Fiscal Year 2012 Board of Directors

Pam DeCounter, Chair
Principal | Red and Associates

As the owner of Red and Associates LLC in Spokane, Pam DeCounter brings her experience as an entrepreneur and human resources consultant in the financial and food industries to help Second Harvest improve its efficiency and communications.

DeCounter believes it’s her responsibility to do what she can to improve the Spokane community and that includes giving her time to serve on Second Harvest’s board of directors.
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Jim Barry, Chair-Elect
Consultant | 360 Consulting Group, Inc.

Jim Barry, the chief consulting officer for 360 Consulting Group, Inc., has plenty on his plate. Even so, Barry still manages to volunteer many hours of his time on the Second Harvest board of directors to help ensure that the organization is able to respond to the community’s growing need for emergency food.

“I’m serving so that in concert with other directors and members of the Second Harvest management team, we can maximize the resources of Second Harvest to distribute more food and feed more people. I want to give back to the community that has provided so well for me and my family for over 50 years,” Barry said.
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Rick Beebe, Secretary/Treasurer
CPA, Partner | BDO

Rick Beebe works as a certified public accountant and partner at BDO Seidman, LLP.

Beebe, who is married with three grown children, has lived in Spokane for over 32 years.

In addition to serving on Second Harvest’s board of directors and helping to fight hunger in his community, he serves on the board of the Vanessa Behan Crisis Nursery and is a longstanding Kiwanian. Beebe is also a member of the Spokane Chamber of Commerce and has spent the past 29 years volunteering for various committees, organizations and projects through his church.

“I appreciate the opportunity to give back to the community,” Beebe said.

Paul Bridge
CPA, Partner | BDO

Paul Bridge has an extensive knowledge of finance that benefits Second Harvest.

As a partner at BDO USA, LLP, an international accounting firm, Bridge has the perfect background for advising the staff and board about financial matters.

Bridge is a member of Rotary and is on the board of directors for Windemere Spokane Marathon. In the past, Bridge was a member of the Greater Spokane Inc. finance committee and served on the board of directors for the Philadelphia Unemployment Commission.

Patrick B. Cerutti
Community Volunteer

Patrick Cerutti, who is now retired, formerly was an attorney for Lukins & Annis, P.S., specializing in corporate and business law. He was in the legal profession for 35 years.

Cerutti served as a member of the Board of Directors for Vanessa Behan Crisis Nursery, serving as the secretary and on several special committees.

Cerutti said he enjoys his work at Second Harvest, where he helps fight hunger through his board of directors’ position and earlier service on an advisory committee.

Paul Davis
Attorney | Lukins & Annis, P.S.

Paul Davis has a wealth of experience with the legalities of running a business that he brings to Second Harvest’s board of directors. 

Davis, who is a shareholder at Lukins and Annis, P.S., has specialized in business and real estate law since 1998.

Davis represents some food industry businesses that are important allies in Second Harvest’s hunger-relief efforts, including URM Stores, Inc., Rosauers Supermarkets, Inc. and Yoke’s Foods, Inc.
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Philip S. DiPofi
President and CEO | Northwest Farm Credit Services

Philip DiPofi comes to Second Harvest with an extensive knowledge of banking and the economics of the farming industry. In addition to serving on Second Harvest’s board of directors, DiPofi has served as president and CEO of Northwest Farm Credit Services since January 2011.

In addition, DiPofi is the vice chair on the board of directors for Farm Credit Financial Partners, Inc. and is a member of the Farm Credit System’s President’s Planning Committee.
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Mike Dunford
Vice President and Partner | Moloney & O'Neill, Inc.

Mike Dunford is a vice president and partner at Moloney & O’Neill Inc., a longtime Spokane company that specializes in personal and business insurance and employee benefits.

Dunford, a graduate of Eastern Washington University, worked in social services during the mid-1980s as a counselor at Morning Star Boys Ranch. From there, he worked as an administrator with a choice service for the elderly. In the early 1980s, he entered the insurance field and has been with Moloney & O’Neill Inc. since 1984.  He currently specializes in property/casualty, commercial insurance and medical malpractice for physicians.
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Mike Feiler
Community Volunteer | Thrivent Financial for Lutherans

Mike Feiler spent 30 years working as a journalist, serving for 12 years as the editor of The Coeur d’Alene Press. Along the way, he has given back to the North Idaho community through his many volunteer projects.

Feiler is a strong advocate for Second Harvest, both as a board member and through his work with Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. Thrivent, a member-based organization, was a founding partner in Second Harvest’s Mobile Food Bank program and Lutheran congregations throughout the region continue to play a supportive role in the fight against hunger. more>>

Joanna Harrington
Community Volunteer

As a business owner, Joanna Harrington understands what it takes to grow and succeed amid challenging times. Her business, Harrington Home Medical in Kennewick, provides  in-home  health equipment  for the elderly and other folks with serious medical conditions.

Over the years, Harrington has volunteered for numerous organizations. Her work as a board member for Second Harvest, which involves making regular trips from Kennewick, reflects her drive to help others.
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Colleen McMahon
Associate Professor, Communication Arts | Gonzaga University

Colleen McMahon brings a wealth of experience with public speaking and communications to Second Harvest’s board of directors.

For the past 25 years, McMahon, associate professor of communication arts for Gonzaga University, has taught communications classes. McMahon’s specialties range from teaching advanced public speaking to instructing organizational communication. She has taught at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
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Kevin Rasler
President and General Manager | Inland Empire Paper Company

Kevin Rasler a Washington State University graduate, is president and general manager of Inland Empire Paper Co., where he has worked since 1985.

In addition to his work feeding the hungry by volunteering for Second Harvest’s board of directors, Rasler also serves on the board of the Greater Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce. He has served on the West Valley School District Board of Director’s curriculum advisory committee and has been active in West Valley SCOPE Days, Millwood Better for Business activities and other projects.

Gary Singer
Owner | Dutch's, Inc.

Gary Singer owns Dutch’s Inc., a longtime family-owned music store specializing in vintage guitars and classic instruments.

Like his father, Singer has taken an active role in the fight against hunger throughout his life, which has been spent in Spokane. He volunteered for more than four years as board chair of the Spokane Food Bank, which is now Second Harvest.

“Food banking is in my blood – there’s no use fighting it,” Singer said.
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Ray Sprinkle
Vice President | URM Stores, Inc.

Ray Sprinkle, vice president of procurement, retail services and profit centers for URM Stores, Inc., brings his expertise in the food industry to Second Harvest’s boardroom.

Sprinkle is able to help the organization improve its relationships with the food industry and develop the most efficient way of securing and distributing donations.

Sprinkle, who is well-connected within the food industry, has served as the past chairman of the board for the Washington Food Industry Association.