Volunteers Make the Difference

WCM currently has a staff comprised of 7 full or part-time people who work with a large over 20 community volunteers

Staff:

• Ruth Kittner Ph.D. – Executive Director
• Melissa Wilson – Pantry Coordinator
• Dan Little – Mobile Pantry Coordinator
• Marie Chirielieson – Pantry Hostess
• Robert Johnson – Pantry Assistant / Driver
• Leila Jackson & Rita Feuchtel – Pantry Assistants

The WCM board of directors is made up of volunteers from a number of local churches and from the community. There are currently 14 board members, 7 of whom are members of the executive committee.

Executive Committee:

• Darlene Thornton – President – New Testament Missionary Baptist Church, insurance administration
• Jane Fox – Vice President – Sixth Presbyterian Church of Pittsburgh, retired high school teacher
• Beth Simon – Secretary – Waverly Presbyterian Church, Nurse
• Larry A. Viehland – Treasurer – Mifflin Avenue United Methodist Church, retired chemistry professor
• Tom Ochs – Financial Secretary – First Presbyterian Church of Edgewood, retired corporate executive
• Joseph Davis – Member-At-Large, local business owner
• Gerald Gaudi – Member-At-Large, local business owner

WCM Board

• Jeanne Clancy, retired nurse
• Will Coffee, Wilkinsburg Police
• Pat Hauser, retired high school teacher
• Janet Hellner-Burris, pastor
• Jeff H0ener, insurance executive
• Jane Opgaard, operations executive
• Kim Viehland, retired chemistry teacher

Advisors

• Doreen Boyce, retired foundation executive
• Roger Schneider, retired engineer
• Deborah Dimasi, SalesForce Consultant
• Ruth Kittner, retired history teacher and non-profit executive (Ex-officio)