2025 ReFED Food Waste Solutions Summit
June 23-25, 2025 | Seattle, WA
Hyatt Regency Seattle
April Love
Clinical Instructor
Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic
Bio:
April Love serves as a clinical instructor at Harvard Law School's Food Law and Policy Clinic (FLPC), where her portfolio includes food waste diversion through federal laws and policies and food access with a focus on federal nutrition programs. Prior to joining FLPC, she served as the policy analyst for the Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers Policy Research Center at Alcorn State University (The Policy Center), where she led the development of equity-centered policy recommendations to ensure farmers of color are prioritized in legislation and programming.
April is passionate about supporting historically marginalized groups and communities through equity-focused policy development and education. Prior to her role at The Policy Center, April served as a law clerk for the Office of the Louisiana Attorney General, the Louisiana State Senate, and the Louisiana House of Representatives. She holds a BA in English from Tougaloo College, an MA in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Mississippi, and a JD from Southern University Law Center, where she earned certificates in Public Law and Tax Law. April is a member of the Louisiana Bar.
Schedule
Tuesday, June 24
11:00am - 12:00pm
[Breakout Session I] The Equitable Harvest: Building a Fair and Sustainable Food Future
This is an interactive, 60-minute session exploring the deep connections between food waste, environment, and racial inequities. Participants will examine how food waste disproportionately impacts BIPOC communities and contributes to climate degradation, while also highlighting frontline solutions that center resilience, culture, and community leadership. Through a collective visioning exercise, attendees will co-create an Inclusive Food Futures Vision Map that reflects core values and strategies for equitable change. The session blends data, storytelling, and systems thinking to inspire action toward a more just and sustainable food future.