OUR TEAM
Maureen E. Luna
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Warren Lubow
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Joy Carter
SENIOR CASE MANAGER
Marie Chrysostome
DIRECTOR OF PROGRAM SERVICES
Judy Rosenblum
Office Manager / Bookkeeper / Volunteer Coordinator
Gloriana Bautista
WAREHOUSE MANAGER
Cynthia Floria
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Noe Clarivius
DRIVER
Michelle Rolle
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
OUR FOUNDER
Elizabeth (BJ) Buntrock was born and raised just outside of Chicago, Illinois and is a proud graduate of St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota.
BJ moved to Fort Lauderdale in 1978 and in 1983 she founded Flowers & Found Objects on Las Olas Boulevard. A staunch grass-roots volunteer, BJ saw a need for an organization to focus on providing food and services to seniors living on low fixed incomes and grandparents struggling to raise their grandchildren. In 2008, she started The Pantry of Broward, 501(c)(3) missioned to address those very issues.
board of directors
Henry Pisano
Chair
EJ Spector
Treasurer
Bob D' Angelo
SECRETARY
Robert Spector
LEGAL COUNSEL
Maureen E. Luna
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Steve Bachen
BOARD MEMBER
Linda Lamers
BOARD MEMBER
Kerrie Houchens
BOARD MEMBER
Kandi Osman
BOARD MEMBER
Jessica Figueroa
BOARD MEMBER
Dionne Polite
BOARD MEMBER
David Goubert
BOARD MEMBER
creating a culture of diversity
Diversity and inclusion are essential values guiding how we model our board of directors, staff, and volunteers to create an organization that strives for inclusion and effectively meets the need. We serve a diverse, multinational clientele that is reflected both inside and outside the walls of The Pantry of Broward.
We believe diversity encourages and ignites unity. With such bonds, we work together as one family ready and able to serve hundreds of other families. Everyone is welcomed here and our commitment to inclusion across race, skin color, gender, age, sexual orientation, religion, physical abilities, identity, and experience drives the impact of our mission forward every day. And that is how we measure success.
OUR PARTNERS
Fiscal Responsibility
The Pantry of Broward is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) corporation registered with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). See below for information on how we have earned Platinum for 2026 from Candid for financial transparency.
PRIVACY STATEMENT
The identities of all who contact us through this website are kept confidential: we do not rent, sell, or exchange our mailing lists, or otherwise disclose such information to third parties, except as may be required by law, or through voluntary cooperation with law enforcement authorities if we judge that such cooperation is necessary to avoid potential serious harm. We may also provide your contact information to other agencies with which we collaborate in partnership, which will handle the information in accordance with their own privacy policies. We may use this contact information to send you information about The Pantry of Broward and its programs. Your contact information may also be used to contact you when necessary. You may opt-out of receiving future communications by emailing (not emailing) our office at info@thepantryofbroward.org or by calling 954-358-1481 to be removed from our list.
We've Earned the Industry Top Award for Financial Transparency
The Pantry of Broward has earned the 2026 Candid Platinum Seal of Transparency, the highest level of recognition from Candid, the leading source for nonprofit data in the United States. This distinction places The Pantry among a small percentage of nonprofits nationwide that meet the most rigorous standards for transparency. Achieving the Platinum Seal requires comprehensive public reporting on financials, strategy, impact metrics, governance and organizational performance.
The Platinum Seal signals to donors, partners and the public that Leapfrog maintains a strong commitment to integrity, accountability and measurable impact.
To qualify for Platinum, The Pantry publicly shared:
- Strategic goals and organizational priorities
- Quantitative performance and impact data
- Leadership and governance information
- Ongoing efforts to build trust through transparency
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