BFA STAFF BIOS

STEPHANIE BOWEN – EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

With BFA since August 2015. Graduate of UNCW’s Social Worker Program in 2014. Mother of 2.

CHARLES “G” JACKSON – DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS AND OUTREACH

G is proud to be part of “this amazing organization” and helping to achieve its mission of helping those in crisis.

JEREMY PECHIN – PROGRAM MANAGER

20 years of customer service, Enjoys helping people, with many years of management experience.

HELEN “BETH” LEWIS – ASSISTANT PROGRAM MANAGER (LELAND)

Mother of two daughters, Helen Lewis has lived in Leland all of her life and graduated from North Brunswick High School and Cape Fear Community College.

ROXANNE BROWN – ADMINISTRATION MANAGER

Roxanne has been in Nursing Home management for over 15 years. She brings a personal passion for helping people to her role.  She is married and has a 36 year old son.

MARY “MJ” WILLIAMS – LEAD INTAKE WORKER

Mary “MJ” Williams was in the medical field for 10 years. She has been married for 18 years and has 5 children. Mary has been with BFA for several years and as Lead Intake she brings a special quality of care to both clients and co-workers.

JAMES THATCHER – INTAKE WORKER

James Thatcher holds a supervisor certification to reasonable suspicion testing from Behavioral Health Services, Washington County, MD, and a West Virginia certification in business law, among others. James lives in Supply with his wife and four children.

STEPHANIE “PINKY” SMITH – INTAKE WORKER

Pinky brings 25 years of customer service experience along with empathy, compassion, and dedication to helping others in need in our community.

KIM CRAIG – INTAKE WORKER (LELAND)

Kimberly has a degree in Sociology from the University of Central Florida. She has lived in Brunswick County for over 10 years and has two teenagers. Her passion is to help others in need.

WILLIAM JONES, JR. – LEAD PANTRY WORKER

William worked in Washington DC as a firefighter and is a father of two. He brings twenty-five years of customer services experience and volunteered at Hyattsville, MD food pantry for several years. Mr. Jones is very compassionate about helping his neighbors in need.

MICHAEL “MIKE” BUROFF – PANTRY WORKER

Mike has 15 years of grocery experience with two years of grocery management. He has been with BFA for seven years providing general services, he enjoys working along side volunteers to help those in need to have a brighter day.

CHRISTOPHER “CHRIS” RIVENBARK – PANTRY WORKER (LELAND)

Christopher thrives on working with others. He enjoys helping others and allowing them to show their inner strengths.