YOUNGSTOWN — Dominic Mararri, board president of Second Harvest Food Bank, grew up with a simple saying: “I want to be like Mike.”

“They were talking about Michael Jordan, but that saying still holds true for me today,” Mararri said. “Mike Iberis is one of the most humble, genuine men I know, and under his leadership, this organization has strengthened its reach and its impact.”

Staff and supporters of Second Harvest gathered Saturday at the food bank for a celebration of Iberis, who has reached his 25th anniversary as executive director of the organization. Iberis told 21 News he joined in 2000 after being asked by some people he knew on the board.

“They had financial challenges, they had logistic challenges, and they thought maybe with my background, I could help them out. So I took

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