Alisha Bicknell Email & Phone Number

The Plains, Ohio, United States

● Convene school and community partners to expand Farm to School initiativesacross southeast Ohio, set ambitious goals, and equip schools to procure morelocal food.● Grow, evaluate, and improve core Farm to School projects, including but notlimited to procurement, processing, and distribution of local foods into K-12schools, educational programming such as School Day at the CPA, and largedistribution events such as Apple Crunch Day● Support the Sustainable Agriculture team in day-to-day operations whennecessary, including supporting food distribution, food processing, peer-to-peereducation workshops, and operations at the Chesterhill Produce Auction.● Supervise AmeriCorps members who support Farm to Institution work.

Marquette, Michigan, United States

-Lead pack shed operations and supervise farm staff to adhere to and streamline efficient and accurate systems. Provide instruction and guidance as needed.-Ensure harvested produce is high quality and safely washed, packed, and correctly labeled, including location tracking.-Create easy to understand harvest sheets for farm staff twice weekly. Compile orders from local grocers and online customers, and determine needs for CSA boxes and twice weekly market stands.-Communicate daily with owners, field manager, and greenhouse manager on work flow, crop availability, and upcoming order needs.-Work in the field using natural methods to grow crops while controlling weeds and pests including hand-weeding, hoeing, installing row-cover, forking beds, spreading compost, transplanting, and moving irrigation.-Staff Saturday farm market booth twice monthly June-Oct., handling cash, food assistance, and credit card payments.

Columbus, Ohio

I worked within the Neuromuscular Clinic which is part of Nationwide Children's Hospital's ambulatory services. The clinic services families that have children with rare neuromuscular disorders like Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and Spinal Muscular Atrophy as well as many other disorders.• Responsible for effective communication and interaction with staff, medical professionals, and patient families through many channels including email, phone, EPIC encounters/MyChart, and in-person• Oversaw the production and release of the clinical scheduling templates for six neuromuscular physicians • Scheduled patient appointments, testing and procedures in a timely manner to meet both patient and provider satisfaction• Acquired insurance authorizations for genetic testing requested by providers through both commercial and state funded insurance carriers• Demonstrated knowledge of HIPAA Privacy and Security Regulations by appropriately handling patient information • Sat as chair of the Neuromuscular Strategic Partnership which meets monthly to bring together all disciplines that participate in the neuromuscular clinic, allowing time for collaboration on clinic initiatives

Columbus, Ohio Area

I worked through Ward YMCA at Fairwood Elementary as the Site Director of our Before & After-School program. I worked to establish and promote a cause driven program that has a safe, consistent, and academically stimulating environment.• Oversaw the daily program operations and staff supervision at Faiwood Elementary site, rated 5 starts by SUTQ, current enrollment of 45 students.• Assessed the needs, interests, and ability of the children in the program and adapted activities to the needs/levels of each child through SUTQ assessments, weekly reflections, and targeted planning. • Assessed students through the Devereux Student Strengths Assessment (DESSA) and created individual goals based on child’s needs. Looked for trends in needs to lesson plan around those social and emotional topics.• Conducted regularly scheduled staff meetings with on-site staff. • Managed weekly SUTQ curriculum planning; planned, supervised, developed and implemented programming, including (but not limited to) HW assistance, Y Kids Food & Fun activities and YMCA curriculum requirements. • Familiarized staff with and enforced ODJFS licensing rules and YMCA policies and procedures• Ensured the site’s compliance with all ODJFS licensing requirements including keeping required paperwork current. • Supervised food program and daily site cleanup. • Maintained inventory and recommends purchases, replacement, or repair of equipment and supplies. • Maintained written records and reports as required on individual children. • Conducted program and licensing orientations for site staff.• Attended all staff meetings, child care workshops, specialized trainings & safety trainings as required. • Maintained good relationships & communicates regularly with children, parents, school/host staff, community & YMCA staff. • Completed all tracking & data collection for funding and projects as designated by supervisor.

Columbus, Ohio Area

• Manages, directs and coordinates the day camp counselors at Ward YMCA Day Camp. • Develops strategies to motivate staff and achieve goals.• Confers with day camp staff regarding children’s behavioral or learning problems, and recommends methods of modifying inappropriate behavior and encouraging learning experiences.• Assures compliance with American Camp Association (ACA) and ODJFS requirements as they relate to program areas.• Monitors daily camp operations to all state, local and YMCA health and safety regulations.• Develops and maintains good relationships with children, parents, administrators, community and YMCA staff. Responds to all agency, parent and community inquiries/complaints in a timely manner.

Columbus, Ohio Area

I work within the Community Life department of Homeport. Through various programs and shared strategies, Homeport Community Life Department serves as a supportive service team for residents living in our affordable rental communities and scattered site housing.• Acted as the AmeriCorps lead in planning and executing ten Chase grant funded resource fairs in Homeport low to moderate income rental communities, reached out to community wellness resources which resulted in over 15 organizations coming to one or more events, facilitated four 10,000 lbs. Mid-OH Foodbank Produce Distributions • Acted as lead in the Back to School Backpack Distribution in which over 1000 children in Homeport communities were given backpacks and school supplies, helped design and create new event format and registration forms, helped manage and lead volunteer backpack stuffing projects and planned backpack distribution events• Acted as the AmeriCorps lead in assisting the Manager of Volunteer Services with the Winter Wishes program that provided 660 children in Homeport communities with winter gifts, helped manage and lead volunteer wrapping events and create parent resident volunteer opportunities and track parent resident volunteer hours at each site• Started the “For Parent’s Eyes Only” Newsletter insert that is self-created and circulated monthly to over 1000 Homeport Households to help increase Parent Engagement• Started weekly Parent Communication report forms for summer camp to increase parent and staff interactions

Columbus, Ohio Area

I worked within the Community Life department of Homeport. Through various programs and shared strategies, Homeport Community Life Department serves as a supportive service team for residents living in our affordable rental communities and scattered site housing. • Planned, executed and led daily Out-of-School Time Programming and Summer Camp Programming for between 10 to 20 five to thirteen year-old children in Homeport’s George’s Creek Apartments affordable housing community, monitored all children’s activities • Designed after-school program (Sept-June) to meet TANF grant requirements and tracked attendance, reading hours, health activities, and reading levels for compliance• Connected residents to site and community resources through face-to-face interactions and self-created monthly newsletters circulated to all 120 affordable housing units• Managed Capital University America Reads volunteers daily throughout school year• Facilitated and served dinner from Children’s Hunger Alliance (during school year) and breakfast and lunch from Columbus Parks and Recreation (during summer camp)• Created and held “Art Camp” during week between summer camp and school starting to give children a daily learning activity, taught basic art principles and color theory• Sat on the “My AmeriCorps” Week Committee, planned AmeriCorps Alumni Panel and “Cultural Competency: Engaging the Local Community” presenters

Columbus, Ohio Area

•Acted as a member of The CD101 Scene Team at numerous live broadcasts and promotional events in the Central Ohio area promoting Columbus’ best radio station, including set-up/tear-down of booth and maintenance of giveaways•Maintained CD101’s image by answering questions from the public at events and by being as friendly, educated and outgoing as possible in every interaction•Helped maintain CD101′s online presence by updating the picture pages and the events calendar and by editing big room videos using Pinnacle Studio•Helped maintain CD101’s social media websites•Assisted with the 2010 Andyman-a-thon that raised over $71,000 for CD101 for the Kids by answering phones, assisting DJs and photographing and packing auction items•Wrote content for the CD101 Lounge Aution prize descriptions

Athens, Ohio

•Worked as part of a thirteen member executive board to control Ohio University’s completely student-run internet radio station, updated station weekly on board’s activity•Co-led weekly PR/Promo department meetings consisting of twenty membersAppointed three PR assistants and delegated tasks, trained two members to screen for position•Helped create and maintain ACRN’s social media presence by creating ACRN’s twitter page and a Facebook profile for ACRN’s mascot, Snat Rocklobster•Wrote and sent press releases and media alerts for events and concerts held by the radio station that resulted in coverage by local media.•Helped plan and lead ACRN week each April, included both external and internal events•Created ACRN’s biggest fundraiser, a date auction each February (on average $600 made), also maintained past fundraising events•Assisted in the planning and promotion of Lobsterfest, a three-day spring music festival with an average attendance of 3,000•Helped promote an average of 15 local concerts per school year through flyering, social media and graffiti wall painting

B.S.J. Public Relations, Public Relations, Specializations In English And Art History

Activities and Societies: Ohio University Student Senate, Ohio University Department of Residence Life, All-Campus Radio Network (ACRN)

Associate'S Degree, Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse