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Heather Paquette, CEO of Good Shepherd Food Bank will sit down with Maine Trust for Local News managing director, Stefanie Manning for a conversation at the Roux Institute at Northeastern University on Wednesday, October 29, 2025 at 8 a.m. Doors open at 7:30 a.m., coffee and light breakfast will be available.
About Heather
Heather Paquette came to Good Shepherd Food Bank after a dynamic 24-year career with the companies of Ahold Delhaize USA, including 22 years at Hannaford Supermarkets. She most recently served as Vice President, Retail Innovation Center of Excellence, with Retail Business Services, a services company for Ahold Delhaize USA brands. Prior to her most recent position, Paquette served as Vice President, Retail Operations, for the state of Maine and Vice President, Retail Services, for Hannaford Supermarkets. A passionate leader and learner, Paquette helped champion equity, diversity, and inclusion efforts within her roles at previous employers, including serving as the executive sponsor for the PRIDE Business Resource Group during her time at Retail Business Services.
In addition to her professional experience, Paquette also brings extensive community service as a past-president of the March of Dimes board of directors, board member of the Boys & Girls Club of Southern Maine, and co-chair of United Way of Southern Maine Tocqueville Society.
After growing up in Biddeford, Maine, Paquette received her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Southern Maine in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance. She received a certificate in executive leadership from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and a certificate in the Food Executive Program at Cornell University. Paquette now resides in Scarborough, Maine, with her husband and two children.
As a nonprofit organization, Good Shepherd Food Bank has been committed to fighting hunger in Maine since 1981. Founded by JoAnn Pike and a group of committed volunteers, the organization started as a small, grassroots effort to provide food to those at risk of hunger in the Lewiston area. Over the years, Good Shepherd Food Bank has grown to become the largest hunger-relief organization in Maine, serving over 140,000 individuals every year. The organization has expanded its reach to include all 16 counties in the state, and now has over 600 locations where people can access food, including food pantries, meal programs, and mobile distributions.
The mission of Good Shepherd Food Bank is to promote food security in Maine by improving access to nutritious and culturally relevant food for people experiencing hunger, building strong community partnerships, and mobilizing the public to address the root causes of hunger.
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