Marisha MacMorran
Executive Director, Food Connection
Marisha MacMorran is the Executive Director of Food Connection in Asheville, where she has been dedicated to serving the Western North Carolina community since the organization’s inception 11 years ago. First involved as a food donor partner and longtime volunteer, she stepped into the Executive Director role in 2021. Born with a passion for service, Marisha is deeply connected to the mountains and the neighbors who call them home. When she’s not leading Food Connection’s mission, she enjoys time with her fiancé, her son, and her bonus son—often at basketball games, mountain bike races or on the river fishing together.
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Feb. 2, 2026
353: Turning Surplus Prepared Food From Events Into Safe, Shared Meals
Last year, Les Dames NC selected Food Connection as one of three beneficiaries of our annual holiday cookie sale—and this conversation is exactly why.This is the third interview in my series spotlighting organizations that are feeding our communities with food that already exists… including food coming straight from events, catering kitchens, and conference centers.I’m sitting down with Marisha MacMorran, Executive Director of Food Connection, an Asheville-based nonprofit that rescues surplus prepared food and redistributes it to neighbors across Western North Carolina. This isn’t about scraps or leftovers—it’s about smoked brisket, roasted vegetables, crab cakes, veggie couscous… food that was cooked with care and deserves a second purpose.Food Connection connects those with too much food to those without enough—keeping hundreds of tons of fresh food out of landfills while delivering hundreds of thousands of heat-and-serve meals with dignity and choice.If you’ve ever …
Guest: Marisha MacMorran