The Feeding Westchester Board of Directors has announced the appointment of Karen Erren as president and CEO. With more than 20 years of nonprofit experience, Erren most recently served as executive director of the Palm Beach County Food Bank.
Feeding Westchester Board Chair Sue Norton said, ”We are thrilled to have someone of Karen”™s caliber taking the helm. She is not only a seasoned leader, but is passionate about solving the immediate and longer-term systemic issues surrounding food insecurity. She”™s already working on terrific ideas to support our Westchester neighbors in nee.!”
While at the Palm Beach County Food Bank, Erren initiated the organization”™s first capital campaign, and during the food bank”™s Covid-19 response, she led the effort in distributing nearly 6 million pounds of food between March and June, delivering up to five times the food bank”™s regular monthly volume in that period.
“Westchester entered Phase 4 of reopening in July, but the effects of the pandemic will continue to drive the need for food,” Erren said. “We will ensure as much food as possible on as many tables as possible for as long as there is need.”
Before the pandemic, 200,000 people in Westchester lived with food insecurity every day. Since the crisis broke, the need has nearly doubled.
