2025 ReFED Food Waste Solutions Summit

Leann Edwards works as the Program Director of Project Green Fork, a program of Clean Memphis. Project Green Fork aims to develop a sustainable food system for all Memphians by reducing food waste, connecting local partners, and encouraging green dining practices. With over fifteen years in the foodservice industry, she is deeply rooted in food culture and systems and has a passion for using food to its highest potential. Leann has worked as a professional chef in locally owned, farm to table restaurants, in healthcare foodservice, and in child nutrition. As the culinary specialist for one of the largest school districts in the United States, Memphis-Shelby County Schools, Leann spent a great deal of time educating staff and students on food as a resource.

Leann holds a bachelor's degree in communications from Huntingdon College in Montgomery, Alabama, and an associate degree in culinary arts from Johnson & Wales University in Charlotte, NC.