Meet our staff

Jack McKay, Executive Director (he/him), is one of the founders of Food AND Medicine, and has been the Director since the beginning in 2001. Jack oversees the day to day operation of the organization, as well as strategic planning, finances, budgeting and FAM's long term sustainability. He was previously a school teacher in New York City, and spent many years as a union organizer and activist. Jack, and his family live in Bangor, where he was born and raised.

Jack is a member of UAW, has served as President of the Eastern Maine Labor Council for many years, as well as the executive board of the Maine AFL-CIO.

 

Melissa Smith, Deputy Director (she/her) has been with Food AND Medicine since 2015, when she was hired as Office Manager. She was promoted to Deputy Director in 2022; her responsibilities include finances, grant management, communications, data management, event planning and other administrative duties. Melissa grew up in New Jersey, but spent summer vacations in Maine since she was a child. She had a 20 year career as a compliance manager in the consumer lending industry in Phoenix, from which she was laid off in a workforce reduction, prior to moving to Maine to be closer to family.

Melissa serves on UAW's Maine CAP and PAC Councils, and was elected Secretary of the Eastern Maine Labor Council, AFL-CIO.

 

Ciel McGouldrick (she/her)

Program Manager

Bio coming soon

Johnny Sanchez, Gardens & Volunteer Coordinator (he/him), joined our staff in 2021. Johnny was born in Albuquerque, NM and grew up on the Ohkay Owingeh reservation in northern New Mexico where he gained a passion for growing food and feeding people. After graduating undergrad from Dartmouth College, he further developed this passion by pursuing a Masters degree in sustainable agriculture from the University of Maine and managing a farm in central Maine before coming to FAM. At FAM, he has utilized these skills to help coordinate the annual Solidarity Harvest as well as outreach to farmers.

 

Joleen Fagan

Bangor Peer Workforce Navigator

(she/her)

bio coming soon

 

Meredyth Waters (she/her)

Community Organizer

Bio coming soon

Sandy Joy (she/her)

Civic Engagement Organizer

Part Time

Pic & Bio coming soon