![]() She also served as executive director at the Center for Children and Families in Norman, Okla., and director for the Women’s Leadership Initiative at the University of Oklahoma’s Carl Albert Center.īefore moving to Oklahoma, Fitzgerald was program director with the W.K. ![]() Previously, Fitzgerald was president and CEO of Make-a-Wish Oklahoma. In recent years, Feeding America had split the role of president and CEO but the position of COO re-emerged after some restructuring earlier this year, according to a spokeswoman. “Her research and community-wide strategic planning experience serve as a foundation for her ability to leverage data and insights in the development of long-term vision and strategy,” she said. “Katie’s deep nonprofit management experience spans the foundation, food bank and service agency realms,” Feeding America CEO Claire Babineaux-Fontenot said in a news release announcing the appointment. The Oklahoma City-based food bank will begin a national search for its next CEO and will appoint an interim when Fitzgerald leaves until a new CEO is hired.Īs COO, Fitzgerald will oversee the supply chain, equity initiatives, programs, network relations and research departments, and lead efforts to advance the organization’s strategic plan. Katie Fitzgerald, CEO of the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma for the past three years, will begin as COO on Jan. Feeding America reached within its network of 200 food banks and 60,000 food pantries to find its next executive vice president and chief operating officer (COO).
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