The Greater Boston Food Bank
Gary Roy has over 25 years of work experience. Gary began their career in 1994 at NESN, a premier regional sports network, where they served as the Marketing and Communications Manager. In this role, they oversaw various functions including marketing, advertising, affiliate sales promotion, and public relations. Gary successfully enhanced the network's reputation through strategic PR efforts and raised awareness of the brand to both consumer and business news media. Gary also served as the lead contact for the network's high-profile on-air talent, managing requests from media, sponsors, and charities. In 2019, Gary joined The Greater Boston Food Bank as the Assistant Director of Public Relations.
Gary Roy completed their Bachelor of Science degree in Sports Management from Keene State College, from 1989 to 1993. Gary then pursued further education and obtained a Master of Science degree in Sports Management from Northeastern University, from 1993 to 1994.
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.