Foodshare Director Honored

Congratulations to Brian DuPerre, a volunteer member of Foodshare's Board of Directors, who was recognized as a Volunteer of the Year by the Pro Bono Partnership earlier this week.  The pro Bono Partnership places volunteer attorneys with nonprofit organizations to work on specific projects for the nonprofits.  Brian first came to Foodshare to help us determine whether the organization needed to be HIPAA compliant (and we breathed a sigh of relief when he told us we did not!).

He did such a great job with it and got so engaged with Foodshare's work that we recruited him onto the Finance Committee and then onto the Board of Directors.

In addition to Foodshare, Brian has provided pro bono legal advice to the Central Area Health Education Center, the ReCONNstruction Center, and Bethsaida Community.  In his full-time work, Brian is the Chief Privacy Officer and Sernior Legal Counsel at United Healthcare.

I was pleased to be able to join Brian and his wife Melissa at the annual awards event, and present the award on behalf of all of the nonprofits he has served.  Thank you, Brian, for all that you do to make our region a better place and congratulations on this well deserved recognition!