Bernard J. Beaudreau, most recently the executive director of nonprofit volunteer organization Serve Rhode Island, has been named CEO of the Wallingford-based Connecticut Food Bank, effective May 16.
The nonprofit Connecticut Food Bank collects and distributes food through a network of community-based programs to more than 300,000 people across six Connecticut counties. Last year, via partnerships with the food industry, food growers, donors and volunteers, it prepared more than 18.5 million meals.
At Serve Rhode Island, Beaudreau directed a center serving 14,000 Rhode Island volunteers, administered a $2 million annual grant involving up to 300 AmeriCorps volunteers each year, developed statewide volunteer recruitment campaigns and grew the organization”™s board of directors from eight to 23 active members.
Prior to Serve Rhode Island, Beaudreau was vice president of development with The Global FoodBanking Network in Chicago, spent 11 years as executive director of the Rhode Island Community Food Bank, and held three positions of increasing responsibility in resource development roles at international relief and development agency Oxfam America, based in Boston.