Our Team

ReFED

ReFED is a U.S.-based nonprofit that catalyzes the food system toward evidence-based action to stop wasting food. They work to increase adoption of food waste solutions across the supply chain by cultivating and convening the food community, delivering actionable evidence and insights, and seeding and accelerating promising initiatives. The U.S. Food Waste Pact is a core program that contributes to ReFED's goal to mobilize businesses to reduce food waste.

WWF

World Wildlife Fund is one of the world’s leading conservation organizations, working in nearly 100 countries for over half a century to help people and nature thrive. With the support of more than 5 million members worldwide, WWF is dedicated to delivering science-based solutions to preserve the diversity and abundance of life on Earth, halt the degradation of the environment and combat the climate crisis. The U.S. Food Waste Pact is a core program in its goal to halt the degradation of the environment and combat the climate crisis.

Our Team

The core team for the U.S. Food Waste Pact is made up of representatives from ReFED and WWF.

Alex Nichols-Vinueza

Alex Nichols-Vinueza

Director, Food Loss and Waste

WWF

Jackie Suggitt

Jackie Suggitt

Vice President, Business Initiatives & Community Engagement

ReFED

Tara Dalton

Tara Dalton

Circular Supply Chain Manager, Food Loss and Waste

WWF

Anne Garsztka

Anne Garsztka

Senior Program Officer for Circular Supply Chain Business Engagement, Food Loss and Waste

WWF

Kristen Lee

Kristen Lee

Director, Business Initiatives

ReFED

Nia D'Emilio

Nia D'Emilio

Communications Manager

ReFED

Advisory Council

The advisory council for the U.S. Food Waste Pact is made up of individuals working across the food system.

John Bernardo

John Bernardo

Sustainability Strategist

Albertsons Companies

Emily Broad Lieb

Emily Broad Lieb

Director, Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic

Harvard Law School

Claudia Fabiano

Claudia Fabiano

Environmental Protection Specialist

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Liz Fikejs

Liz Fikejs

Senior Waste Prevention Program Manager

Seattle Public Utilities

Andrew Harig

Andrew Harig

Vice President, Tax, Trade, Sustainability, & Policy Development

FMI—The Food Industry Assocation

Madeline Keating

Madeline Keating

Senior Advocate, Food Waste

NRDC

Brian Lipinski

Brian Lipinski

Manager, 10x20x30 Initiative

World Resources Institute

Erin McCluskey

Erin McCluskey

Food Systems Program Lead

WRAP Americas

Jude Medeiros

Jude Medeiros

Senior Program Manager

Leanpath

Lauren Pravlik

Lauren Pravlik

Vice President, Committees & Member Engagement

AHLA

Michael Rinaldi

Michael Rinaldi

Food & Ag | Sustainable Business | Strategy