Kendall County Food Pantry Gets New Name, Board

Yorkville, IL — New leadership will be taking over operations at the Kendall County Food Pantry.

According to a release from Former KCFP Acting Board Chair Jeff Young, the KCFP is in the process of accepting a proposal from a group of prominent local community leaders to immediately assume the administration of what will be called the Kendall County Community Food Pantry. The idea was presented after the board began trying to find new members and management, Young said.

In an email interview, Young said the decision was not based on a recent theft of funds from the Pantry.

“The primary purpose is to establish a firm management structure that has no connection to events of the past,” Young said. “This new leadership is committed to ensuring the Pantry’s mission of service to the community continues. They will be actively implementing new legal, accounting and accountability systems.”

While no current board members will be on the new board, two key Food Pantry volunteers will be.

The new board members include:

• Greg Witek, Little Rock-Fox Fire Chief and KenCom Executive Board Chair, will take over as acting board chair for the KCCFP
• Dwight Baird, Kendall County Sheriff
• Rick Bill, Operations Management, Kendall County Food Pantry
• Stan Free, Executive Vice-President, First National Bank
• Gail Johnson, Oswego Village President
• Jackie Kowalski, Millbrook Village President
• Fred Kreinbrink, Operations Manager, City of Naperville Electric
• Becky Morphy, Board Chair, Fox Valley YMCA
• Larry Nelson, CEO of Nelson Multimedia and KenCom Finance Chair
• Tandy Pinter, Operations Management, Kendall County Food Pantry
• Steve Steinwart, President, Meadowvale Dairy
• Grant Wegner, Retired Chief Judge and Counsel to Mahoney, Silverman & Cross Law Firm.

“We are excited and proud that such a prestigious group of community leaders have taken on the very urgent cause of food assistance for our community and look forward to finalizing the transfer of pantry operations,” Young said in the release. "I am personally humbled by the strength and compassion of this fine group of citizens, our donors and our volunteers who work so hard to fight hunger in our community."

Changes to the website, social media pages and more will be coming in the near future. The new Kendall County Community Food Pantry can be contacted at info@kccfp.org or 630-708-2208.