2024 ReFED Food Waste Solutions Summit
June 11-13, 2024 | Baltimore, MD
Baltimore Convention Center
Ava Richardson
Sustainability Director
Baltimore Office of Sustainability
Bio:
Ava currently serves as the Sustainability Director in the Baltimore Office of Sustainability along with an amazing team to advance a more sustainable and equitable city. At her core, Ava is an advocate for systems change applying her program management and analytic skills to advance policies and initiatives in harmony with social equity, environmental sustainability and economic prosperity. She views food waste challenges through these intersecting lenses. In 2019, Ava was hired to support Baltimore’s Food Matters program in 2019, were she helped support a citywide initiative to reduce food waste by 50% by 2030. Ava is also currently obtaining a Doctorate of Public Health with a focus on Environmental Health and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University where her research interests center on wasted food prevention, food rescue and ways to improve organic/food waste management systems. Ava is also a Lerner Fellow at Johns Hopkins University’s Center for a Livable Future.
Schedule
Thursday, June 13
9:00am - 10:00am
Mainstage 3 | Behind the Baltimore Charm: A Deep-Dive into the City’s Food Waste Landscape
Mainstage Session
We love you, Baltimore! When it comes to reducing food waste, Baltimore is innovative, enthusiastic — and successful. From neighborhood composting to citywide waste policies, we’re excited to share some of what makes Charm City a model for food waste action across the nation. Featuring local leaders who will share how city policy is driving action on the state level, you’ll walk away knowing why Baltimore was our first pick for hosting this year’s Summit.