diff --git a/apps/backend/src/config/migrations.ts b/apps/backend/src/config/migrations.ts
index 85684cd7..2ecd043e 100644
--- a/apps/backend/src/config/migrations.ts
+++ b/apps/backend/src/config/migrations.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import { UpdateOrderEntity1769990652833 } from '../migrations/1769990652833-Upda
 import { DonationItemFoodTypeNotNull1771524930613 } from '../migrations/1771524930613-DonationItemFoodTypeNotNull';
 import { MoveRequestFieldsToOrders1770571145350 } from '../migrations/1770571145350-MoveRequestFieldsToOrders';
 import { RenameDonationMatchingStatus1771260403657 } from '../migrations/1771260403657-RenameDonationMatchingStatus';
+import { AddAssigneeToOrders1773009000618 } from '../migrations/1773009000618-AddAssigneeToOrders';
 
 const schemaMigrations = [
   User1725726359198,
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ const schemaMigrations = [
   DonationItemFoodTypeNotNull1771524930613,
   MoveRequestFieldsToOrders1770571145350,
   RenameDonationMatchingStatus1771260403657,
+  AddAssigneeToOrders1773009000618,
 ];
 
 export default schemaMigrations;
diff --git a/apps/backend/src/migrations/1773009000618-AddAssigneeToOrders.ts b/apps/backend/src/migrations/1773009000618-AddAssigneeToOrders.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fb9e3ee0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/backend/src/migrations/1773009000618-AddAssigneeToOrders.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import { MigrationInterface, QueryRunner } from 'typeorm';
+
+export class AddAssigneeToOrders1773009000618 implements MigrationInterface {
+  public async up(queryRunner: QueryRunner): Promise<void> {
+    await queryRunner.query(`
+      ALTER TABLE orders
+      ADD COLUMN assignee_id INT,
+      ADD CONSTRAINT fk_assignee_id
+        FOREIGN KEY (assignee_id) REFERENCES users(user_id) ON DELETE SET NULL
+    `);
+  }
+
+  public async down(queryRunner: QueryRunner): Promise<void> {
+    await queryRunner.query(`
+      ALTER TABLE orders
+      DROP CONSTRAINT IF EXISTS fk_assignee_id,
+      DROP COLUMN assignee_id
+    `);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/apps/backend/src/orders/order.entity.ts b/apps/backend/src/orders/order.entity.ts
index 6a7636be..f5f1465a 100644
--- a/apps/backend/src/orders/order.entity.ts
+++ b/apps/backend/src/orders/order.entity.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { FoodRequest } from '../foodRequests/request.entity';
 import { FoodManufacturer } from '../foodManufacturers/manufacturers.entity';
 import { OrderStatus } from './types';
 import { Allocation } from '../allocations/allocations.entity';
+import { User } from '../users/user.entity';
 
 @Entity('orders')
 export class Order {
@@ -95,4 +96,8 @@ export class Order {
     nullable: true,
   })
   shippingCost!: number | null;
+
+  @ManyToOne(() => User, { nullable: true })
+  @JoinColumn({ name: 'assignee_id', referencedColumnName: 'id' })
+  assignee!: User | null;
 }
diff --git a/apps/backend/src/orders/order.service.ts b/apps/backend/src/orders/order.service.ts
index 601b7ba4..c3e910f6 100644
--- a/apps/backend/src/orders/order.service.ts
+++ b/apps/backend/src/orders/order.service.ts
@@ -29,9 +29,10 @@ export class OrdersService {
   async getAll(filters?: { status?: string; pantryNames?: string[] }) {
     const qb = this.repo
       .createQueryBuilder('order')
-      .leftJoinAndSelect('order.request', 'request')
-      .leftJoinAndSelect('request.pantry', 'pantry')
-      .leftJoinAndSelect('pantry.volunteers', 'volunteers')
+      .leftJoin('order.request', 'request')
+      .leftJoin('request.pantry', 'pantry')
+      .leftJoin('pantry.volunteers', 'volunteers')
+      .leftJoin('order.assignee', 'assignee')
       .select([
         'order.orderId',
         'order.status',
@@ -43,6 +44,9 @@ export class OrdersService {
         'volunteers.id',
         'volunteers.firstName',
         'volunteers.lastName',
+        'assignee.id',
+        'assignee.firstName',
+        'assignee.lastName',
       ]);
 
     if (filters?.status) {
diff --git a/apps/frontend/src/containers/adminOrderManagement.tsx b/apps/frontend/src/containers/adminOrderManagement.tsx
index 772861e4..5d19a8f9 100644
--- a/apps/frontend/src/containers/adminOrderManagement.tsx
+++ b/apps/frontend/src/containers/adminOrderManagement.tsx
@@ -664,7 +664,7 @@ const OrderStatusSection: React.FC<OrderStatusSectionProps> = ({
                         alignItems="center"
                         justifyContent="center"
                       >
-                        {volunteers && volunteers.length > 0 ? (
+                        {order.assignee ? (
                           <Box
                             key={index}
                             borderRadius="full"
@@ -677,9 +677,8 @@ const OrderStatusSection: React.FC<OrderStatusSectionProps> = ({
                             color="white"
                             p={2}
                           >
-                            {/* TODO: Change logic later to only get one volunteer */}
-                            {volunteers[0].firstName.charAt(0).toUpperCase()}
-                            {volunteers[0].lastName.charAt(0).toUpperCase()}
+                            {order.assignee?.firstName.charAt(0).toUpperCase()}
+                            {order.assignee?.lastName.charAt(0).toUpperCase()}
                           </Box>
                         ) : (
                           <Box>No Assignees</Box>
@@ -706,7 +705,7 @@ const OrderStatusSection: React.FC<OrderStatusSectionProps> = ({
                     <Table.Cell
                       {...tableCellStyles}
                       textAlign="left"
-                      color="neutral.700"
+                      bg="#FAFAFA"
                     >
                       {/* TODO: IMPLEMENT WHAT GOES HERE */}
                     </Table.Cell>
diff --git a/apps/frontend/src/types/types.ts b/apps/frontend/src/types/types.ts
index 2cc47fbb..10af3ffb 100644
--- a/apps/frontend/src/types/types.ts
+++ b/apps/frontend/src/types/types.ts
@@ -361,6 +361,11 @@ export interface OrderSummary {
       }[];
     };
   };
+  assignee: {
+    id: number;
+    firstName: string;
+    lastName: string;
+  } | null;
 }
 
 export enum ApplicationStatus {