
Our board.
Our mission is simple but urgent: to reduce event waste through creative, community-based solutions that support people and the planet.
We believe events can do more than entertain—they can create lasting, positive change. By applying a holistic, imaginative approach to clean-up, we ensure that what’s left behind doesn’t become trash, but extends to the community at large.
Our vision is a future where the events industry doesn’t just reduce its footprint—it actively gives back.
Ultimately, we believe the time and effort that goes into producing an event shouldn’t end when the guests leave. Our goal is to extend that impact—to ensure that leftover food nourishes, decor inspires, and resources are redistributed, not wasted.
The care put into each centerpiece, catered tray, and printed program has the opportunity for a second life—repurposed and redistributed into something that benefits the community and honors the effort that went into creating it.

Alexis Williams
Owner/Founder
Flower Catering PNW

Amber
durkin
Sustainability + Operations
Urban Gleaners

Azul Tellez Wright
Event Operations Associate
EcoTrust + The Redd

Leslie Vigeant
Director of Marketing & Communications
Portland Institute of Contemporary Art (PICA)

Meghann Gilligan
Director of Public Programs + Events
Pacific Northwest College of Art at Willamette University

Natalia
Toral
Director of Communications & Events
Nostrana & Enoteca Nostrana

Samantha Eaton
Creative Operations
AirBnB

Shauna Noah
Owner/Founder
Shauna Noah Productions Inc.

Tabria
Etuk
Lead Wedding Planner | Owner
Truly Trusted Events

TARA Grower
Events + Operations
Merit Badge

Emily Wyant
Ediger
Founder
PEP+Co.