Directors
Our Founders
The Visionaries Driving Change
In the heart of our initiative are passionate individuals committed to expressing gratitude to first responders. Our founders envisioned a community-driven movement, where a simple act of delivering turkey meals becomes a powerful symbol of appreciation. Meet the dedicated minds behind this mission, united in the belief that kindness can create lasting impact.
Meet The Team
Introducing the Faces and Stories of Our Leadership
Rich McLellan
President/Director
Owner of SafePlace Florida a AED leasing and sales, CPR training and AED compliance inspections company, TimeOut Charters a Local boating charter company, and a current NREMT. He is also a Partner in MRT Supply Chain Consulting, trusted advisors to retailers and manufacturers providing supply chain process improvement, implementation services, management consulting and supply chain strategy advisory expertise. He is the founder of the Turkey Delivery Unit.
Olivia Partington-Farrow
Director
Director of Grace United Methodist Preschool in Venice, FL. Olivia is a co-founder of the Turkey Delivery Unit, and has dedicated time and energy over the last 4 years to get the Turkey Delivery Unit started, and operating smoothly.
Dianne Wudte
Director
Executive Third Eye Medical.
Sharon Partington
Director
Born in England, raised in North Wales and moved to America in January 1990. Trained at Ysbyty Glan Clwyd in Bodelwyddan to be a Registered Nurse graduating in 1983. Worked at HM Stanley Hospital in St. Asaph in the eye department covering the clinic, ward and operating theatre until moving to Little Rock AR to work on the Neurosurgery unit at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences as a charge nurse. In 1998 started to work for Dr.Ali Krisht as his personal nurse under the chairmanship of Dr AlMefty and alongside Professor Gazi Yasargil. Over the next few years her job grew to include scrubbing in the OR assisting with brain surgery and traveling all over the world including Taiwan, Finland, The Netherlands and Italy. Now working as Nurse Manager at the Arkansas Neuroscience Institute and as The Neuro Oncology Nurse and continuing to work with Dr. Krisht (for 27 years ….). Proud single parent of 2 wonderful daughters and Welly the brown dog. Sharron has been helping with delivering Turkeys and helping create the meals since its inception.
Kristen Trulock
Director
Executive Director Home for Healing, formerly The Family Home. Kristen has an extensive background working with non-profits and has generously agreed to help us get started!
Ed Peshka
Director
Ed is a former Connecticut State Police officer. He has selflessly given his timet o help with the Turkey Delivery Unit, and give insights into what we can do better.
Matthew DePalma
Director
Matt DePalma, Managing Partner, Capstan Financial – 25 year+ veteran of the financial industry and 45 year resident of the greater Sarasota area. Matt has lived and worked in nearly every area of Southwest Florida and has spent decades volunteering and serving on community organization boards around the Suncoast. He currently calls Sarasota home with his wife Tia and two children, Shane and Matthew.
Learn more about Matt here: www.capstanfinancial.com