November 3, 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Matambanadzo Named As International Territory Vice President for Society of St. Vincent de Paul

Pamela Matambanadzo of Chicago IL has been appointed to serve as International Territory Vice President for America 1 for the International Confederation of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. Her new role will take effect November 8, 2023. The America 1 territory encompasses English-speaking North American countries where the Society is present, including Antigua & Barbuda, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, the Cayman Islands, Dominica, Granada, Carriacou – Petite Martinique, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Santa Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago, and the United States.

Matambanadzo will step down from her role as National Vice President of Vincentian Friendship and Community upon taking the international appointment.

SVdP National President John Berry says, “Pam will do an outstanding job in this role. The countries in America 1 will be blessed to have her guidance, support, and deep sense of spirituality and justice.”

Long an active member of the organization at both the local and national levels, Matambanadzo has previously served on the National Board of Directors and chaired the Multicultural Diversity Committee She has also been a member of the National Finance Committee, as well as on the Society’s National Voice of the Poor (VOP) Committee.

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The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is a network of friends, inspired by Gospel values, growing in holiness and building a more just world through personal relationships with and service to people in need. Since its founding in Paris in 1833, the Society has grown to 800,000 members in over 150 countries with 1,500,000 volunteers. Vincentians understand that service to a neighbor in need is an opportunity to see the face of Christ in those we serve, while striving to be the face of Christ for our neighbors in need. Vincentians offer tangible assistance to those in need on a person-to-person basis through a variety of works, including food pantries, rental assistance, disaster relief, thrift stores, charitable pharmacies, and more.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT
Jill Pioter
National Council of the United States, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
66 Progress Parkway, St. Louis, MO 63043
phone (314) 576-3993, ext. 204
jpioter@svdpusa.org