Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank CEO and leadership

Charla Irwin-Buncher is the Chief Development Officer for Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank and oversees the fundraising and volunteer functions. Charla has more than 19 years of experience in non-profit fundraising, marketing, public relations and volunteer management. Charla has been in her current role at the Food Bank since October, 2019. She was previously the Director of Development and Donor Relations for the Food Bank and oversaw individual giving, major gifts, community fundraising and the Food Bank’s volunteer program.

Prior to joining the Food Bank, Charla was most recently the Manager of Individual Giving for Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. Before to moving to Pittsburgh, she served as the Director of Development and Communications for Channel One Regional Food Bank in Rochester, MN, another Feeding America Food Bank.

Gary Doyle joined Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank in January of 2022. As Chief Financial Officer for the Food Bank, Gary oversees the accounting/finance, treasury and information technology functions. Gary brings over 30 years of experience in operational and financial stewardship to the organization.

Prior to joining the Food Bank, Gary served as a finance executive for K-12 education focused companies including MSI Information Services, Discovery Education and Think Through Learning. Earlier in his career he worked at Black Box Corporation, FreeMarkets and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Gary is a Certified Public Accountant, earned his MBA in Finance from Robert Morris University and his BS in Accounting from Mount Saint Mary’s University. He has served on the board of directors for a number of Pittsburgh area nonprofits including Central Catholic High School, The Neighborhood Academy, The Ireland Institute of Pittsburgh and Committee for the Prevention of Child Abuse.

Justin Lee serves as the Chief Operating Officer for Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, overseeing its operations since 2016. He leads multiples teams that manage the sourcing, warehousing, inventory management, volunteer engagement center, transportation, maintenance, and safety functions of the Food Bank. In addition to enhancing the organization’s end-to-end supply chain, Justin is also leading the Food Bank’s extensive building construction and renovation project. During his tenure, the organization has seen significant growth in its strategic goals of produce distribution and operational efficiency.

Justin earned his MBA from the Katz Graduate School of Business at the University of Pittsburgh and completed his undergraduate work in Supply Chain and Information Systems from The Pennsylvania State University. Throughout his career, he has held many positions on board and committees for organizations such as Hunger-Free Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic Regional Cooperative, and Lawrence County Community Organizations Active in Disaster.

Marnie Schilken is a Chief Impact Officer at Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank and is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She has worked as Senior Project Manager at Gateway Health; Senior Clinical Quality Management Analyst & Preventive Health Specialist at Gateway Health; and Director, Population Health Strategies at Gateway Health. Marnie studied at Mrs Fields Famous Brands between 2003 and 2005, TalentZoo between 1987 and 1989, and Touro College between 1987 and 1989.