Meet our Staff
LUIS CAMACHO
Inventory Specialist and Pantry Assistant
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Luis oversees all aspects of inventory and food storage in our facility, receiving orders and properly storing all items. He also assists in the soup kitchen and food pantry as needed. He joined our team in 2018, and has been living in the Lower East Side for the past four years. He enjoys going to the gym, biking, and spends his spare time hanging out with his 13 year old daughter and french bulldog who is 3 years old.
Alex Lawrence
Executive Director
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Alex manages all financial and administrative aspects of Trinity's Services, including fundraising and volunteer recruitment. Alex was also featured on a special episode of Food Network's Chopped, featuring soup kitchen employees, and won! Alex has been with Trinity's SAFH since 2014 and a member of Trinity Lower East Side Lutheran Parish for over 10 years. In his spare time he enjoys cooking and making crazy cocktails. Originally from California, he's lived in NYC for over 15 years and currently lives in Harlem with his husband Cody.
Email: alex@safhnyc.org
Phone: 212-228-5254 ext.10
Gloria Maldonado
Kitchen Assistant
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In addition to assisting with meal prep and soup kitchen service, Gloria assists in the distribution of food in our Food Pantry. She loves bike riding, NYC parks, and cooking at home. She was born in Puerto Rico "a hundred years ago" and is a long time resident of the East Village. Her favorite flavor of ice cream is Cookies and Cream, in case you wanted to bring in a treat.
Dolores Rodriguez
Kitchen Director
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Dolores oversees all menu planning and prepares the meals provided in our Soup Kitchen, serving over 1,000 meals a week, allowing for multiple diets and requests. She is a pillar of our program and in the community at large, having been working here over 14 years. She says she enjoys working at SAFH because we "help all different types of people." She is a proud mother, grandmother, and great grandmother! Her favorite color is the color Purple, and she loves the Alien movie franchise. A native New Yorker, Dolores was raised right here in Alphabet City.
Na Wu FEucht
Pantry Director, Volunteer Coordinator
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As our Pantry Director, Na oversees all aspects of the Food Pantry, including distribution, check-in, and follow up appointments. Na also assists with the soup kitchen, with a focus on connecting with our ever increasing Chinese language speaking clients. She has been at SAFH since 2014. She grew up in a small town in China. Now her and her family live in Brooklyn. In her spare time, she likes to cook food from different countries, visit museums, and volunteers at many different programs. Her favorite movie is Dead Poets Society.
Email: na@safhnyc.org
KENEVAN McONNON
Pantry Assistant
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Kenevan, a Lower East Side resident since 2013, volunteered frequently at SAFH, but came on full-time to our team in May 2020, as part or our pandemic response. Kenevan is a Pennsylvania native, fluent French speaker, and bespoke perfumer. His other interests include aviation, philosophy, photography, and religion. He is a father of three.
Will Mersey
Pantry Assistant
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Born and raised on Long Island, Will moved to the East Village 45 years ago and since retiring, has devoted himself to volunteering in the community, joining our team as part of our pandemic response. When not serving the East Village’s less fortunate, you can find Will bicycling around town or hiking in the Hudson Valley, his two favorite hobbies. Will is also a passionate reader and writer. His articles have appeared in many publications and websites familiar to most New Yorkers.
