Tinia received her B.S. in Business Information Technology from Virginia Tech and is a SWANA Certified Composting Systems Technical Associate. Her experiences related to food waste, food systems and sustainability have fueled her passion to increase our communities’ resilience, prosperity, and knowledge to help us live more conscious lives. Tinia’s pioneering business model has earned her a Huffington Post Millennial Impact Grant, the American Express Emerging Innovator award and a MillerCoors Urban Entrepreneur grant, among other honors.