Project Bread Welcomes Meaghan Switzer to New Advisory Council

EASTON, Mass. – Project Bread, the state’s leading anti-hunger organization spearheading Massachusetts’ COVID-19 hunger relief efforts, is pleased to welcome Meaghan Switzer, Assurance Senior Manager at RSM US LLP, to the nonprofit’s new Advisory Council.

Project Bread’s Advisory Council, separate from the nonprofit’s Board of Directors, is a group of professionals who will leverage their personal and professional networks to increase the organizations impact and reach. As an inaugural Advisory Council member, Switzer will serve as an ambassador and fundraiser for the nonprofit, helping to provide counsel to Project Bread CEO Erin McAleer on key strategic issues and policy matters.

“Project Bread’s pursuit of bold, systemic solutions to the problem of hunger will benefit greatly from the leadership and passion of our new Advisory Council,” says McAleer. “Members bring a variety of perspectives and experiences that ensure a fresh perspective on ways to further our mission. I’m so grateful for these new relationships built on the desire to end hunger in Massachusetts. It’s precisely this combination of leadership, passion, and a real desire to solve hunger that we chose Switzer to help us continue to fulfill our mission.”

Switzer, 34, of Easton, brings more than a decade of experience working in financial services, auditing and consulting with clients nationwide. While at RSM, she has had the privilege of partnering with many Boston-based nonprofits, including the Charlestown Boys and Girls Club, Warren Prescott School, Harvard Kent School, Kennedy Center Early Intervention, and Junior Achievement of Northern New England. She holds a bachelor’s degree in economics and accounting from the College of Holy Cross.

“I was fortunate to visit the Project Bread office right before COVID hit and I could feel the energy throughout the office as I met various individuals within the organization and heard about their various roles,” says Switzer, who has participated in Project Bread’s annual Walk for Hunger, the nation’s oldest continual pledge walk that raises money to support the nonprofit’s year-round hunger relief efforts statewide. “Project Bread takes a unique approach to fighting hunger and I was instantly drawn to their way of problem solving and approaching key issues. As a CPA, I am a “numbers person” and have an appreciation for the data driven and systematic approach to policy and legislative action. We have a great group assembled for the Advocacy Council and I look forward to working together as a team with our various perspectives to help further the nonprofit’s mission and work.”

While there is no governing function of this group, members commit to giving a minimum annual contribution of $2,500, raised through individual donations, peer-to-peer fundraising through Project Bread’s annual Walk for Hunger and securing financial support from existing and new corporate and philanthropic partners, and work to ensure Project Bread is able to help get food in the hands of as many people in need as possible across the state.

Swizter joins 11 additional members of Project Bread’s inaugural Advisory Council, including: Saadia Ali, a political science major at Boston University and aspiring law student, Becky Epstein, Chair of Corporate Charitable Giving Odysseys Unlimited, Gary Evee, Founder and CEO Evee Consulting Group, Meg Meaney, Vice President of Marketing Operations at Acoustic, LLC, Graham Gardner, Co-founder and CEO Kyruus, Heather Trafton, Chief Operating Officer at MassAdvantage , Hannah Grove, a Fortune 500 C-suite Executive, Clare Reilly, Co-Founder Women SOAR Giving Circle, Aisha James, Primary Care Physician Mass General Hospital, and Sonya Khan, Director of Clinical Services at Lowell Community Health Center.

People experiencing food insecurity should call into Project Bread’s toll-free FoodSource Hotline (1-800-645-8333), which provides confidential assistance to connect with food resources, including SNAP benefits, in 180 languages and for the hearing impaired. For more information, visit: www.projectbread.org/get-help.

About Project Bread

Project Bread is the leading statewide anti-hunger organization in Massachusetts. Beginning in 1969 with the first Walk for Hunger, the nonprofit focuses on driving systemic change to ensure people of all ages have reliable access to healthy food. Project Bread works collaboratively across sectors to create innovative solutions to end hunger and improve lives across the Commonwealth. For more information, visit: www.projectbread.org.

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