Welcome to 2026, January 15th luncheon
Thu, Jan 15
|MCM Elegante
A great start of the New Year is learning Recent "AG bills in Texas" primarily focus on strengthening the Right to Farm. Libby Stephens is with West Texas Food Bank and will update us on the importance of helping our community.
Time & Location
Jan 15, 2026, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
MCM Elegante, 5200 E University Blvd, Odessa, TX 79762, USA
Guests
About the Event
Libby Stephens has served as Chief Executive Officer of the West Texas Food Bank since 2012, transforming the organization into a nationally recognized model of innovation, growth, and impact.
One of her earliest accomplishments was leading a $13.3 million capital campaign that she completed in just 13 months, energizing the community and securing support from foundations, corporations, and individuals. That effort resulted in the opening of a 61,000-square-foot headquarters and distribution center in Odessa in January 2016, followed by a 20,000-square-foot Volunteer and Education Center in Midland in January 2017. Building on that success, she later directed another $12.5 million campaign to expand the Odessa campus, adding a second Volunteer Center and an innovative garden that furthered the Food Bank’s mission of engaging the community and fighting hunger at its root causes.
Today, under Libby’s leadership, the West Texas Food Bank distributes more than 13 million pounds of food annually,…