On Thursday, March 19, 2026, Tami Wilson, the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Feeding Westchester, the primary hunger-relief organization in Westchester County, was the Women’s History Month speaker at the Mount Vernon NAACP monthly membership meeting. She discussed his historic appointment, being a Black Women is spaces that weren’t originally designed for her to be in, and so much more.
There was so much I didn’t know about the amazing sister. This month, we celebrate many powerful and amazing Black women who have consistently shaped history and driven change. This veteran food bank executive is most definitely one of these Black Women worthy of celebrating, so allow me to introduce you to Tami Wilson, Feeding Westchester’s first-ever Chief Operating Officer (COO).
Tami Wilson is a senior executive leader with more than 20 years of experience guiding complex nonprofit organizations at the intersection of strategy, operations, and capital stewardship. She currently serves as Chief Operating Officer of Feeding Westchester, where she provides executive leadership across operations, programs, finance, human resources, and business solutions for the county’s largest hunger-relief organization.
Tami is known for her ability to translate community need into sustainable systems, aligning mission, funding, people, and infrastructure to deliver measurable impact. Her work centers on strengthening organizational resilience, improving accountability, and ensuring that resources are deployed thoughtfully and equitably.
Her career spans human services, national health organizations, food systems, and legal advocacy. She began her leadership journey at the North American Family Institute – Westchester Wraparound, overseeing government contracts, compliance, and real estate operations for specialized foster care and therapeutic services. She later served at the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation, managing enterprise-wide risk, compliance, finance, procurement, and systems across a national network of 41 chapters.
Tami’s food systems leadership includes serving as Vice President of Operations and Administrative Services at the Food Bank For New York City, where she led logistics, disaster response, facilities, and procurement. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she helped guide the distribution of more than 96 million meals while overseeing capital investments to expand infrastructure and community kitchen capacity.
Most recently, Tami served as the first Chief Facilities and Administration Officer at the Legal Aid Society, supporting over 2,200 staff across 23 locations and strengthening operational alignment in a complex, mission-critical environment.
Tami brings a practitioner’s understanding of how philanthropic capital, public funding, and community partnerships intersect—and how decisions made upstream affect real outcomes downstream. She holds a Bachelor of Architecture from Texas Tech University and a Master’s degree in Facilities and Operations Management from the Rochester Institute of Technology. She is a proud member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated.
Born and raised in Brooklyn, Tami lives in New Rochelle with her two children and their dog, Cinnamon.
We proudly celebrate Tami Wilson, a true Black Westchester Legend!!!
