An Update from FeedNC’s Board of Directors

After 9 years of dedication and visionary leadership, Lara Ingram, CEO of FeedNC, has announced she is pursuing the next step in her professional journey in Illinois. Since joining the agency in 2017, Lara and her team have rebranded the transition of Mooresville Soup Kitchen to FeedNC, evaluated and redeveloped all programs offered to the community, navigated Covid while serving the community each day, completed a successful capital campaign, built the new facility, and demonstrated stability with scaling the organization in response to increased community needs.  

“Being selected to lead the Mooresville Soup Kitchen/FeedNC over the last 9 years has been one of the greatest honors of my life. The achievements and progress for FeedNC were accomplished through preparation, prayer, and perseverance by an amazing team of professional and thoughtful staff, board members, volunteers, and community partners. I am excited about the next step in my professional and personal journey and have complete confidence in the FeedNC team to continue forward progress for those that we serve. I am so thankful for this opportunity to be a part of something as rare and inspiring as FeedNC and can’t wait to celebrate future milestones and impact on those experiencing food insecurity.”–Lara Ingram 

Lara has selected and developed an extremely exceptional and thoughtful leadership team, who will maintain the daily operations of services at FeedNC and continue nurturing community partnerships and relationships while the next steps are determined. Lara will be transitioning to her new role in July of 2025, but will provide continued support throughout the transition as needed. The board will identify an Interim CEO of FeedNC effective in July 2025, to create continuity while the next leader is identified.  

The Board of Directors now embarks on its important responsibility, selecting the next CEO of FeedNC. A dedicated search committee has been formed to identify a recruiting firm that will assist in the selection of our next CEO. The search firm will manage a thoughtful process of listening to our stakeholders to discern the characteristics and desired qualities of the next CEO.  

On behalf of the entire Board of Directors, we celebrate Lara as she embarks on this new journey to impact the lives of families and children in Illinois. Her unwavering dedication to FeedNC has been nothing short of extraordinary, and she will be deeply missed by all who have had the privilege to work alongside her.

Sincerely,
Mark Welch, Chair
On behalf of the Board of Directors