Reading Resident Named To Nonprofit's Board Of Directors

READING, MA — Reading resident David Farwell was recently elected to the Board of Directors of nonprofit Community Servings. The organization provides medically tailored meals and nutrition services to individuals and families living with critical and chronic illnesses.

Farwell serves as executive vice president of commercial banking at Citizens Bank and leads the restaurant finance practice. He oversees five national industry lending areas, including restaurant finance, professionals banking, retail petroleum and sports finance.

Before joining Citizens Bank, Farwell spent 13 years in a number of commercial banking positions with Shawmut/Fleet Bank. He is a graduate of the University of New Hampshire and received his MBA from the Carroll Graduate School of Management at Boston College.

Farwell lives in Reading with his wife, Dominique, and three children. He is the treasurer of Reading Youth Hockey.

Farwell was elected to the Board, along with Dr. Aretha Delight Davis, Mehrdad Noorani and Malisa Schuyler.

"Each of these individuals brings a wealth of experience and an abundance of passion to our Board of Directors," David B. Waters, CEO of Community Servings, said in a statement. "They will play a critical role not only as we continue to expand our services but also as we tackle the many challenges that Community Servings and the people we support have faced during the COVID-19 pandemic."

The new board members began their leadership roles with the Community Servings Board of Directors on July 1.