St. Louis Area Foodbank
Wayne Shorter has held various roles in logistics and supply chain management throughout their career. Wayne has served as Chief Operating Officer at St. Louis Area Foodbank since August 2023. Prior to this, they were the Chief Executive Officer at Excel Logistics and Supply Chain LLC starting March 2019. From November 2019 to July 2023, they worked as the Chief Operating Officer at Northwest Harvest. Before that, they served as the Manager of Logistics Operations at Allen Institute from August 2016 to November 2019. Wayne also held managerial positions at Medline Industries, Providence Health & Services, Office Depot, JC Penney, and Lowe's Home Improvement.
Wayne Shorter earned their Bachelor's Degree in Kinesiology and Exercise Science from Harding University. Wayne attended the university from 1988 to 1993.
St. Louis Area Foodbank
The St. Louis Area Foodbank is the bi-state region’s largest non-profit 501(c)(3) food distribution center dedicated to feeding those in need. Through our network of more than 500 partner agencies, we distributed over 42 million pounds of food in 2016. Thanks to the generous support from our donors and volunteers, we provide food assistance to more than 57,000 individuals each week in 26 counties in Eastern Missouri and Southwestern Illinois. The St. Louis Area Foodbank is a proud member of both the United Way and Feeding America – a nationwide network of over 200 food banks.