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Brother Ronald Giannone
The Ministry of Caring, Inc.
As head of The Ministry of Caring, Brother Ronald Giannone oversees the nonprofits operations as well as those of its five sponsored organizations, which include Mother Teresa House, Sacred Heart Village I and II, Sacred Heart Housing and the Village of
St. John, all located in Wilmington. Giannone is a Capuchin Franciscan friar, making him part of an 800-plus- year-old religious order that works for the poor in imitation of its founder
St. Francis of Assisi. He has served as the ministry’s executive director since 1977, after spending time serving the poor and hungry in New York, Indiana and New Jersey.
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Logan Herring Sr.
The WRK Group
As the CEO of The WRK Group,
which includes The Warehouse, REACH Riverside and the Kingswood Community Center, Logan Herring Sr. has relied on others to guide him to success. Now he’s paying it forward. He began working in Wilmington’s Riverside neighborhood in 2016 as the Kingswood Community’s executive director, and there realized that the community needed more support
and resources. Two years later, The WRK Group was created to accelerate redevelopment in the community
and surrounding areas of northeast Wilmington. Today, the organization includes 75 employees and boasts over $12 million in annual revenue that’s aimed at creating opportunities to empower area residents.
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Cathy Kanfesky
Food Bank of Delaware
For her entire career, Cathy Kanefsky has worked with organizations that provide hope to others through
an environment that fosters collaborations and a focus on service. Serving as president and CEO of the Food Bank of Delaware since May 2021, Kanefsky has been able to work closely with the organization’s board and leadership team to develop and implement its strategic vision for a community free of hunger. Annually, the Food Bank of Delaware distributes millions of pounds of food to the community through statewide pantries and partners.
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Maria Matos
Latin American Community Center
Serving as the president and CEO of the Latin American Community Center in Wilmington, Maria Matos serves as the organization’s chief administrator and manages all operations, from personnel to finances, as well as working closely with the board of directors and on strategic planning, identifying and addressing community needs and budgeting.
The nonprofit was originally founded in 1969 by Puerto Rican migrants aiming to address the needs of their community while adapting to life in a new country. Since then, it’s grown to include nearly 50 programs with a budget of over $5 million.
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