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Just Harvest Board of Directors:

  • Sr. Barbara Finch, President -- Active in myriad organizations in the Pittsburgh area which work for peace and justice, including Pax Christi, the Thomas Merton Center, Pennsylvanians Against the Death Penalty, and Association of Pittsburgh Priests. Sr. Barb works as a registered nurse and is a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph.


  • DeWitt Walton, Vice President -- Special Assistant to the President of the United Steelworkers of America. DeWitt has been active with the A. Philip Randolph Institute and the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists.


  • Mary Elizabeth McCarthy, Secretary -- Volunteer at the East End Cooperative Ministry food pantry and at Dollar Energy. Mary Elizabeth is on the Board of Directors of St. Charles Lwanga Pastoral Council Deanery of the Diocese of Pittsburgh and has taught religious education for grade school children for many years.


  • Ken Munz, Treasurer -- Ken has extensive experience working with Homeless and Housing organizations in the San Francisco area. He worked as a consultant and also directed a large clinical case management program there. He arranged a partnership with San Francisco Redevelopment to purchase housing for non-profit ownership and orchestrated neighborhood approval of two housing program sites. Ken’s advocacy experience includes input into legislation at all levels. For 6 years he was Vice President and Administrator for the Society for the Preservation of the Duquesne Incline in Mt. Washington. He’s currently the owner of an information technology company on Pittsburgh’s Southside.


  • John Becker -- One of our most reliable volunteers, John Becker has been part of Just Harvest since testifying at a welfare hearing we organized in 1993. He worked in parking lots, as an assembly technician, and as a bicycle messenger, until he got hurt. Now on disability, he lives on South Side and volunteers regularly at the Just Harvest office. What he likes about his work here is that it’s a chance to participate in democracy. He was appointed to fill a vacancy on the board in May, 2007.


  • Sara Bennett -- Sara is a former intern at Just Harvest and has been a tax preparer for three years. She has experience in event planning and in grant writing and plans to utilize these skills on behalf of Just Harvest.


  • Alex Carlisle -- Marketing Representative with First Health Coventry. Also on the Boards of Kappa Scholarship Endowment Fund of Western PA and Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc, East Central Province.


  • Maureen Coyne -- Former health care administrator. Maureen is a member of the National Association of Social Workers and the American College of Health Care Administrators. She is active in her Hazelwood community and in her childrens' Parent Teachers Group


  • Marie Lee -- Marie is a secretary at Penn Hills Senior High School, and was elected to the Just Harvest Board at our 2007 Annual Meeting. She is president of the Missionary Department of the Faith Center Church of God in Christ where she also facilitates Thanksgiving baskets for families in need and orchestrates dinner vouchers at Christmas time. Along with good managerial skills, Marie plans to bring a faith-based, compassionate perspective to the board.


  • Theresa Orlando -- a housewife, brings a determination and commitment to help alleviate hunger in our society, and she has available time to commit to working on community projects. She belongs to the A. Phillip Randolph Institute and has coordinated phone banks for the United Steelworkers and developed kwanzaa programs for Christian Missionary Baptist Church.


  • Anna Redmond -- is Shelter Director at Miryam’s. She belongs to the North Hills Anti-Racism coalition, Call to Action, Pgh and Call to Action National Anti-Racism Team. She’s an active member of a multi-cultural church, and participates in anti-war demonstrations, the black and White Reunion and the Thomas Merton Center for Peace and Justice.


  • Mike Stout -- Long time labor activist and organizer. Board member of the Steel Valley Authority and the Battle of Homestead Foundation. An active and prolific musician, he is principal owner and business manager of Steel Valley Printers, an employee-owned union print shop.


  • Sr. Betty Sundry -- Director of Social Concerns for the Sisters of Divine Providence. Sr. Betty has been a volunteer tutor with the Greater Pittsburgh Literacy Council and a hotline volunteer at the Crisis Center North.


Just Harvest Staff:

  • Joni Rabinowitz, Co-DirectorJoni Rabinowitz has been with Just Harvest since our founding in 1986, leading our public policy advocacy and organizing efforts. She also served as Public Policy Advocate for Hunger Action Coalition for four years prior to Just Harvest’s creation. She was a volunteer with the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in Georgia during the civil rights movement, and has been a dedicated activist on social and economic justice issues all her life. Joni graduated from Antioch College and earned a Masters of Social Work from the University of Pittsburgh. She is a board member of the Pennsylvania Hunger Action Center.
  • Ken Regal, Co-Director
    Ken Regal has been with Just Harvest since our founding in 1986, with primary responsibility for Just Harvest’s fundraising and financial management. Before working for Just Harvest, he was a community organizer with several grassroots groups, including Just Harvest’s predecessor organization (Hunger Action Coalition), where he led the organizing campaign which persuaded the Pittsburgh Public Schools to join the national School Breakfast Program. He is a graduate of Brandeis University and lives in Highland Park with his wife and son.
  • Rochelle Jackson, Welfare Client Advocate/Organizer
    Rochelle Jackson is an advocate and organizer for the Welfare Justice Project of Just Harvest. Rochelle also serves on the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare Income Maintenance Advisory Committee and is the chairperson for the Allegheny County Family Support Policy Board. She has an Associate’s Degree from Community College of Allegheny County and is currently working on a Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology at Carlow University. She is the proud (single) mother of four beautiful children.
  • Eugenia Mosby, Food Stamp Specialist
    Eugenia is a single mother of two from the Mon Valley. She joined our staff in August 2007, but has been involved with Just Harvest as a grassroots activist and leader for about eight years. She has also been active in the local Family Support Center system, and previous worked for Consumer Health Coalition, Head Start, and the Center for Minority Health at Pitt’s Graduate School of Public Health.
  • DeShauna Ponton, Child Nutrition Advocate
    Shauna Ponton has been with Just Harvest for seven years. In the past she has utilized many of the public safety net programs she works on (WIC, School Meals, Summer Food), which allows her to approach her job with dedication, understanding and empathy for the population we serve. She recently graduated from Carlow University with a degree in Social Work.
  • Kristie Weiland, Tax Credit Campaign Organizer
    Kristie Weiland is from Butler, PA and completed her Masters in Social Work at the University of Michigan before coming to Just Harvest in 2003. She currently lives in Bloomfield and coordinates our "Give Paychecks a Boost" Campaign as well as helping with a variety of other projects at Just Harvest.
  • Heather Seiders, Administrative Assistant
    As Administrative Assistant, Heather Seiders manages the day-to-day office operations at Just Harvest. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Writing from the University of Pittsburgh and enjoys reading, oil painting and traveling.


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