Our Board

This year marked an exciting maturation point for our Board, wi th a new Board Chair and an expanded membership sharing their multidisciplinary expertise t o help position ReFED to deliver and scale our impact. After two years at the helm, Nicola Dixon ― w ho serves as Director of Global Impact at General Mills ― ended her term as ReFED’s Board Chair and re tired from the Board. Nicola joined the ReFED Board in 2018 as the organization was still taking sh ape, and in a sign of her commitment to this issue and our work, stayed on for two additional years, be coming Board Chair in July 2020. Nicola’s insights and expertise were invaluable to ReFED as we navigated the initial years of being a national nonprofit organization, the fallout from COVID-19’s effects on th e food system, and the launch of the Insights Engine.

Nicola was succeeded as Board Chair by Pamela Murphy, a philant hropist and nonprofit board leader who joined ReFED’s Board of Directors in 2021. Pamela has a bac kground in finance and corporate and management consulting, including work at Citibank and Russe ll Reynolds Associates. Pamela was selected for her role at the helm of ReFED due to her deep experience with managing nonprofit boards. She currently is Chair of Governance and a member of th e Finance Committee and Executive Committee of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. Pamela also served on the Board of Island Press — the leading nonprofit publisher focused on sustainability and enviro nmental topics — from 2009, and as Chairperson from 2016 through 2021. For nearly fifteen years, sh e has brought to bear her experience in strategy development, resource management, and financial over sight to nonprofit organizations, with the sole goal of helping them achieve their environmental missions. ReFED is excited to benefit from her extensive board experience.

In 2022, we were also excited to welcome three new Board member s. We are grateful to all Board members for their commitment to our work.