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Leadership & Board

The Emergency Community Food Pantry of Franklin County is guided by people who have chosen to give their time, experience, and energy to a cause that matters to their neighbors.

The people behind the Pantry.

It is an honor and a privilege to serve on the Emergency Food Pantry Board. This is a true working board—every member leads one of the operational elements that keep our all-volunteer pantry running. Many of our board members have served for years, and all of them can be trusted to put the needs of the community first.

A Working Board

Leadership here means showing up.

Every week, people from across Franklin County give their time, experience, and energy to make sure the Pantry can keep serving its neighbors. Our Board does not simply oversee the mission. Its members help carry it.

Leadership

Meet the People Who Serve.

These leaders help guide the Pantry while remaining connected to the everyday work that makes the mission possible.

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Gil Lawson
President
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Michael Burns
Treasurer
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Vada Shelton
Secretary
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Danny Dailey
Volunteer Coordinator
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Ann Crosswell
Volunteer Coordinator
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Jonathan Vaught
Immediate Past President
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Regina Wink-Swinford
Past President
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John Heltzel
Past President
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Jim Jackson
Past President
Board of Directors

The Board

Alongside the Pantry's executive leadership, these community members help guide the work and carry its mission forward.

William Canon III
Bill Tabor
Charlie Booze
Junior Lewis
Pat McClain
Mary Pat Dobbins
Alan Hess
Sandy Parker Magel
Chuck Sturgill
Connie Lemley — Ex officio

Many years of service. One shared purpose.

Many people who serve on the Pantry's Board have given years of their lives to this work. Their leadership helps preserve the Pantry's history while continuing to meet the needs of Franklin County today.

The Work Continues

They keep showing up.

The Pantry exists because people are willing to step forward and say, “I can help.”

These are some of the people carrying that responsibility today. And they are part of a much larger story—one that began in 1981 when three friends decided their neighbors were worth showing up for.