For Local-Specific Inquiries:

Please contact the appropriate team member for assistance based on your area of interest.
 

Greene County

 

Charlotte Carter | Co-Founder

                                                                                            Director, Coxsackie Area Food Pantry

Charlotte is a Co-Founder of the GCFSC and serves as the Director of the Coxsackie Area Food Pantry. She oversees the coalition’s localized distribution efforts, ensuring that critical resources and nutritious food reach families across Coxsackie, Climax, Earlton, and New Baltimore. Her work is a cornerstone of the coalition's mission to bridge the gap between regional agricultural surplus and community need.
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✉️ Coxsackieareafoodpantry@gmail.com

 
Jonathan Gross | Co-Founder

President, Mountain Top Cares Coalition (MCC)

Jonathan is a Co-Founder of the GCFSC and serves as the Board President of the Mountain Top Cares Coalition (MCC), a nonprofit dedicated to recovery support and community resilience in the Catskill Mountains. Bringing over thirty years of executive experience in business development and public service, he also serves as the Chairman of the Greene County Board of Ethics and is the Managing Member of Ruby Lake Glass, LLC. His leadership within the coalition focuses on the intersection of public health, ethical governance, and the strategic distribution of resources to rural and "mountaintop" communities.
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✉️ Jonathangross25@gmail.com
 

Neva Wartell | Co-Founder

Executive Director, Catskill Food Pantry
Neva is a Co-Founder of the GCFSC and serves as the Executive Director of the Catskill Food Pantry, headquartered at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church. Under her leadership, the pantry has pioneered the region's only "client-choice" model, a strategic approach that empowers residents to select their own groceries in a supermarket-style setting, preserving dignity and reducing food waste. Neva integrates her extensive operational expertise with the coalition's mission, ensuring that the Town and Village of Catskill remain resilient through robust partnerships with the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York and FeedHV.
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✉️ Catskillfoodpantry@gmail.com
 

Christopher Braccia | Co-Founder & Critical Infrastructure Strategist
Christopher leads strategic resilience initiatives for regional food systems in partnership with HVADC and FeedHV. As a National Security and Cybersecurity Strategist specializing in Critical Infrastructure Protection and as Co-Founder of GCFSC, where he applies the same risk-management frameworks utilized in his work with USTelecom and the Communications Sector Coordinating Council (CSCC)—the principal private-sector partner to CISA and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for critical infrastructure resilience—to regional food systems.
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📞 518.223.9727
✉️ Cbraccia@protonmail.com