The Greater Boston Food Bank
Catherine D'Amato has extensive experience in leadership and philanthropy. Catherine is currently the President and CEO of The Greater Boston Food Bank, where they oversee a staff of 110 and 25,000 volunteers. Catherine has been in this role since 1995. Catherine also serves on the Board of Trustees for Fidelity Charitable, the Board of Directors for The Forsyth Institute, and the Board of Trustees for Eastern Bank. Catherine has been a member of Partners HealthCare since 1995 and the Massachusetts Food Association since 2008. Catherine is also involved in various other organizations, including The Boston Foundation, The Rwanda Infertility Initiative, the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, and Basic Health International.
Catherine D'Amato's education history includes a Bachelor of Theology degree from the University of San Francisco. The specific start and end years for this degree are not provided. In 1996, they obtained a Strategies in Non-Profit Management Certificate from Harvard University. Similarly, in 1995, Catherine received a Certificate of Management from Smith College. No field of study is mentioned for any of these educational experiences.
The Greater Boston Food Bank
The Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB) is the largest hunger-relief organization in New England and among the largest food banks in the country. GBFB distributes over 60 million lbs of food annually, enough to provide healthy meals to more than 500,000 people who are food insecure in Eastern Massachusetts. GBFB acquires food through food industry product donations, food drives and financial contributions that enable us to purchase additional high nutrient quality food. We also benefit from the generosity of over 25,000 volunteers annually who help to sort and distribute donated food products. GBFB works to acquire, store, organize and distribute food through local food pantries, community meal programs, homeless and residential shelters, youth programs, senior centers, and day-care centers embedded in communities throughout the nine counties of eastern Massachusetts. GBFB’s food assistance locator provides an easy way for people in need to find help nearby. GBFB also distributes food directly to those in need through dedicated programs that serve particularly vulnerable groups, such as seniors and children. Since 2009, GBFB has operated out of a state-of-the-art, 117,000 square foot food distribution facility, the Yawkey Distribution Center, located in the Newmarket section of Boston. The Greater Boston Food Bank is a member of Feeding America, the nation's largest hunger-relief organization.