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David B. Waters, CEO


David has been involved with Community Servings as a board member, volunteer and staff person since its founding over twenty years ago and became the Executive Director/CEO in 1999. With a staff of about 40, the agency delivers lunch, dinner and a snack to 1,300 critically ill individuals and families per year across over 215 square miles. In 2008, the agency added a new food service job training program, a social enterprise effort feeding local schools, and several local foods initiatives including a Farmers Market, herb garden, CSA and CSF. Community Servings has been awarded a coveted four-star rating for its efficient and effective business model for providing nutrition services to the critically ill by Charity Navigator, America's premier independent charity evaluator.

With 35 years experience in food service management, David served as the General Manager of UpStairs at the Pudding restaurant in Cambridge for eight years, where he first created Community Servings annual Pie in the Sky Thanksgiving pie sale, which is now replicated in cities around the country. He has been honored by the American Marketing Association in the field of nonprofit marketing, received the Hero Among Us award from the Boston Celtics, the Ronald M. Leavell Award from The Dimock Center, and the 2009 Social Justice Award from Wainwright Bank. He is the former Board Chair of the international Association of Nutrition Service Agencies.

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Tim Williams, Executive Chef


Tim joined Community Servings with 35 years of culinary experience under his belt. After serving in the United States Army, Tim graduated from the Culinary institute of America and went to work at a variety of restaurants including independent, hotel, resort and full service. For the past 11 years, Tim has been with Legal Sea Food in Boston, Philadelphia and Washington D.C. where he has held positions as Chef, Culinary Project Manager and Regional Chef.

Tim loves to travel and has lived all over the world including: Alaska, Russia, Republic of Georgia and Nantucket. He now resides in Jamaica Plain, MA.

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Andrea Pyke, Vice President of Programs


Andrea has served in a variety of program roles at the May Institute over the past 8 years, most recently as the Director of Residential Services overseeing eight community based residences for children with disabilities. In her role there, she oversaw over 100 staff and 140 day and residential students, managing a multi-million dollar budget. Her first volunteer role while in college was at Rosie’s Place, preparing meals for their homeless community members.

Andrea graduated from Simmons College with a degree in Psychology. She lives with her family in Marshfield, MA.

Andrea’s role here at Community Servings involves directing and managing the program department and implementing the agency’s strategic plan to meet our mission and goals.

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Christopher Muhammad, Director of Operations


Brother Christopher came to Community Servings in 1994 with a background in the military as well as extensive food service experience. He started with us as a volunteer, then became a pot washer before being promoted to delivery driver, and then to delivery coordinator. Over the years, Christopher has demonstrated his unwavering commitment to the mission, always going above and beyond to ensure our hungry clients receive their meals each day.

Through his leadership, we have never missed a delivery day! In recognition of his excellent work and dedication, Brother Christopher was promoted to Director of Operations in 2005. He also plays an active role in his mosque, Muhammad's Mosque of Islam located in Roxbury which has been a key element of his personal development, and his desire to give back to those in need in the community.

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Tim Leahy, Vice President of Development and Communications


Tim joined the staff of Community Servings in August of 1999. He is responsible for all fundraising for the agency and works with the Board, staff, and individual donors and corporate and foundation partners to acquire the resources we need to provide our services. He received a BA in English & Economics from UMASS Boston.

Tim brings a unique perspective to his position at Community Servings, a blend of for-profit sales and an intimate knowledge of food service and several years work in non-profits. After 16 years in the food service industry, from ice cream parlor to fine dining, and six years of sales & marketing with the world's largest Macintosh computer show, he transitioned to the non-profit development field. Tim has long been a passionate supporter of HIV/AIDS & hunger-relief causes, volunteering for a number of organizations. After years of working in the private sector, Tim chose to dedicate his efforts to nonprofit development. Before coming to C.S. in 1999 Tim served for two years as the Director of Development for the Boston Salvation Army and for three years at the United Way of Dutchess County, NY.

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Janet Dillon, CFO


In 2000 Janet came to Community Servings with 20 years of financial management experience at a wide variety of Boston area non-profits. She handles all aspects of financial management from internal control and contract management to insurance and final audits. Janet has a Masters in Human Services Management from Heller School of Social Welfare at Brandeis University. She currently serves on the steering committee of the Boston Nonprofit Financial Managers group.
 


Susanne Robertson, Registered Dietitian


Susie Wakerly is a registered dietitian with a passion for community outreach and nutrition education.  She spent a year with Share Our Strength's Cooking Matters program, where she coordinated hands-on cooking classes and developed research tools to assess long-term behavior change in class graduates.  She most recently worked as a clinical dietitian at Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital, where she provided in-depth counseling to patients of all ages with a variety of medical and cultural backgrounds. 

Susie completed her dietetic internship at Brigham and Women's Hospital.  She has an B.S. in biological & environmental engineering from Cornell University and an M.S. in Nutrition Communication from Tufts University's Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy.