Natasha Pernicka has been leading The Food Pantries for the Capital District as Executive Director since 2011 and The Alliance for a Hunger Free New York since 2023. With more than 20 years in the nonprofit sector, Natasha has developed and implemented new programs, created growth in fund development efforts, and led strategic initiatives throughout her career. She has experience in hunger relief, homelessness/housing, mental health, older adults, and youth development.

Her work with The Food Pantries includes increasing revenue and in-kind support more than 250% over her tenure, increasing programmatic impact for more than 65 food pantries who provide mor than 3 million meals for 69,000 people annually, and leading the Filling the Gap Food Pantry System and Community Needs Assessment and initiatives. Initiatives include: Food as Medicine program; New York State Food Connect Resource database and map; and the creation of the New York State Community Food Assistance Network, now known as The Alliance for a Hunger Free New York.

In addition, Natasha has served as the Chair of the Nonprofit Business Advisory Group of the Capital Region Chamber of Commerce, and serves on the Food Access, Food Equity, and Food as Medicine workgroups of the New York State Hunger and Food Policy Council, the Albany and Rensselaer County FEMA Emergency Food and Shelter Boards, the Steering Committee for the Greater Capital Region Food System Assessment, the New York eHealth Collaborative CBO & VBP Advisory Committee, and has served on the board of Women in Development of Northeastern New York. She is a guest lecturer on hunger, nonprofit leadership, and management and has presented at events such as the New York State Anti-Hunger Conference, on air on WAMC’s Roundtable, and has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal.

She holds a bachelor’s degree from Colorado State University and a master’s degree in Public Administration from Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy. In addition, she is a graduate of the Capital Region Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership Tech Valley Program.

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Natasha Pernicka has been leading <a href="https://thefoodpantries.org">The Food Pantries</a> for the Capital District as Executive Director since 2011 and <a href="https://hungeractionnys.org/the-alliance-for-a-hunger-free-new-york/#:~:text=The%20Alliance%20convenes%20stakeholders%2C%20coordinates,and%20efficiently%20to%20our%20communities.">The Alliance for a Hunger Free New Yor</a>k since 2023. With more than 20 years in the nonprofit sector, Natasha has developed and implemented new programs, created growth in fund development efforts, and led strategic initiatives throughout her career. She has experience in hunger relief, homelessness/housing, mental health, older adults, and youth development.
Her work with The Food Pantries includes increasing revenue and in-kind support more than 250% over her tenure, increasing programmatic impact for more than 65 food pantries who provide mor than 3 million meals for 69,000 people annually, and leading the Filling the Gap Food Pantry System and Community Needs Assessment and initiatives. Initiatives include: Food as Medicine program; New York State Food Connect Resource database and map; and the creation of the New York State Community Food Assistance Network, now known as The Alliance for a Hunger Free New York.
In addition, Natasha has served as the Chair of the Nonprofit Business Advisory Group of the Capital Region Chamber of Commerce, and serves on the Food Access, Food Equity, and Food as Medicine workgroups of the New York State Hunger and Food Policy Council, the Albany and Rensselaer County FEMA Emergency Food and Shelter Boards, the Steering Committee for the Greater Capital Region Food System Assessment, the New York eHealth Collaborative CBO &amp; VBP Advisory Committee, and has served on the board of Women in Development of Northeastern New York. She is a guest lecturer on hunger, nonprofit leadership, and management and has presented at events such as the New York State Anti-Hunger Conference, on air on WAMC’s Roundtable, and has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal.
She holds a bachelor’s degree from Colorado State University and a master’s degree in Public Administration from Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy. In addition, she is a graduate of the Capital Region Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership Tech Valley Program.
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Looped In is a podcast published monthly that welcomes guests from the nonprofit and donor space to discuss the importance of making connections, the best way to get involved and the dos and don’ts when it comes to building sustainable relationships. Hosted by Lisa Munter, founder of Knitt – a web-based platform that helps to connect donors and nonprofits and to streamline the process to make giving easy.

Looped In is a podcast published monthly that welcomes guests from the nonprofit and donor space to discuss the importance of making connections, the best way to get involved and the dos and don’ts when it comes to building sustainable relationships. Hosted by Lisa Munter, founder of Knitt – a web-based platform that helps to connect donors and nonprofits and to streamline the process to make giving easy.

Looped In with Knitt

Looped In: with special guest, Natasha Pernicka

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