Your support and contributions will enable us to assist families, vets and local community shelters in need. Your donation of any amount will make a big difference in the lives of your community.
Bill Nelson
Executive Director
Muriel Ullman
Asst. General Manager
Richard D. Garman
Treasurer
Cathy Nelson
Executive Administrative Assistant
Cheri Rothenberg
Secretary/Children and Youth Liaison
Mitzi Huff
Veterans and Military Family Liaison
Leigh Ann Harlow
Food Facility Manager
Laura Bejerano
Grant Writer
Jen Pio
Life Support Mentor Trainer - Indiana
Richard D. Garman, CPA- Treasurer
Owner of Dick Garman and Associates Accounting Firm
Dick was part of the original team for the inception of FBM.
Dick Garman's expertise as advisor for all things that require legal status in professional accounting.
Todd Morton - Director
Owner of Airway Packing and Shipping. As FBM was starting up, it was Airway Packing and Shipping that opened their warehouse to allow FBM to grow from 100 families per month for food assistance to 500 per month and grow to 8000 families per year.
Cathy Nelson - Co-Founder and Executive Administrative Assistant
Cathy Nelson, wife of Bill Nelson co-founded FBM in 2012. Cathy has over 20 years of Book Keeping experience and works closely with Dick Garman, CPA firm.
Muriel Ullman - Director
Muriel is a former housing administrator in local government and homeless services consultant. She worked in a professional capacity with Bill Nelson in utilizing Fresh Beginnings Ministries services.
Mitzi Huff - Director, Veterans and Military Families Liaison
Mitzi is currently working in Peer Support for military families where she has worked for over 15 years. Mitzi was drawn to FBM because of their mission to serve individuals experiencing homelessness or near homelessness by providing food, Mentorship and compassionate personalized support to underserved communities.
Leigh Ann Harlow - Director, Food Facility Manager.
As a former production manager for a large government contractor Leigh brings expertise in warehouse management and procedures for supplying thousands of families in our community.
Cheri Rothenberg - Secretary of FBM Board of Directors
As Children and Youth Liaison - Cheri brings 20 years of service to families with youth and young children for the School Supplies Programs, the Clothing drives for school children as well as the Christmas and Hannukah toy drives for 2000 children each year.
Bill Nelson, MA - Director - Co-Founder of Fresh Beginnings Ministries
Bill started FBM for supplying basic needs of life to underserved people. With organizational training in the mechanical field Bill has organized groups for service since 1978. His compassion for the people that FBM has served since 2012 is the "Why" of what we do. "We will work with people who have needs in a way that will make today better than yesterday, and make tomorrow better than today."
Bill Nelson feature in LA Times/Daily Pilot for the Mentor Training Program.
Bill Nelson and his wife Cathy after receiving the Alumni of the Year Award from Hope International University.
F&M Bank salutes 2016 "Strongest People you can bank On" Honesty Award to Bill Nelson
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