2024 ReFED Food Waste Solutions Summit

Jade Monroe is the Food Waste Reduction Lead in the Solid Waste Management Program at the Washington State Department of Ecology. Jade’s work and facilitation support achieving measurable food waste reduction statewide through the Use Food Well Washington Plan, and regionally through the Pacific Coast Food Waste Commitment. Jade has a Bachelor’s of Science and Masters of Science in Natural Resource Management from North Dakota State University, where her research on resilient systems and crisis communication won local and international awards. When not focusing on food waste reduction, Jade enjoys composing music, flying kites, and starting a small farm with her partner in the Olympia, Washington area.