Colin joins as Executive Director; Tanner named Director of Operations
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Second Helpings, the nonprofit food rescue agency serving Beaufort, Jasper, and Hampton counties in the South Carolina Lowcountry, has announced leadership changes to respond to the growing need for hunger relief.
Amy Colin has been named Executive Director. Colin has leadership experience in developing and executing strategic membership plans and maximizing program effectiveness. Colin will have overall responsibility for the organization, and specific responsibility for donor relations, fundraising, communications, and administration.
“I am very pleased to welcome Amy to Second Helpings,” said Mary Ann Bell, president of the organization’s board of directors. “Her experience as an executive with the nonprofit Girl Scouts organization will help us further engage the community in our fight against hunger and food waste. She is a dynamic leader who will assist us and our agency partners in expanding our outreach to serve more of the nearly 30,000 food insecure residents of our community.”
“I’m excited to lead this wonderful organization,” Colin said. “Second Helpings plays a vital role in our community, and I look forward to collaborating with our partners and supporters to tackle hunger and reduce food waste.”
Colin most recently was Interim Chief Operating Officer with Girl Scouts of Northeast Kansas and Northwest Missouri. She also served as Vice-President of Mission Delivery; Senior Director of membership, and Director of Membership and Volunteer Engagement with this organization. The Girl Scouts of Northeast Kansas and Northwest Missouri is an organization serving 25,000 members and a total staff of 67 employees. Colin was with the Girl Scouts from 2015-2024. She holds a bachelor of arts from the University of Central Missouri and a Certification of Volunteer Administration. Colin and her husband recently moved to Bluffton.
Marcus Tanner has been named Director of Operations, a new role which is grant-funded through the Community Foundation of the Lowcountry. Tanner, formerly the organization’s Executive Director, will be responsible for all aspects of food rescue, while assuming new responsibilities for managing Second Helpings’ truck fleet.
“Last year Second Helpings rescued and distributed more food than in any other year in our history,” Board President Bell commented. “As we continue to grow and focus on efficiently deploying our trucks and volunteers to serve our community, having a senior leader with Marcus’ experience, capabilities and passion dedicated to operations will be a great benefit. We are grateful to the Community Foundation of the Lowcountry for their support and their recognition of this opportunity to provide focus and build capabilities to expand our impact.”
Tanner, a 27-year veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, joined Second Helpings in 2022. He has led the implementation of a data-driven approach to food distribution, which directs food donations to agency partners based on persons served. In this time, Second Helpings also added eight new agency partners in under-served geographies in Beaufort and Hampton counties.
To learn more about Second Helpings and how you can get involved, go to www.secondhelpingslc.org.
