Shawn Shepherd

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Shawn Shepherd

Vice President, Operations & Finance

Shawn Shepherd serves as ReFED’s Vice President, Operations & Finance, with a focus on bringing philanthropic support to our mission of eliminating food waste. She has a more than 30-year career leading nonprofit organizations and advancement offices in institutional settings. Shawn has worked in the food system space as a national staff member with the American Farmland Trust and has served on several regional boards addressing food insecurity. Recognized as a leader in environmental issues in her home states of Texas, New Mexico, and Idaho, her passion for addressing the existential crisis of our time—climate change—is what drives her work with ReFED.

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