The Second Harvest Community Food Bank named Tamara Grubb its new Chief Operating Officer effective October 19.

The St Joe native was selected from a field of 20 applicants both inside and outside the Feeding America system.

“I am excited to be a part of a dedicated team working to eradicate hunger. I believe that having nutritious food is a right of every man, women and child, not a privilege,” Grubb said.

Grubb has been a lifelong resident of St. Joseph and is a 1999 graduate of Benton High School.

She has two children, Zachary, 11, and Savannah, 10.