Coordinate the Community Food Funders network, a philanthropic organizing project that supports the growth of an equitable, ecologically sound, and economically robust food system in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. Created the Seeding Power Fellowship, a leadership development and movement building program for nonprofit leaders in New YorkFacilitate activities for the 13-member steering committee including quarterly meetings, collaborative projects, pooled funds and coordinated grantmakingFacilitate roundtable discussions, funder briefings, site visits, and social gatherings to foster information-sharing and networking among funders, so they can invest strategically in growing, processing, and distributing food locally.Direct communications for the network including maintenance of a website and monthlynewsletter to over four hundred members

Administered the now-closed Greening Western Queens Fund and Community Fund for Sandy Recovery.

Created and implemented a 5-week teen program involving environmental stewardship, urban agriculture, and composting for a South Bronx community centerAssisted with the startup, launch, and operations of a new nonprofit organization focused on creating pathways into the music industryCreated the program design, business plan, and logistical framework for a mobile market selling produce and value-added products in the South Bronx Led educational workshops on food systems issues related to nutrition and the environment for FoodFight, a nonprofit organization that empowers teachers to champion healthContractual consultant on a project-by-project basis for Karp Resources, a consulting firm specializing in food systems planningDesigned and implemented an advocacy campaign for a Bronx-based environmental organization

Community Development Director: Helped lead and coordinate the POINT's community development and environmental justice efforts involved in the comprehensive Hunts Point Re-envisioning Project. Led policy and advocacy initiatives related to issues of environmental justice, waste management, land use, transportation, urban planning, urban agriculture, and food policy. Managed The Point’s Riverside Campus for Arts & the Environment, a satellite campus along the Bronx River housing a non-profit organization as tenant, an art gallery, a vegetable garden, and low impact development green infrastructure strategies. Organized and facilitated public forums, outreach activities, lobbying efforts and the creation of effective policy recommendations. Represented the agency in coalitions with nonprofit organizations and government agencies to implement community improvement projects. Created and maintained over 1000sf of productive vegetable and flower gardens.ACTION Program Director: Directed, designed, and implemented an after-school program for 20 high school students focusing in areas of community activism, environmental and social justice, academic enrichment, media literacy, urban agriculture, and professional development. Mentored youth as they initiated community organizing campaigns based on self-identified needs.www.thepoint.org

Served as TA for Nevin Cohen's class, Urban Food Systems, at Eugene Lang, The New School for Liberal Arts. Assisted with developing students' projects, grading papers, student correspondence, and leading one class.

For two consecutive summers led groups of 25 teenagers in community service, cross-cultural, and recreational activities. 2006 in the Dominican Republic included building a school, running a day camp, and language immersion. 2005 in the British Virgin Islands included various construction projects and assisting with a day camp and swim lessons for local youth.http://www.visionsserviceadventures.com/

Directed the education department at an after-school center for youth ages 6-18, with an average daily attendance of 150 members. Developed and implemented programs and curricula for all age groups, trained and supervised department staff, managed department budget, and facilitated monthly staff meetings.