Staff and Board

Staff

Mike Darrow, Executive Director

Mike Darrow became the Executive Director of Feeding the Carolinas in September 2018. With extensive experience in executive leadership positions in both the for-profit and non-profit sectors, Mike is driven by a servant’s heart – helping people and mobilizing resources to solve problems and get results.

Mike’s for-profit experience includes operations and marketing positions with Food Lion, Sara Lee/Hanes brands and Lexington Home Brands. In the non-profit sector Mike served as Executive Director of the North Carolina Association of Free Clinics, serving the uninsured with their health care needs. Mike also was Chief Program Officer for the American Health Initiative, focused on recruiting retired health care professionals to bring their skills and experience to free clinics across the country through volunteering.

Mike earned his undergraduate degree at Cornell University and his Master of Business Administration at Wake Forest University’s School of Business. Mike also earned the Certificate in Nonprofit Management from Duke University and is a Certified Fund-Raising Executive (CFRE) through the Association of Fundraising Professionals.

Mike lives in Lexington, NC, with his wife Amy and has three children and two grandchildren.

(336) 365-3450
mdarrow@feedingthecarolinas.org

Cindy Stapleton, Farm to Food Banks Director

Cindy has 13 years of experience in the produce industry including procurement, operations, general management, logistics, sales and marketing. Her background includes expanding the business, increasing revenues, productivity enhancement, profitability improvement, strategic planning, food safety, logistics, negotiations, forecasting, team leadership and collaboration and excellent communication skills. Cindy attended the State University of New York College at Brockport where she earned her Bachelors of Science in Business Administration.

(419) 308-9196
cstapleton@feedingthecarolinas.org

Board of Directors

Peter Werbicki – Board Chair

Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina
Raleigh, NC

Kay Carter – Board Vice-Chair

Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina
Charlotte, NC

Ron Pringle – Board Secretary

Inter-faith Food Shuttle
Raleigh, NC

Eric Aft – Board Treasurer

Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina
Winston-Salem, NC

Lonnie Ballard

Food Bank of Southeastern North Carolina
Fayetteville, NC

Amy Breitmann

Golden Harvest Food Bank
Augusta, GA

Wendy Broderick

Harvest Hope Food Bank
Columbia, SC

Hannah Randall

MANNA Food Bank
Asheville, NC

Liz Reasoner

Food Bank of the Albemarle
Elizabeth City, NC

Pat Walker

Lowcountry Food Bank
Charleston, SC