• Provide guidance on strategy related to regulatory and legislative issues, including policies, regulations, threats, ‎and opportunities, for associations across Kellen’s food and nutrition vertical‎• Lead coordination on specific projects for clients in the regulatory space, including engagement with ‎U.S. officials• Provide insight regarding potential opportunities for expansion of client services based on regulatory environment and client needs• Supervise and provide guidance to food and nutrition vertical staff on client communications

• Oversaw and executed CRA policy strategies regarding food, nutrition, agriculture, and product safety and quality• Monitored, evaluated, analyzed, and reported on government policies, regulations, food industry trends, impacts, threats, and opportunities, providing strategic insights/recommendations• Produced in depth issue papers, one-pagers, talking points, newsletter articles, committee reports, and other documents• Participated and played a leading role in DC based legislative and regulatory coalitions, developing working relationships based on common interests• Built and maintained relationships with key stakeholders, coordinating dialogue between colleagues, members, and potential partners• Provided strategic recommendations to the CRA Board and members on key issues

• Oversaw and executed CRA policy strategies on key issues of interest• Monitored, evaluated, analyzed, and reported on government policies, regulations, food industry trends, impacts, threats, and opportunities, providing strategic insights/recommendations• Produced in depth materials (e.g., issue papers, talking points) for use by members, colleagues, and industry partners• Participated and played a leading role in relevant legislative and regulatory coalitions

• Oversaw and executed legislative and regulatory priorities for relevant issue areas• Monitored, evaluated, analyzed, and reported on relevant information to key stakeholders, providing strategic insight and recommendations• Developed policy documents, committee reports and other documents• Participated in industry legislative and regulatory coalitions

• Managed day-to-day activities, including financials and client communications• Prepared statements and press releases for crisis management activities• Managed and coordinated committee plan activities and special projects• Developed responses to national and international regulations of interest• Participated in activities related to Codex Alimentarius• Coordinated efforts with third party organizations

• Evaluated, summarized, and critiqued new scientific research studies, especially with regard to correcting misinformation in the science• Prepared statements and press releases for issues management• Coordinated industry scientific research projects• Drafted responses to national and international regulations of interest• Participated in activities related to Codex Alimentarius• Coordinated efforts with third party organizations

Assisted on day-to-day account activities, including summarizing relevant research, client communications, and professional outreach

• Developed tools to help create the state’s preconception plan including logic models and a five-year action plan• Developed tools for the state’s Infant Mortality Collaborative

• Worked with Disease Management Coordination Network, which followed medical histories and visits of children and adolescents to the pediatric clinic and other providers within the Greenville Memorial Hospital system• Sorted through the database to determine the number of visits to the clinic as compared to the number of visits to the emergency room over the past five years

• Research with Dr. Alicia Powers of the Health and Exercise Science Department• Examined the purchasing habits of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants in Greenville County, SC, as compared to those not receiving SNAP benefits using receipts from a local grocer• Primary task was to conduct a literature review and look up nutritional information for many of the more than 30,000 food items purchased• Discovered SNAP participants were less likely to purchase fruits, vegetables, and whole grains and were more likely to purchase high-fat meat and dairy products

• Research with Dr. Julian Reed of the Health and Exercise Science Department• Research conducted at Legacy Charter School, where students receive 45 minutes of physical education per day, in addition to other local elementary and middle schools which acted as controls• Primary task was to administer and grade cognitive tests of students