2024 ReFED Food Waste Solutions Summit

Vanessa Mukhebi has over six years experience in development communications, food security, agricultural systems, and the NGO sectors in sub-Saharan Africa and North America. She currently serves as the Communications Manager at ReFED, supporting communications execution and strategy across the organization to advance data-driven solutions to end food loss and waste across the United States. Before joining ReFED, Vanessa worked in the international NGO sector, creating multimedia content and inclusive interventions that promote improved nutrition, climate-smart agriculture, gender equity, and poverty alleviation across sub-Saharan Africa. She is passionate about indigenous food systems and cultural dimensions of food security. Vanessa holds a Master's of Art in Anthropology (Food) from the University of Chicago and a Bachelor's in Media and Communication, Sociology and Anthropology from the University of Sydney in Australia. She serves on the Auxiliary Board of Inspiration Corporation as the Events and Community Outreach Chair. Vanessa is also a TEDx speaker.