Cathy Pope

President & CEO,
MID-SOUTH FOOD BANK

Cathy joins the Mid-South Food Bank from Feeding the Gulf Coast Food Bank based in Theodore, Alabama where she was President & CEO. Prior to that, she served as the Executive Director of Meals on Wheels of Middle Georgia. Cathy will become the next Mid-South Food Bank President & Chief Executive Officer, effective August 20th, 2019. She will oversee all aspects of the Mid-South Food Bank including fiscal accountability, people management, resource development (food and funds), operations management, marketing and public relations, and compliance.

She serves on Feeding America’s Policy Engagement and Advocacy Committee, BancorpSouth’s Corporate Community Advisory Council, and on the Board of Southeast Regional Cooperative, a 501(c)3 organization focused on providing fresh produce to Feeding America food banks in that region. Cathy has a Master of Business Administration from Texas Christian University, a Master of Arts in Political Science from Georgia State University and a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from Georgia Southwestern State University.