SIKESTON, Mo. – Camille Peters has been named Chief Impact Officer for Southeast Missouri Food Bank, providing leadership and overseeing network and program efforts to fulfill our mission by developing and expanding our services to the community.
Peters has served with the food bank for more than five years, overseeing the programs department and working with the food bank’s network of 140 partner agencies to ensure compliance with food distribution guidelines.
“I’m looking forward to taking on new challenges and continuing to serve our neighbors facing hunger,” Peters said. “In my time at the food bank, I’ve seen first-hand how important our work is to so many people. This role will give me the ability to really focus on how we can expand our programs and services to end hunger in southeast Missouri.”
In this expanded role, Peters will continue working with the food bank’s partners, but will also focus time on the food bank’s health programs, organizational and leadership building, and continue overseeing our volunteer services, along with many other responsibilities.
“Over the last few years, we have added many new direct programs to meet our neighbors where they are,” said Joey Keys, SEMO Food Bank’s chief executive officer. “These programs are vital to meeting neighbors where they are and fill the gap between health and hunger. They also are time-intensive. During her time with the food bank, Camille has demonstrated exceptional organizational and leadership skills, and a dedication to our mission, making her extremely well-suited for this new role.”
SEMO Food Bank serves more than 80,000 individuals each month across its 16-county service area, which has some of the highest rates of hunger in the state. To learn more about the food bank and its programs, visit www.semofoodbank.org.
About Southeast Missouri Food Bank
The mission of Southeast Missouri Food Bank is to end hunger and leverage the power of food to build healthy communities. The food bank provides food to 140 charitable and disaster relief programs in Southeast Missouri. These member agencies include food pantries, soup kitchens, domestic violence and homeless shelters. Southeast Missouri Food Bank also holds regular mobile food distributions and provides monthly boxes of food to 5,500 senior citizens and weekend backpacks of food during the school year to nearly 1,200 students in 30 school districts. The food bank’s 16-county coverage area includes Bollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Dunklin, Madison, Mississippi, New Madrid, Pemiscot, Perry, Reynolds, Ripley, Scott, Ste. Genevieve, Stoddard and Wayne counties. Those interested in helping can do so by making a tax-deductible contribution, donating food, or scheduling a time to volunteer. Visit semofoodbank.org for more information.