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MEET

THE

SHFB

WE ARE DEDICATED TO MEET THE HUNGER NEEDS OF CHAMPAIGN, CLARK AND LOGAN COUNTIES.

The Second Harvest Food Bank collects, stores, and distributes food with one driving belief: that our communities thrive when hunger is minimized.

 

Download our helpful rack card outlining how we make an impact.

OUR MISSION

The mission of Ohio Tri County Food Alliance/Second Harvest Food Bank is to alleviate hunger in Clark, Champaign, and Logan Counties by sourcing and distributing nutritious food to people in need, building community partnerships, and mobilizing the public to support hunger relief.  

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OUR VISION

We envision a thriving, equitable, food-secure community.

HOW WE WORK

HOW WE COLLECT FOOD

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Our food resources come from many places. Our corporate food donors donate a large amount of food on a regular schedule, but we still receive food from smaller food drives a well as purchase food from vendors. 

OUR WAREHOUSE FOOD STORAGE

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Our 62,000 square foot warehouse is our primary hub for our 60 distribution partners. We can store tons of perishable, dry, and refrigerated food at any given time.

HOW WE DISTRIBUTE FOOD

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We have a series of direct programs that distribute food to those who need it. 

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We also supply 60 food distribution partners across Champaign, Clark, and Logan counties including pantries, soup kitchens, and more. 

OUR SERVICE AREA

CHAMPAIGN, CLARK,

& LOGAN 

COUNTIES

In 2023, we served over 60,000 individuals and nearly 5 million meals in our three county service area.

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TOUR THE FOOD BANK

We would love to share our operations with you. If you would like to visit and go on a guided tour of our headquarters in Springfield, please contact us.

Jennifer Brunner
Development Director
937.325.8715 ext. 109
jbrunner@theshfb.org

TOUR
OUR TEAM
OUR TEAM
OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Dulce Hurst
Board President

Dulce Castillo Hurst retired from Speedway LLC after a thirty-plus year career, most recently as Manager, Diversity & Corporate Human Resources. Dulce received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting from St. Xavier University in Chicago, Illinois. Throughout her career with Speedway, Dulce has worked in many organizations within the company, including Accounting, Planning & Analysis, Payroll and Personnel, and Commercial Services.

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Dulce, and her husband Mitch reside in Springfield, Ohio. They are parents of 2 sons; the oldest resides in Astoria, NY and the youngest resides in Dayton, Ohio. Dulce is active in her church community at St. Raphael Church, where she facilitates religious education classes for high school students and was a co-chairperson on a $1.8 million capital renovation campaign, is an active board member also serving Ohio CASA and Women's Partnership Fund, and is an active member of Sigma Alpha Sorority - Beta Psi Chapter of Clark County, Ohio.

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Mary Jo Leventhal
Board Vice-President

Mary Jo Leventhal is the Director of Operations & Business Development at Wallace and Turner Insurance. Prior to that position she was employed at Consolidated Insurance for 19 years as an agent. 

 

Mary Jo serves on the Springfield Rotary Club board of directors and served as President in 2016-2017. She has been a Rotarian for 15 years and has been active on several committees including the Springfield Rotary Gourmet Food Truck Competition, Local Projects committee chair and served on the Scholarship committee. She has also served on boards for the Springfield Museum of Art and United Way Allocations.

 

Mary Jo is a native of Springfield, OH, a graduate of both Springfield Catholic Central and Wittenberg University, and still lives in Springfield along with her husband, Adam. She has two adult sons who are in Cleveland and Denver and two stepdaughters, both in Columbus. Mary Jo enjoys art, music, theater, hiking and travel.

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Nancy has 35+ years of tax and accounting experience. Serving as a tax advisor to a variety of clients ranging from closely held family-owned businesses as well as large corporations and individuals. Nancy serves as a tax advisor to the stakeholders and owners providing counsel on income tax issues and succession planning.

Nancy has significant experience in the areas of corporate, individual, pass-thru entitles, international, and state and local taxation. Industries of focus include manufacturing, construction and real estate, professional services and retail. 

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Nancy received her B.A. in Business Administration with an emphasis in Accounting from Wittenberg University. She is a member of the American Institute of CPAs as well as the Oregon Society of CPAs. In addition to being the Treasurer for SHFB's board, she is also a board member of Leadership Clark County.

Nancy Cavanaugh 

Board Treasurer

Gracie serves as the Health Planning Supervisor at the Clark County Combined Health District. In her role, she oversees five state and federal grants that provide programming in areas of food access, healthy living, drug overdose prevention, tobacco prevention and cessation, maternal, infant, and adolescent health, and traffic safety. Prior to joining the health department in 2019, Gracie worked for the United Way of Clark, Champaign, and Madison Counties. There she wore many hats including, development, community impact, strategic planning, and volunteer coordinator.

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Gracie was born and raised in Clark County and has a passion for giving back to the place she calls home. Whether professionally or personally, Gracie believes it is important to be a positive impact in the community.

Gracie Hemphill
Board Secretary

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Zach Bayless

Zach is a lifelong resident of Clark County and a graduate of Shawnee High School. He went on to obtain a Bachelor's degree in History from Miami University, followed by a Juris Doctorate from the University of Dayton School of Law.

 

He is currently working as a Partner at the Cole Acton Harmon Dunn law firm. He maintains a general practice with a focus on domestic relations. Professionally, Zach is focused on helping families navigate the legal system in times of need.

 

Volunteer activities include serving as the President of the Springfield Kiwanis Club as well as serving on the board. When he is not working or volunteering, Zach enjoys music, sports, and the outdoors.

Nettie Carter-Smith

Wynette “Nettie” Carter-Smith joined the Rocking Horse Community Health Center team in 2019 as Director of Community Outreach after retiring from Clark County Juvenile court with over 31 years of service. Nettie has an undergraduate degree in physical rehabilitation from Wright State University and a Master’s in Administration from Central Michigan University.

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Born and raised in Springfield, Nettie now resides in Springboro and has her own DJ and Photo Booth Business. Professionally, she is interested in community collaboration, building strong community relationships, DEI, and assisting minorities to further their education past high school. In 2014, Nettie, her husband and their best friends started a nonprofit (Bass Smith Connection) to provide resources and support for minority students who wish to attend higher education institutions. Their mission is aligned with education, economic growth and empowerment of those they serve.

Mike Dinovo 

Mike retired from Honda in 2017 after 33 years. He and Cathy, his wife of 34 years stay active with their family of 5 children and 9 grandchildren.

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A member of St. Patrick Church in Bellefontaine, Mike volunteers at the St. Vincent De Paul food pantry and Our Daily Bread, a free meal program. Also, he delivers communion to the homebound of his parish.

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Bill Johnson

Bill retired after over three decades of dedicated work at his family business, Johnson Welded Products in Urbana. He will be serving as the Champaign County representative, following the retirement of Ray Branstiter. Bill is eager to leverage his knowledge and expertise in support of a cause he deeply cares about. Passionate about ensuring that everyone has access to a nutritious meal, Bill is committed to working with Second Harvest to make this vision a reality.

Joy M. Long

Joy has lived in Springfield most of her life. She is a graduate of South High, Clark State, and Wright State with degrees in Medical Laboratory Technology and Organizational Communications & Business Management. Early in her career, Joy was a "sports" Mom of two sons and is now a proud grandmother.

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Joy retired as a Program Manager from Battelle Memorial Institute, a large non-profit government services contractor and now works for a large government contracting corporation supporting the Air Force. In addition, she also serves in a part-time position as an Executive Administrative Assistant for The Conscious Connect Redevelopment Corporation (TCC). TCC is focused on establishing comprehensive children’s equity zones and community revitalization on the southwest side of Springfield.

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From 1994-2017, she augmented her income by serving as a landlord providing affordable well-maintained multi-unit and single-unit family housing for low to moderate-income families in southwest Springfield. Her properties were rented to section 8 as well as to working-class families.

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Stephanie Novosad

Stephanie Novosad is the Executive Director of Support Services at Mercy Health in the Springfield Market leading nutrition services at both the Urbana Hospital and the Springfield Regional Medical Center. In addition to these roles, she leads environmental services and patient transport at the Springfield Regional Medical Center.

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Stephanie maintains a strategic focus on the priorities of the system, undertaking challenging projects and delivering in multiple areas including cost, quality, patient satisfaction, and associate morale.

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Stephanie has a Master's Degree in Business Administration from Otterbein University and a Bachelor's Degree in Dietetics from Ohio University.

Steve Short

Steve is currently the CEO and co-founder of IPT America, a sales/marketing firm for industrial products. Formerly he was the owner of Updike Supply Company, an industrial distributor. Steve has been active in many industry-related associations, serving as National Chairman of the Industrial Supply Association.

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A lifelong resident of Clark County, Steve with his partner, Trixi Faulkner-Myers, have 4 children and 4 grandchildren and is semi-retired. He is a graduate of Shawnee High School and Miami University and enjoys providing pro bono business advisory services to small companies.

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Volunteer activities have included various civic and nonprofit groups ranging from serving as a school board member and volunteer firefighter to advisory boards for a child advocacy center and a STEM vocational training program for veterans.

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Becky Skiles Gorby

Service to the community is important to Becky. She is very active in a variety of clubs and organizations including having served as President of Springfield Kiwanis. Becky currently serves as a board member for the Ohio District Kiwanis Foundation, the Springfield Family YMCA, and is on the executive board of the Tecumseh Council, Scouts BSA. In addition, she is also a trustee for the Clark County Historical Society and a member of Leadership Clark County.

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Becky is an Edward Jones financial advisor with her own office in Springfield. She and her husband of 31 years, Sean, have a daughter, Candace, who serves as a police officer in her community. When Becky is not serving clients or volunteering, you will find her cheering on her daughter who is a competitive weightlifter, watching a bit of football, or occasionally traveling.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OUR HISTORY
DISTRIBUTION PARTNERS

CHAMPAIGN COUNTY

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Caring Kitchen

                

Champaign County Senior Center

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Concord Community Food Pantry

                

North Lewisburg Food Pantry

                

Oasis of Mercy

                

Recovery Zone - Urbana

                

St. Paris Federation of Churches

                

Stepping Stones Outreach    

                

WhereHouse

CLARK COUNTY

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Bethel Churches United

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Central Community Kitchen

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Christ Episcopal Church

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Church of Jesus Family Worship Pantry

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Clark County Combined Health District

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Clark State Food Pantry

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Clifton Ave Church of God

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Dunamis Ministries

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Enon Emergency Relief

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Family Needs Inc.

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Fellowship Christian Church

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Good Samaritan Pantry

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Good Shepherd

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Greater Grace Temple Outreach

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Life in Christ Food Pantry

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Masjid An-Nur

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McKinley Hall

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NAMI

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New Birth Mission

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Open Hands Free Pantry

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Operation Hunger: Springfield

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Project Woman

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Rainbow Table

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Risen Christ Food Pantry

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Rocking Horse Community Health Center

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Salvation Army

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Seed of Hope 

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St. John's Lutheran

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St. Vincent De Paul

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The Living Well Light House

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Victory Faith Center

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YMCA Child Care

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LOGAN COUNTY

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Buckeye Gospel Barn

     

Caring Friends

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Caring Neighbors Food Pantry

     

Five Loaves Food Pantry

       

Give & Take

     

Our Daily Bread

         

Recovery Zone - Bellefontaine

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St. Patricks - St. Vincent de Paul

 

St. Mary of the Woods -

St. Vincent de Paul

     

United Christian Services

    

Wake Up The World

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WORK

WITH US.

The Second Harvest team is dedicated to building community awareness and creating an efficient food distribution network to eliminate hunger. Staff is committed to embodying the values of Second Harvest in all activities. Relationships are based on collaboration and respect. Resources are leveraged in a manner that is strategic and cost effective in order to achieve the mission and goals of Second Harvest.

 

At the Second Harvest Food Bank of Champaign, Clark, and Logan Counties, we are excited to expand our team with passionate, dedicated people who are committed to our goal of ending hunger. If that sounds like you, check out Second Harvest's open positions below and get in touch.

 

Second Harvest offers competitive wages and excellent benefits, including:

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance

  • Short term disability

  • Life insurance

  • IRA retirement plan – Second Harvest contributes 3% of your pay

  • Generous flexible time off and 10 paid holidays

CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES

Please click the titles below to read full details about each opportunity.

Executive Director

Field Representative and Delivery Driver

Warehouse Associate

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To apply, forward your resume to the attention of Human Resources at hr@theshfb.org. No phone calls or drop-ins, please.

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

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20 N Murray St.

Springfield, OH 45503

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