Partner Agencies
Good Shepherd Food Bank works with nearly 600 food assistance programs throughout Maine, from Kittery to Fort Kent, to help get food to Mainers at risk of going hungry.
Our network of over 600 partner agencies includes community food pantries, soup kitchens, senior centers, shelters, schools, and youth programs.
Your impact
33.6m
Meals distributed in 2023
600+
Partner agencies
43
Years of working to eliminate hunger
3.6m
Pounds of food sourced locally
100%
Dedicated to eliminating hunger
Food Safety Training
The Food Bank’s food safety training focuses on four topic areas:
- Understanding the Importance of Food Safety and the Role We Play
- Transporting and Receiving Products
- Inspecting Products and Food Safety Recalls
- How to Store Food Safely
Understanding Poverty and Compassionate Customer Care Training
The Food Bank’s poverty training focuses on seven topic areas:
- Asset-based Thinking
- Poverty & Food Insecurity 101
- Poverty Simulation Resources
- Compassionate Customer Service
- Preparing for Challenging Interactions
- Compassion Fatigue and the Importance of Self-Care
- Additional Resources and Further Reading
The Community Partnerships Team
Meet the team that supports our partner agencies.
Community Resource Representatives:
Sarah Fuentes
Kennebec and Waldo Counties
sfuentes@gsfb.org or (207) 520-7667
Mary Turner
Knox, Lincoln, and Sagadahoc (+ Brunswick and Freeport) Counties
mturner@gsfb.org or (207) 346-0756
Shannon Rooney
Oxford and York Counties
srooney@gsfb.org or (207) 800-6436
Deb Gerow
Hancock, Southern Penobscot and Southern Washington Counties
dgerow@gsfb.org or (207) 577-5265
Lori Shaw
Cumberland County
lshaw@gsfb.org or (207) 576-8429
Nicole Pelletier
Androscoggin, Franklin, and Somerset Counties
npelletier@gsfb.org or (207) 576-6724
Becky Crooker
Aroostook, Piscataquis, Northern Penobscot and Northern Washington Counties
bcrooker@gsfb.org or (207) 576-0393
Jen MacDonald – Community Resources Manager
jmacdonald@gsfb.org or (207) 577-4393
Angie Adams – Community Resources Team Lead
aadams@gsfb.org or (207) 440-4121
Dawn DiFiore – Director of Community Partnerships
ddifiore@gsfb.org or (207) 344-1268
Shannon Coffin – VP of Community Partnerships
scoffin@gsfb.org or (207) 782-3554 ext.1163
Amber Brooks – Community Partnerships Assistant
abrooks@gsfb.org
Shannon Coffin
Vice President of Community Partnerships
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Shannon Coffin, vice president of community partnerships, joined Good Shepherd Food Bank in 2010 and launched the first Youth & Families Initiatives partnerships in 2011. Under her leadership from 2011 to 2019, Youth & Families Initiatives grew from reaching 40 children in one school to over 5,000 families in over 150 schools. From November 2019 to August 2020, Shannon served as Good Shepherd Food Bank’s Director of Community Partnerships, helping to lead the transition of our Community Resources team. She grew the team from four Field Representatives focused on agency compliance to seven Community Resource Representatives, building agency capacity and managing relationships with local retail donors through increased partner engagement.
Shannon is a part of Full Plates Full Potentials Leadership Council and has served as Chair for both their Child & Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program committees. She is also very active in the national Feeding America network. Most recently, she was selected to be a part of Feeding America’s first Equitable Access Innovation Cohort. In the past, she has provided support to peers across the country as a Child Hunger Capacity Adviser and as a Child Hunger Corps Supervisor.
Prior to working at Good Shepherd Food Bank, Shannon was Marketing & Events Coordinator for Green Tree Event Consultants in Falmouth, Maine, from 2006 to 2010. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from St. Joseph’s College of Maine in 2007 with a Bachelor’s in Public Relations and Advertising. Outside of work, Shannon is the mother of endlessly energetic twins, and loves to garden and kayak.
Angie Adams
Community Resources Team Lead
Angie joined Good Shepherd Food Bank as a Community Resource Representative(CRR) in the spring of 2022. In this role, she supported and guided many of the Food Bank’s partner agencies, retail store donors, and communities across the state. As a CRR, Angie worked with agencies in Cumberland, Androscoggin, Oxford, York, and Aroostook Counties. In the fall of 2023, Angie transitioned into the Community Resources Team Lead role to support the Community Resources Team efforts in strengthening the network of partner agencies.
Angie came to the Food Bank with over nine years of entrepreneurial experience and a degree in Business Administration from Southern Maine Community College. She lives in Southern Maine with her husband and two children. Angie enjoys spending her free time with her family at the lake, exploring the coast, reading, cooking, and completing home improvement projects.
Jen MacDonald
Community Resources Manager
Jen MacDonald, Community Resources Manager, joined the Food Bank in August 2013 as an Agency Services Field Representative supporting partner agencies of the Food Bank in York, Cumberland, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, and Knox Counties.
In 2019, the Agency Services Field Representative role, focused on compliance, evolved into the Community Resource Representative (CRR) role to include building agency capacity, and managing relationships with local retail donors through increased partner engagement. In 2021, Jen stepped into the Community Resources Manager role leading a team of six CRRs. She grew the team to seven CRRs and one Community Resources Team Lead, focusing on supporting Good Shepherd Food Bank’s strategic initiative of strengthening the network of partner agencies.
Jen resides in Southern Maine with her husband and two beautiful children. She enjoys traveling, outdoor adventures, reading, and yoga.
Dawn DiFiore
Director of Community Partnerships
Dawn DiFiore, Director of Community Partnerships, initially joined the Food Bank in January 2019 as the Community Resources Manager, a role she held until 2021.
In her current position, Dawn oversees the Community Resources team, Youth & Family Initiatives, and the Community Health & Hunger programs.
Dawn brings a wealth of experience to her role, having spent 12 years at the Phoenix Zoo and later transitioning to the tech sector in various leadership roles, where she supported diverse product lines. Her journey to the Food Bank was driven by a desire to align her career with impactful and transformative work in the non-profit sector.
Dawn lives with her partner Scott in New Gloucester, where they share their home with rescue dog Dardee and rescue cats Mac & Cheese. Dawn volunteers at her local library and is an avid reader, traveler & nature explorer.
Mary Turner
Community Resource Representative
Mary Turner, Community Resource Representative, supports Lincoln, Knox, Sagadahoc, and Brunswick & Freeport agencies. She also helps to strengthen community connections within this area to increase awareness and collaboration in addressing food insecurity in our communities.
Mary has been with the Food Bank for five years and in this field for almost 15 years, working at MCHPP for over nine years and running the Food Security Coalition of Mid Coast Maine. She began her career in public accounting and also worked in elementary education.
She received a B.S. in Accounting and an M.S. in Taxation from Bentley College, Waltham, MA.
She lives in Brunswick, Maine, and is on the One Longfellow Square board. In her free time, she enjoys kayaking, attending bluegrass & folk music concerts, cooking, and spending time with her three grandchildren.
Sarah Fuentes
Community Resource Representative
Sarah Fuentes, Community Resource Representative (CRR), joined the Food Bank in April 2017. Sarah started at the Food Bank as an Agency Services Coordinator and then transitioned to the CRR role. Sarah is the Food Bank’s first CRR and has worked with partners in 10 out of the 16 counties. She currently the CRR for Aroostook, Franklin, Kennebec, and Somerset counties.
She is a liaison between partner agencies, retail store donors, and the Food Bank, responding to questions and requests for information, conducting monitoring visits, building agency capacity by suggesting best practices, recording statistics and trends, understanding needs and gaps in service, and outreach/collaboration with communities to ensure all Mainers are food secure.
Before joining the Food Bank, Sarah was enlisted in the U.S. Army.
Sarah likes to spend time with her husband, three little ones, and her aunt in her free time, outdoors camping, swimming in warmer months, and building snowmen in the winter. She enjoys reading, volunteering at local nonprofits and playing with her dogs.
Shannon Rooney
Community Resource Representative
Shannon Rooney, Community Resource Representative (CRR), joined the Food Bank in January 2023. Shannon is the CRR for York, Oxford, and Androscoggin counties. She is a liaison between partner agencies, retail store donors, and the Food Bank, responding to questions and requests for information, conducting monitoring visits, building agency capacity by suggesting best practices, recording statistics and trends, understanding needs and gaps in service, and collaborating with communities in the fight to end hunger.
Shannon has a B.A. in History, and before coming to the food bank, she worked in Higher Education for 21 years.
Shannon lives with her husband and two cats in Buxton. She loves gardening on their mini homestead, where she grows fruit trees, flowers, vegetables, and nuts. She enjoys reading fantasy and science fiction, throwing tea parties, and playing music with her husband and friends.
Deb Gerow
Community Resource Representative
Deb Gerow, Community Resource Representative (CRR), joined the Food Bank in June 2023. Deb is the CRR for Penobscot County. She is a liaison between partner agencies, retail store donors, and the Food Bank, responding to questions and requests for information, conducting monitoring visits, building agency capacity by suggesting best practices, recording statistics and trends, understanding needs and gaps in service, and outreach/collaboration with communities in the fight to end hunger.
Before joining the Food Bank, Deb spent many years in healthcare management.
Deb lives with her husband in Holden. She enjoys hiking, spending time in nature, and exploring the nooks and crannies of Maine.