Tanis crosby biography of alberta

days into her tenure at the Food Bank, Executive Director Tanis Crosby reflects on her experience, her gratitude, and on the enormity of the imperative work ahead.

What’s your overall pulse, days in?

I feel incredibly grateful and humbled and&#; at home.

What’s one memory from your first days that will stick with you?

One Wednesday evening, I volunteered packing boxes of food for seniors.

Music was playing through the speakers—whoever curates our playlists is just magical—and next to me was this lovely man named John, who had been volunteering with us on Wednesdays for 21 years, wearing his food bank sweatshirt as a badge of pride.

Next to John were a couple of women who were having a blast working together, just completely welcoming, and some families who came to volunteer as a unit. It was this beautiful community within a community that had sprung up.

At the end of the shift, the Food Bank project leader Robert announced how many pounds we had collectively package