Barb Noad
Foodconnexx, Food Bank Regional Program Lead @Wild Rose Community Connections
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WORK HISTORY
Foodconnexx, Food Bank Regional Program Lead @Wild Rose Community Connections
High River, AB, CA
Stepped into leadership during a founder transition to stabilize operations, strengthen governance, and align the program with Food Banks Canada’s Standards of Excellence through policy and procedural development.Led regional food bank operations serving six Foothills communities, overseeing logistics, volunteer workforce, food donor partnerships, and process improvement initiatives.Key Impact:• Distributed hampers in 2025 across seven communities, including High River, Nanton, Longview, Diamond Valley, Blackie, Cayley, and surrounding areas.• Increased annual rescued food volume by 73%, reaching nearly lbs and diverting significant waste from landfill.• Increased fresh and healthy food content in hampers to 83%, strengthening nutritional quality and program impact.• Implemented structured SOPs, workflow systems, and reporting frameworks to improve operational clarity and accountability.• Led a volunteer workforce of 30+ contributing 300+ hours per month.
EDUCATION
Conestoga College
Certificate Program, Leadership Program
SKILLS
ABOUT BARB NOAD
Strategic communications, marketing and operations leader with 20+ years of experience building departments from the ground up, leading enterprise communications through mergers and crises, and strengthening organizational clarity during periods of growth and transition.Experienced in executive advisory, brand governance, crisis communications, recruitment marketing, nonprofit leadership, employee & volunteer engagement, and operational systems design. Proven ability to translate vision into structured strategy and measurable outcomes across healthcare, nonprofit, digital, and founder-led environments.
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