HMFA board members and volunteers at the holiday meal, 2022

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Our all-volunteer Board of Directors, along with our Executive Director and Chef, are committed to providing free, healthy, community meals to our neighbors in Somerville. If you’re interested in becoming a volunteer or board member with Hearty Meals For All, please email us at heartymealsforall@gmail.com.

Erica M, Program Coordinator, joined Hearty Meals for All in November of 2022. She has a background in agriculture and food access.  She currently works with the Greater Boston Food Bank. She is excited to continue to grow community in Somerville through meals.

Luke T, Board President, has been active in Hearty Meals since 2017, and is known for operating the grill at our annual BBQ and enhancing our digital communications.

Danielle T, Executive Director, joined Hearty Meals as Program Coordinator in August of 2016. Danielle has a background in nutrition and public health and works as a project manager in the health technology industry. Danielle’s favorite Hearty Meal is our holiday turkey dinner, served as our November meal.

Deborah W, Chef, joined Hearty meals for all in March of 2021 at the height of the COVID pandemic, as a way to help reduce the impact that the pandemic was having on the community members ability to obtain healthy, nutritious food.  Deborah has a background in counseling psychology and worked as a mental heath therapist for many years. She left the counseling field to open her first restaurant in Davis Square in 2000, and has been involved in the food industry ever since.  Deborah is happy to be back in Davis Square, cooking meals and bringing nutritious food to the table!

Denis S, Board Treasurer, has been on the Hearty Meals board since 2012. He works in educational technology and is also a proud “Big” with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Massachusetts Bay. His favorite meal is our annual summer BBQ, when we make freshly-grilled hamburgers and hot dogs to celebrate the season.

Molly M, Board Advisor, has been a part of Hearty Meals since 2013, and joined the board in 2014. Molly is a registered dietitian who has worked for most of her career fighting the childhood obesity epidemic at both Boston Children’s Hospital and Tufts University. Her favorite Hearty Meal is the roasted turkey dinner with all the trimmings, aka our annual Thanksgiving meal.

Last updated: March 2024