NWI Food Council Board Member, Dominique Edwards, awarded 2023 Women on the Rise
The 2023 Women on the Rise list includes leaders, innovators and entrepreneurs who are making an impact across Northwest Indiana.
These are the women shaping business, guiding communities, and encouraging economic growth in our region’s communities. They achieved success in 2022 and are bringing that dynamic momentum with them into the new year.
Dominique D. Edwards, M.A. (Michigan City, Ind.)
“My father is my best friend and a praying man. His prayers, wisdom and guidance continue to give me hope on a daily basis and for the future.”
Dominique Edwards is a Black land steward, local educator, and urban planner based in Northwestern Indiana who currently serves as the Engagement Specialist for the City of South Bend. Dominique is incredibly passionate about revitalizing local food systems through the development of community food projects and was one of the co-founders of the NWI Food Council, where she still serves today.
She also manages a community garden in Michigan City’s Eastport neighborhood and works with residents, local farmers, and representatives of other subject matter areas such as public health and academia to address food insecurity and implement local programming and policies to support systematically excluded communities.
In the year ahead, Dominique looks forward to all of the projects that she is working on at the City of South Bend and continuing her Ph.D. research to lift the visibility of Black farmers in our region.
