LOCAL PROFESSIONALS JOIN GREYSTON BOARD

Top row: Candice Cook, Aleida “Ale”™” Frederico, Marcus Glover. Bottom row: John Jove, Gabrielle Lesser and Dr. Audrey Tomlinson

The Greyston Board of Directors recently welcomed six new members, broadening its capabilities to guide the organization to expand its impact in Yonker, and scale its mission throughout Westchester County and beyond.
Andrew Yearley, Greyston Foundation board chairman said, “We are delighted to welcome this distinguished and accomplished group of individuals to our board. This is a time of great change and their combined wealth of expertise and experience will help to better position Greyston to build on its leadership in the post-Covid economy and create opportunities to thrive for those who often are left behind.”
Matthew Reich, Greyston Bakery board chairman said, “”¦They are the right people to help expand our Open Hiring and PathMaking efforts at Greyston Bakery, and scale it to impact the millions of people in the U.S. who face barriers to employment.”
The new members of Greyston”™s board are:
Candice Cook, managing partner at The Cook Law Group PLLC.
Aleida “Ale”™” Frederico, vice president and senior relationship manager, commercial banking at TD Bank. Leadership Council.
Marcus Glover, founding partner of the private equity firm M. Glover Capital and board chair of Defy Ventures.
John Jove, vice president/general manager of international sales at PepsiCo Inc.
Gabrielle Lesser, strategic planning/market research consultant. York.
Dr. Audrey Tomlinson, vice president, human resources and general services at Nippon Life Benefits.
“Greyston currently is experiencing positive transformation on many fronts that will allow us to create a more inclusive employment ecosystem,” said Joe Kenner, president and CEO of Greyston. “These new members of our leadership team will have a critical role in positioning our organization for continued growth and greater impact”¦.”
Greyston Bakery is a world-class commercial operation, producing 8 million pounds of award-winning brownies annually for customers such as Ben & Jerry”™s, Whole Foods Market, and other retail chains. It is staffed by individuals who likely would have been screened out by traditional hiring practices. Founded by the late Zen Master Bernie Glassman in 1982, it is a lasting business created to take action to better the world.