Up Close: Second Harvest CEO leads battle against hunger

A 35-year veteran of the restaurant industry whose prior post was as chief executive officer of Mendocino Farms, Harald Herrmann stepped in as the new CEO of Second Harvest Food Bank on March 24, 2019. A year later, he and his team face a global pandemic and skyrocketing unemployment, causing more demand than ever for the county’s largest hunger-relief organization.
Second Harvest sprang into action to meet the community’s needs for jobs and food. Herrmann hired 120 nonprofit and res