White Plains Resident Maria Bronzi Named Board Chair of Food Bank for Westchester

Maria Bronzi, Director of Altium Wealth Management in Purchase, has been named Chair of the Board of Directors of the Food Bank for Westchester, the charitable group announced.

Bronzi, who lives in White Plains, succeeds Rick Rakow who held the position for four years and was instrumental in the growth and expansion of the Food Bank. Rakow most recently guided the merger of the Food Bank with the Westchester Coalition for the Hungry and Homeless to expand reach, combine resources and eliminate redundancies to better serve people in need in the county.

“I’m thrilled to take on this leadership role at a critical time for our neighbors,” said Bronzi in a statement. “With so many people facing food insecurity in our county, we have an urgent mission to accomplish. I’m looking forward to raising awareness of the challenges and effectively engaging individuals and partners in providing solutions.”

At Altium, Bronzi uses her expertise at high performance team building, the fostering of Emotional Intelligence and the art and practice of building Learning Organizations. Bronzi and the team at Altium build effective strategies and solutions for individual investors and corporate clients. Prior to joining Altium, she served in leadership roles at Webster Bank in the Westchester and Fairfield markets. Her team led the bank in customer satisfaction, overall performance, increased profitability and community service engagement. A resident of White Plains, Bronzi has been a member of the Board of Directors for the Food Bank since October 2013. Bronzi is the Chairperson of The Business Council of Westchester’s Rising Stars Alumni Group and was a 2014 Corporate Citizen Honoree for St. Christopher’s Inc.

Ellen Lynch, President and CEO of the Food Bank, “I think it’s terrific that despite the many demands on her time each day, Maria has committed to expand her role in the fight against hunger in Westchester County. As Board Chair, Maria will leverage her connections with business leaders in Westchester, as well as her experience fostering community engagement, to expand the visibility of our mission and the impact of our programs throughout the county. She has seemingly boundless energy, and that works well for us because we have a lot to do. Maria is directing her passion and determination at a critically important target ....closing the meal gap for the 200,000 people in our county who are food insecure.”

The Food Bank for Westchester is the backbone of the county’s hunger relief network that serves 265 front-line programs to meet the needs of the 200,000 Westchester residents that are hungry or at risk of hunger.

Also joining the Executive Team of the Food Bank’s board are Vice Chairs Scott Boilen, President of AllStar Products Group and Sue Norton, VP, Global Citizenship & Sustainability of PepsiCo. For a complete Board of Directors roster, visit the FB4W website at www.foodbankforwestchester.org.

Photo: Maria Bronzi. Photo credit: Contributed