NEPTUNE – Fulfill, the Food Bank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties, has named a new chair and slate of executive officers to its board of trustees. This comes as Fulfill celebrates 40 years of alleviating hunger and building food security at the Jersey Shore. Fulfill proudly works with a network of nearly 300 partners, including soup kitchens, food pantries and shelters to provide food and other services to more than 100,000 area residents, families, children, seniors and veterans in need.
The board unanimously elected Susan Doctorian Kyrillos, principal at SK Partners, as new chair. A highly accomplished businessperson and esteemed member of the community at large, Kyrillos has contributed her time and talents to assist a number of nonprofits and has received accolades for her work. Before starting her own firm, Kyrillos worked at Princeton Public Affairs Group and was responsible for starting the public affairs office at Monmouth University.
“I am grateful for the privilege to serve this vitally needed mission, and for the confidence my fellow Trustees have shown in supporting me,” said Kyrillos. “I do not take our collective obligations lightly – at this moment of unprecedented food insecurity, our neighbors facing hunger are counting on us.”
Additionally, Fulfill has appointed Rabbi Aaron Schonbrun, leader of Congregation Torat El inOakhurst as a new board member. Schonbrun has served on the Shore Area Board of Rabbis and is involved with the Jewish Federation of Monmouth County, as well as the Hebrew Academy Day School. An alumnus of Washington University in St. Louis, Schonbrun holds both a Rabbinic Ordination and a master’s degree in Jewish Education from the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York City. He has completed several prestigious leadership programs, including the PEER Executive Leadership Program, the Kellogg Jewish Leadership Program and the Clergy Leadership Program through the Institute for Jewish Spirituality.
“We proudly welcome Rabbi Schonbrun to the board,” said said Triada Stampas, president and CEO, Fulfill. “His commitment to community service and Tikkun Olam – repairing the world – aligns perfectly with our mission. He has long been a supporter of and friend to the community we serve, and Fulfill will benefit greatly from his community experience and passion.”
The article originally appeared in the August 1 – 7, 2024 print edition of The Two River Times.
