At Loaves & Fishes of Tompkins County, our team is dedicated to creating a welcoming space where everyone is treated with dignity, compassion, and respect. Get to know the people working behind the scenes to support our mission and serve our community!
Kelly Sauvé
Executive Director
Email: ksauve@loaves.org
Bio: Kelly Sauvé joined Loaves & Fishes as Executive Director in May 2025. She brings a deep commitment to social justice, compassionate leadership, and a belief in the power of community. Kelly is honored to help ensure that all are welcome and have a seat at the table.
Teresa Morehouse
Volunteer Coordinator Email: tmorehouse@loaves.org
Bio: Teresa plays a vital role at Loaves & Fishes by welcoming, training, and supporting the volunteers who make our work possible every day. With a compassionate heart and an eye for detail, she ensures each volunteer feels valued and prepared to serve with purpose. Teresa brings years of experience in community engagement and is deeply committed to creating a caring, inclusive environment for everyone who walks through our doors.
Leslie Muhlhahn
Operations Manager Email: lmuhlhahn@loaves.org
Bio: Leslie brings years of experience to her role as Operations Manager at Loaves & Fishes. Passionate about our community and dedicated to preventing food waste, she ensures that every meal is thoughtfully prepared, sustainable, and served with dignity. Leslie’s deep connection to the local food landscape and her commitment to food justice make her an invaluable member of our team.
Shaunessy Bordas
Development & Community Relations Manager Email: sbordas@loaves.org
Bio: Shaunessy Bordas, was born and raised in South Florida, and moved to Chicago to attend fashion school. After graduating, she spent 15 years working in the fashion industry and operating her own clothing line while hustling various jobs in the farm to table food scene. She moved to Ithaca in 2016 with her family to buy land and started a farm to table wood fired pizza business. For the next few years, Shaunessy ran the business with her partner at the time, doing private catering events and pop ups at wineries and breweries throughout the Finger Lakes area. However, like for most people, pandemic times hit hard, and she had to pivot away from the business. Over the next couple of years, she ran private events for the Treman Center, while bartending and doing prep work for local catering businesses. In 2022, she was hired as the General Manager for South Hill Cider, where she did everything from running day to day business operations, marketing and social media, as well as planning and executing large scale events. She currently lives just outside of Ithaca with her two kids, ages 8 and 12.
Nick Bunce-Herring
Receiver Email: nbherring@loaves.org
Bio: Nick grew up in Ithaca and developed an early appreciation for local food and community. He holds a B.A. in Biology and Creative Writing from Oberlin College and gained meaningful experience cooking in student co-ops and local restaurants. With a background in social work and a strong commitment to community care, Nick brings a thoughtful, service-oriented approach to his role as Receiver at Loaves and Fishes.
Megan Silverstein
Kitchen Production Assistant Email: msilverstein@loaves.org
Bio: Megan Silverstein joined Loaves and Fishes in March 2026 as the Kitchen Production Assistant. She's lived in the Finger Lakes area for the past twelve years after graduating from Hobart and William Smith Colleges. Feeding people is one of her love languages and she's expressed that by working in the restaurant industry for the past fifteen years. From creating the bread program at Greenstar Coop in 2018 to being the pastry chef at Kindred Fare in Geneva, she strives to bring local and creative meals to her community. She also plays violin in the Ithaca community orchestra and raises ducks for meat and eggs.
