Meet Our Staff

Meet our team of Loaves & Fishes superheroes who work tirelessly to help eliminate food insecurity and food waste in Greenville County! Without their dedication and support, our mission could not succeed!

Tessa May, Executive Director Loaves & Fishes
executive director
Tessa is passionate about serving people and the planet. Being Executive Director of L&F is her dream job.
    Jessica Nihiser, Loaves & Fishes Deputy Director
    Deputy Director
    Jessica started out as a dedicated volunteer and is now the right hand of L&F.
      Nathaniel McCrary, Loaves & Fishes
      Director of Operations
      Food creates community and strengthens connections among neighbors. Our work provides the opportunity to serve by helping build and grow those connections.
        Marcus Vernon, loaves & fishes driver
        Fleet Coordinator
        Marcus cares deeply for his neighbors who are living with food insecurity.
          Tia Gordon
          Outreach Coordinator
          I am happy to facilitate strong relationships with members in the surrounding community and to provide valuable service to everyone as much as I can.
            Rescue Route Driver
            Kenneth loves the opportunity to help make a difference while connecting with the community.
              Reco Flemming 1
              Rescue Route Driver
              Reco enjoys serving his neighbors in need.
                Ron Stokes
                Rescue Route Driver
                Don loves visiting our partner agencies when he delivers food.
                  Rashad
                  Rescue Route Driver
                  Rashad serves his community with joy and is so happy to be part of this team.
                    Development Manager
                    Bill enjoys sharing the Loaves & Fishes story every single day.
                      Staff with Truck 2025
                      Marketing & Communications Manager
                      Daneen believes sharing is part of living in community with each other.

                        Our Board of Directors

                        Officers

                        Zandr Tesolowski, Chair
                        Elliott Davis

                        Lindsay Niedringhaus, Vice-Chair,
                        Funding Committee Chair,

                        Tantrum Agency

                        Laura Turner, Treasurer
                        Cherry Bekaert Advisory LLC

                        Joshua Radosevich, Secretary,
                        Fundraising Committee
                        Morrison Healthcare

                        Members

                        Oscar Bennett, Outreach, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee

                        Kathryn Burke
                        Southern First

                        Alex Byrd, Outreach, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee
                        Communities in Schools of South Carol
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                        Ann Cauble
                        Ogletree Deakins

                        Shawna Fesler
                        Sully Steamers

                        Vanessa Rodriguez, Outreach, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee
                        LiveWell Greenville

                        Members Emeritus

                        Carol Ann Bell
                        Founding Member

                        Will Hodge
                        Pinnacle Financial Partners

                        Jon Good
                        NAI Earle Furman

                        Beverly Henderson
                        Community Volunteer

                        Brad Hughes
                        Allstate

                        Bob Munnich
                        Larkin’s On the River & Grill Marks

                        Tyson Smoak
                        Pintail Capital

                        Chef Patrick Wagner
                        Culinary Institute of the Carolinas

                        Marsha Woods
                        United Community Bank

                        John Meachum
                        Dixon Hughes Goodman

                        Marilyn Messer
                        Senior Vice President of Human Resources

                        Alex Vitou
                        Dodge Products

                        Financial Transparency

                        We feel that part of genuine service to the community is being open about our finances. To learn how we allocate our funds, click here.