Our Staff & Board
The NSC runs with the help of a large group of volunteers and a staff of five who are guided by a Board of Directors and Advisory Board. Find out more about what makes them want to give their time to The NSC and read about our history of service.
Board Members
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.
Miriam Bourke
Miriam Krell Bourke has lived in Northampton since 1994, with her husband Andrew and two young children, Ari and Ilana. Miriam has served on the Board since 2003, and was named President of the Board at the 2007 annual meeting. She is a family attorney and mediator, practicing in Northampton and Greenfield.
John DiBartolo, Jr.
John P. DiBartolo, Jr. has been a member of the Board of Directors since 2001, 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.
Carl Erickson
Carl Erickson has been a member of the Board since 1996, and Vice President since the fall of 2007. He and his wife Lynda have lived in Northampton for 30 years and have four children and eight grandchildren. Carl is a Sr. Technical Writer at Solutions by Computer in Springfield and has been active in community service for many years. He is involved with the MANNA Soup Kitchen, Berkshire Children and Families, Hampshire County Interfaith Shelter and Edwards Church.
Chris Landry
Chris Landry spent twenty years working with non-profit organizations before launching a communications firm specializing in video production. 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.
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, and participates in annual fundraising walks for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Sherry works as a paralegal in Easthampton and resides in Southampton with her husband, Mike, and their cat, Buddy.
Rebecca Neimark
Rebecca Neimark joined the NSC Board of Directors in February 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, Vice President
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.
Alan Seewald, President
Alan Seewald has been a member of the Board of Directors since 1993. He is a partner in the law firm of Seewald, Jankowski & Spencer, P.C. in Amherst, Massachusetts, where he represents local communities, individuals, and business entities in matters of municipal law, land use, and general civil litigation. Alan lives in Northampton with his family.
Martin Walder
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 is renowned on the board for his sharp wit and superb singing skills. Martin and his wife Joan live in Florence, MA with their two children, Jordan and Max.
Steve Winn, Treasurer
Steve Winn joined the board of the Northampton Survival Center in 2005, and began serving as Treasurer in the fall of 2007. He is a clinical psychologist working for a large, community-based provider of mental health and substance abuse services. Steve has served on many non-profit boards over the years. He and his family live in Florence.
