Eric Aft, President, Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC

The Rising Challenge of Hunger in Guilford County and Our Region – The Impact on Our Families and Our Economy

With over 35 years in nonprofit leadership roles, Eric feels privileged to lead Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina as its third CEO.  He has been in this role since 2018.

During Eric’s tenure at SHFBNWNC, he has focused the organization on integrating immediate response activities with root-cause initiatives. This work has been brought to life by 1) expanding partnerships with schools (primary through college) and area health systems, 2) expanding the organization’s workforce preparation activities beyond its highly successful culinary training to include supply chain management, 3) developing a robust delivered meals program serving over 12,000 meals weekly to children and seniors, 4) establishing the organizations first-ever satellite location in Greensboro, 5) leading the teams response to the COVID-19 pandemic and Hurricane Helene, and 6) completing a $25 million new headquarters building with no debt.

He is a graduate of Rhodes College in Memphis and holds a Master’s degree from the University of South Carolina. His wife, Lisa, is a historian and former nonprofit leader and pre-school teacher. She is currently a PhD candidate in History at UNC-Greensboro. Their son, Avery, is a high school teacher and band director and their daughter, Claire, is a clinical mental health counselor working in the Triad region of North Carolina.

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