Maryland Food Bank
Christine Bongiorno Kaplinski, SHRM-SCP, is an experienced human resources professional currently serving as the Human Resources Manager at the Maryland Food Bank since February 2023. Prior to this role, Christine was the Store Manager at TUMI from November 2016 to February 2023 and held positions including Associate Manager at Williams-Sonoma, Inc. from September 2014 to November 2016, and Vice President of People at Senior Helpers from September 2012 to January 2014. Christine's career began as a Human Resources Generalist at 7-Eleven from 1999 to 2005, followed by a role as the Director of Human Resources at Niermann Weeks from 2005 to 2012. An alumnus of the University of Maryland Global Campus, Christine holds a Master's Degree in Human Resources Management and also earned a Bachelor's Degree in Sociology from Boston University.
Maryland Food Bank
Our mission is to lead the movement and nurture the belief that together we can improve the lives of Marylanders by ending hunger. The Maryland Food Bank is a nonprofit hunger-relief organization at the forefront of the movement to end hunger throughout Maryland. For more than 35 years, we have partnered with communities across the state to distribute food to individuals and families in need. Through carefully crafted programs, the food bank aims to meet the immediate needs of Marylanders while simultaneously working to find long-term ways to reduce hunger statewide. We operate from three facilities in Baltimore, Salisbury, and Hagerstown. Through our extensive network of soup kitchens, pantries, and schools, our branches distribute food throughout 21 counties and Baltimore City, including Somerset, Wicomico, and Washington counties—some of the most food-insecure regions in Maryland.