Our Team
Meet OUR TEAM
Linda Plumer is Project Manager for Plates for Change. After serving on the No Kid Hungry board for more than 15 years and holding a variety of roles, she is excited about moving forward with this new non-profit endeavor. Linda has been a Portsmouth resident for more than 20 years and has been fortunate enough to have lived in different states around the country. She has unfortunately seen the hunger issue for children regardless of location. This issue is both underfunded and underrepresented. Her hope, with Plates for Change, is to grow awareness and effect policy change going forward in the Seacoast, Southern Maine and the State of New Hampshire.
Jess Michaud is on the leadership team for Plates for Change. She started volunteering for No Kid Hungry more than 10 years ago and was on the NKH board for 9 years, serving in various roles. She is thrilled to be part of this dynamic team as it moves forward with its community-focused non-profit endeavor to end hunger in the Seacoast. Jess feels fortunate to have been a resident of the Seacoast of New Hampshire for almost 15 years. When she began volunteering for NKH she was working as a nutritionist for the WIC Nutrition program and saw how much need there truly was in the community. She is honored to be a part of this group of people who all volunteer their efforts to make sure that every child has the opportunity to grow up without hunger and food insecurity.
Most people know Laura Stewart as ‘Stewie’. She has been involved with No Kid Hungry for 10+ years – initially as a volunteer and then as a board member for 8+ yrs – which includes three years on the Los Angeles board for their Taste of the Nation event. She has been honored to work with this passionate board and dedicated volunteers to support the local community as it enters an exciting time with its new endeavor - Plates for Change. Not only will the organizations continue feeding hungry children, it will work to change policy at the state level. Stewie’s role will be to work towards policy change and serve as the Co-Chair for the Beverage Committee.
Nancy Lehoux
Nancy Lehoux is the Tickets Chairperson for Plates for Change. She was a member of the No Kid Hungry board for four years and is excited to be bringing all sheI learned from that experience to this new non-profit organization. As a high school educator, she sees students every day who struggle to learn as they have food insecurity issues. It is sometimes more difficult to address the needs of high school students as they are often embarrassed to admit that their family cannot provide adequate meals. She is honored to be giving back to the Seacoast and greater New Hampshire communities as a part of this wonderful organization as it works to end childhood hunger.
Sharon Keeler joined the board in 2018 and serves on the marketing and media team. A New Hampshire native, works as integrated marketing director at the University of New Hampshire Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics and lives in Portsmouth. Sharon absolutely loves the seacoast and wanted to find a way to give back to the community. She attended many Taste of the Nation events at Strawbery Banke and felt this was an organization with a mission she could support and help advance. In her free time, Sharon enjoys traveling with her partner, hiking, body boarding, cooking, and taking walks with her dog.
Kathy Bachmann is beyond excited to be on the Plates for Change Leadership Team! She was on the board of No Kid Hungry for 9 years and believes passionately that every child should have access to nutritious food they need to learn and thrive. She has worked in the college textbook publishing industry since college. In her “side hustle” as a health coach, she teaches kids and adults the benefits of eating a whole foods plant based diet, cooking at home and living an active lifestyle. Kathy has three kids and likes to spend her free time hiking, paddleboarding, or exploring the world.
Kelly Donohue
Kelly Donohue is happy to be part of our local start up team. She was an active board member of "No kid Hungry" for the past 17 years. She has the passion and dedication to continue to volunteer with the "Plates for Change" organization to energize the commitment to help feeding hungry children and the food insecure in our local area. Kelly enjoys each summer bringing together the Seacoast's hottest chefs to donate their time, talent and more for our premier culinary event to raise critical funds for our local grant recipients.
Maggie Sunderland joined the Plates For Change team in 2017 is grateful to be part of such an inspiring organization. She manages the social media accounts and creates amazing content. Since joining the board Maggie has learned so much about the needs of some of our neighbors, and feels fortunate to work alongside a hardworking, passionate, and committed group of individuals who want to serve them in meaningful, impactful ways. Maggie was born and raised on the Seacoast of New Hampshire and lives in Portsmouth—her happy place! When not doing marketing for Plates For Change or her day job, Maggie loves embracing all of the activities, restaurants, cafes, entertainment, beautiful scenery, and historic charm that the Seacoast has to offer. She especially loves being active outside, spending time with my family and friends, and any excuse for a dance party!
Scott & Karen logan
Tricia dearville
Tricia DeArville joined the Plates for Change team in 2023 and is currently co-chairperson and VIP co-chairperson. Tricia has many years’ experience volunteering with nonprofit organizations in various roles such as event planning, fundraising, and awareness. Having experienced food insecurity in her lifetime, she is passionate about the Plates for Change mission. Tricia has been a Seacoast resident for over 30 years and currently resides in Hampton. When not working to end hunger in our community she enjoys spending time with family, traveling, reading, and hiking with her dog.
Beth Lindquist
Beth Lindquist is the Corporate Sponsor Co-Chair working with the amazing local sponsors who make the Taste event happen. She has lived on the Seacoast for 20 years and has been on the No Kid Hungry, now Plates for Change Board for over 15 years. Beth, along with the other board members, has a passion for helping to end food insecurity in the Seacoast and surrounding communities and commends the generosity of the corporate sponsors and the incredible work being done by grant recipients to mitigate childhood hunger is inspiring.
Liz Levey-Pruyn
Having been on the prior Taste board since 2006, Liz Levey-Pruyn had the opportunity to volunteer on almost every committee helping to put on this and other events. As a local Realtor she we have a moral obligation to support the communities we serve, especially our most vulnerable citizens. Liz feels strongly that no child should ever have to experience food insecurity and should have the opportunity to thrive. She is committed to doing her small part to help put an end to childhood hunger!
Nicole Ciancarelli
Nicole Ciancarelli is a new member to Plates for Change but has been a loyal attendee of the Taste event for years. Nicole is involved in the community as a local swim coach and instructor. She is also a teacher where she sees the impact of students who have food insecurity. She is excited to be a part of the board and work towards finding solutions for families in need.
JEANETTE BONHAM
Jet Bonham served on the Portsmouth No Kid Hungry Board for 24 years. She also helped form our current Plates for Change organization. She currently is on the management board and works on the financials. Jet works for Lincoln Financial as an analyst. She joined the group based on wanting to be involved in something that related to food insecurity. When her son was born, she went on the WIC program because she could not afford to feed her son and herself. To this day, 45 years later, she can still remember the exact food items she was able to receive with that voucher in the supermarket. Those items sustained Jett and her son for more than a year. Through her voluntary efforts, she is proud that she can now have a small effect for food-insecure people in the community she resides in. Plus, Jett says she is Italian and, “With us, it’s all about the food!”
CAITLYN HASSETT
KRISTEN B. WARD