10 years. She has served as Co-Coordinator for over 5 years and has stepped up to the President role. Jen is using her leadership skills, manage
Jennifer Cordes has her BS in Marketing from Babson College and a MS in Community Engagement and Nonprofit Management from Merrimack College. Jen has been volunteering at the Peoples Pantry for 10 years. She has served as Co-Coordinator for over 5 years and has stepped up to the President role. Jen is using her leadership skills, management and fundraising experience to provide equity and opportunity for the community by tackling food insecurity.
Frances Rohr
Jennifer Cordes
Jennifer Cordes
Frances Rohr, MS RD, is a Registered Dietitian who worked at Boston Children’s Hospital for over 35 years. Now semi-retired, she continues to consult on the nutrition management of inherited metabolic disorders. Fran has volunteered at the Peoples Pantry for over 25 years and now serves as Co-coordinator. As a member of the North Parish,
Frances Rohr, MS RD, is a Registered Dietitian who worked at Boston Children’s Hospital for over 35 years. Now semi-retired, she continues to consult on the nutrition management of inherited metabolic disorders. Fran has volunteered at the Peoples Pantry for over 25 years and now serves as Co-coordinator. As a member of the North Parish, home of the Peoples Food Pantry, she is deeply committed to the belief that access to nutritious food is a human right.
Frank Killilea
Jennifer Cordes
Jennifer Goldman
Frank Killilea has a BS in Civil & Ocean Engineering from URI and a MS from MIT. Frank is a lifelong resident of North Andover, a member of the NAHS Class of 83, and co-founder of the Borderline Running Club. Frank has been volunteering at the People’s Pantry for three years.
Jennifer Goldman
Jennifer Goldman
Jennifer Goldman
Jen Golman is a Scaling Strategist and resident of North Andover who has been involved in our community through multiple endeavors. She served on North Andover’s Finance Committee, co-founded NA Parents for NA Public Schools Advocacy Group, is Founder of a Business Transformation Consulting Company, and was Volunteer at the Brighton Food
Jen Golman is a Scaling Strategist and resident of North Andover who has been involved in our community through multiple endeavors. She served on North Andover’s Finance Committee, co-founded NA Parents for NA Public Schools Advocacy Group, is Founder of a Business Transformation Consulting Company, and was Volunteer at the Brighton Food Pantry. In her spare time, she is a mom of two, wife of one, vegetable gardener, and found at https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferagoldman/ and https://www.facebook.com/jenniferagoldman.
David Lewis
Jennifer Goldman
David Lewis
David Lewis, PhD, taught at the University of Massachusetts Lowell for 40 years. He is retired, but volunteers with the International Institute of New England, Hearts and Hands Disaster Relief, and A Better Chance Andover (ABC). He has volunteered at the Peoples Pantry for 30 years and is on the board of directors. You may see him riding around town in his 1965 VW Bus.
Grant Writing Team
Elaine Manke
Betsy Krieble
Betsy Krieble
Although I no longer live in North Andover, I spent more than 20 years there and continue to feel a strong connection to the community. Alongside my husband, Darrin, I raised our two sons, Jason and Carter, in North Andover. During my time working as a substitute teacher, I witnessed firsthand the growing gap between families with resourc
Although I no longer live in North Andover, I spent more than 20 years there and continue to feel a strong connection to the community. Alongside my husband, Darrin, I raised our two sons, Jason and Carter, in North Andover. During my time working as a substitute teacher, I witnessed firsthand the growing gap between families with resources and those facing financial hardship.
Professionally, I served as the Director of Grant Management at the Merrimack Valley YMCA, where I secured funding for a wide range of programs. Among the most rewarding was the Food Program. Through grant funding, I helped secure two food trucks, allowing the program to expand and serve more families in need.
Today, I am proud to bring that experience to Peoples Food Pantry. Helping secure funding allows me to continue supporting a community that was home to my family for many years. The need is real and immediate, and I am grateful for the opportunity to use my grant-writing and fundraising skills to help ensure that families have access to the resources they need.
Betsy Krieble
Betsy Krieble
Betsy Krieble
As an educator in Lowell, MA, for many years, I saw lots of children coming to school hungry. As soon as I heard that the Peoples Food Pantry needed help writing grants, I knew that I wanted to volunteer. Now that I am retired, I enjoy volunteering with several other groups including Save North Andover Wildlife, the North Andover Historic
As an educator in Lowell, MA, for many years, I saw lots of children coming to school hungry. As soon as I heard that the Peoples Food Pantry needed help writing grants, I knew that I wanted to volunteer. Now that I am retired, I enjoy volunteering with several other groups including Save North Andover Wildlife, the North Andover Historical Society, and 350 MA. For 15 years I worked as a landscape designer and then I became a math educator and editor for more than 20 years.
Carol Carbonell
Carol Carbonell
Carol Carbonell
Carol Carbonell is retired after 20 years of managing technical marketing communications and a previous career in rehabilitation counseling and human services. She has heard about some of the local families who don’t have enough to eat; and she enjoys volunteering for worthy causes like the Peoples Food Pantry!
Mary Kilpatrick
Carol Carbonell
Carol Carbonell
Mary Kilpatrick is a law librarian working for the federal courts. She lives in North Andover and serves on the board of North Parish Church. She is a former board member for Merrimack River Feline Rescue Society and volunteers for the MSPCA. She volunteers with People’s Pantry because it directly supports neighbors facing food insecurity.