Our Team

Amber Baur has demonstrated strong senior leadership for over 30 years in areas of Operations, Service Management and Employee Development. Born and raised in CA she earned an undergraduate degree in Business Administration and her MBA. She and her family moved to Franklin in 2007 and her son attended Franklin Public Schools. She finds great joy in volunteering, helping others and contributing to many important causes. Her current volunteer work includes Franklin Food Pantry and being a docent at Southwick’s Zoo.  She is passionate about the work being done at Franklin Food Pantry and feels it is an honor and a privilege to be a member of the Board and to serve as Board Chair. 

Suzanne (Molloy) Gendreau had a career in Non-Profit Advancement in Higher Education for both Boston University and Brown University for almost two decades. She was the owner of The Annarella Cookie Company located in Franklin MA for several years. She is active in the community through her involvement in several organizations like The SAFE Coalition, The Franklin Food Pantry and the American Cancer Society.  She has served on the Board of Directors and the Board of Incorporators for Franklin Children’s School. She is a graduate of Boston University (Ed.M.) and Stonehill College. A lifelong resident of Franklin, Suzanne and her husband have 3 children and manage their family farm. 

Susan Dewsnap is a Vice President and Relationship Manager at Rockland Trust. She is a graduate of The University of Massachusetts Amherst (B.B.A.) and Bryant University (M.B.A.). Her professional financial experience includes both corporate and personal financial planning. Her volunteer involvement includes 10 years on the Franklin Finance Committee and Treasurer of Tockwotton Home in Providence, RI. She also enjoys helping at school events and cheering for her kids at sports and music events. Dewsnap lives in Franklin with her husband and two children.

Jim Barton owns Allegra Marketing Print Mail located in Franklin, MA with his partner Cynthia Conti. Prior to acquiring Allegra in 2018, Jim spent over twenty years working in the consumer electronics industry as a sales and marketing executive for companies such as Bose, Leviton and Ingram Micro. He is a graduate of Bridgewater State University and resides in Medway Massachusetts. Jim has prioritized community involvement and supporting local businesses at Allegra. Jim and his marketing team work with and for a diverse group of local nonprofits organizations including the SAFE Coalition, the Franklin Cultural Council, Foster Care Essentials and the Franklin Food Pantry. 

Nancy Schoen recently retired after thirty-six years of teaching, thirty-three in the Franklin Public Schools as a music teacher and K-12 Director of Music. In 2005, she represented Franklin and the Massachusetts Teachers Association as the 2005 Massachusetts Teacher of the Year. Nancy continues to teach in the Franklin Lifelong Learning’s String Program. She is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, (BMus) and Cambridge College (MEd). Nancy continues to be an active volunteer in the Franklin community. She is currently Chair of the Franklin Cultural District Committee and is an active member of St. Mary’s St. Vincent de Paul Society. Nancy and her husband Scott have lived in Franklin for thirty-four years where they have raised their four children.

David Stott joined the Governance Committee of the Food Pantry Board in 2022 and the full Board in July 2023. David is Senior Vice President, General Counsel at Sensata Technologies, an NYSE-listed industrial technology company headquartered in Massachusetts. Prior to working in-house, David practiced corporate law with private law firms in New York City, London and Houston. He and his wife and four children have resided in Franklin since 2021.

tpowderly@franklinfoodpantry.org

Tina Powderly has 20 years of experience working in a variety of areas in the healthcare industry, including healthcare consulting, community benefits, and hospital business development and strategy. Tina previously was an Executive Recruiter for AMN Healthcare in its executive and leadership division. Tina also has directed the activities of the CEO’s office at Milford Regional Medical Center and worked as an independent consultant in business development at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, helping develop major expansion projects both in outlying communities and in Boston. Tina earned a B.S. in Business Administration from Georgetown University and an M.S. in Health Policy Management from the Harvard School of Public Health. She served on the Franklin Food Pantry’s Board of Directors from 2017 to 2021, including two years as its Chair before joining The Pantry as Executive Director. She serves on the Board of the MetroWest Nonprofit Network, the Council on Aging for the Town of Franklin, and on the Board of Incorporators for UMass Memorial Health Milford Regional. ​Tina resides in Franklin with her husband. They have five children.

ldoherty@franklinfoodpantry.org

Laura joined The Pantry in April 2023 as Associate Director. Laura is a dynamic leader with sixteen-plus years of experience as the Executive Director of an International non-profit organization. She is an innovative and strategic thinker who communicates the vision and mission to donors, volunteers, and staff with great passion. She is exceptional at developing and maintaining relationships with stakeholders to further the organization’s mission and is a proven fundraiser with experience securing major gifts, foundation grants, and annual gifts.