April Dodd Email & Phone Number

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Boston, MA

Global

In 2017, I began a Mickey Leland Congressional Hunger Fellowship, a two-year program administered by The Hunger Center (www.hungercenter.org) that connects professionals working in food security and nutrition with highly impactful companies. I was partnered with Emerging Ag, a boutique consulting firm, where I: -- Worked to increase farmer, SME, and youth.

Washington, DC

Lancaster, MA

World Farmers is a small non-profit that provides refugee and immigrant farmers with access to the land, trainings, and resources necessary to create independent farming businesses. As a wholesale account manager, I: -- Worked with farmers and buyers to increase gross sales and improve the efficiency of our farm-to-consumer chain-- Collaboratively wrote.

Nairobi, Kenya

The Open Table Cooking School is a culinary school that focuses on offering professional development to Nairobi's housekeepers, in-home chefs, and aspiring restaurateurs. As its founder and head instructor, I:--designed the curriculum for cooking training series designed to build essential skills--planned recipes, sourced local ingredients, and created.

Saint-Etienne, France

The Teaching Assistant Program in France is a selective one-year program of the French government that places native English speakers as English teachers in French public schools. I:-- Worked with a team of 14 English faculty to prepare oral-focused exercises for students ranging in age from 16-27. -- Offered one-on-one classes tailored specifically to the.

Middlebury, Vermont

The Foodworks Fellowship is a program that connects college students and recent grads with opportunities to work in food production and preservation while also studying fundamentals of farming, distribution, retail, preparation, and waste in the food system together. As Middlebury College's Food Preservation Manager, I:-- Maintained a sanitary and safe.

Middlebury, VT

Dolci is an entirely student-run, semi-weekly pop-up restaurant that gives aspiring student chefs the opportunity to design and serve a meal to 80 diners using a professional kitchen and beautiful restaurant space. In my role as the manager of Dolci, I:-- Increased the number of yearly events by 20% by partnering with community organizations and finding.

Middlebury, Vermont

During my time at Middlebury College, I worked a range of food and hospitality jobs, including: - The "Granola Gang," making hundred of pounds of granola per week - Middlebury's Language Tables, where I provided table service in French and Spanish- College catering, including events for students, donors, alumni and, once, His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Linguistics, Phi Beta Kappa

Russian Language

IN 2012, I received the highly competitive Critical Language Scholarship, a State Department program to promote language study and.

Teaching English To Speakers Of Other Languages (Tesol), Teaching English As A Second Or Foreign Language/Esl Language Instructor

In SIT's TESOL program in Quito Ecuador, I: --received hundreds of hours of classroom instruction in TESOL best practices --had dozens of.