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Portland, Or, Us

Tigard, Or

Portland, Oregon Area

Managed operations at 25 schools across the district, managing 40+ employees.Supervised federal child nutrition programs, including NSLBP, NSLP, CACFP, FFVP, and Head Start.Led the district Wellness Advisory Committee. Implemented Farm-to-School programming through taste tests and special events.

Weston, Ma

Expanded, strengthened, & coordinated the Farm to School program through sourcing local ingredients adding 3 new farms, 1 local fish distributor, and 1 rancher to the district's vendor list.Generated solutions based on an analyses of the impacts of the Health Hunger Free Kids Act and state regulations on food service and presented the results to the Director of Food Service and the Assistant Superintendant of Finance and Business. Spearheaded weekly taste tests across the district utilizing parent volunteers and coordinating with the kitchen managers.Directed the schools in the ordering, processing and serving of local foods.Orchestrated events to highlight locally-grown produce (i.e. Food Day and Apple Week).Collaborated with administrators and teachers to develop partnerships between the classroom and local farms to promote nutrition and wellness.Generated and maintained an accurate database of recipes and ingredients for the all the kitchens. Proactively collaborated with the nursing staff to assure nutrient and allergen information was communicated in a timely and accurate manner.

Greater Boston Area

Research related to nutrition, agriculture, and policy as it applies both domestically or internationally. Grant reviewing and writing for federally funded projects. Data collection, coding, and analysis.

Greater Boston Area

Negotiated contracts with suppliers and built relationships with local farmers.A co-founding member of the winning team of the Boston Food Truck Challenge; beating out 30 competitors. Managed, lead, and trained all food truck employees in adherence to Serve Safe and Allergy Awareness standards. Enforced rules and protocols on the truck/restaurant.Advocated for food truck owners to the City of Boston; facilitating relationship building between Bon Me and other food trucks and event organizers.Leveraged social media and blogging to increase Bon Me’s on-line presence; grew Bon Me’s Twitter following from 0 to 1,466 in 7 months. Managed employee scheduling to meet complex and dynamic business & employee needs.

Chestnut Hill, Ma

Provided expertise on nutrition and local sourcing to a diverse group of parents, teachers, and administrators on the Nutrition Committee.Conducted nutrition analyses of recipes developed for the school utilizing fresh and local vegetables. Standardized recipes, quantities for serving, and serving protocols for all lunch menus. Cooked the main meal and hot vegetable sides for approximately 500 people daily for lunch. Wrote copy on recipe development and local sourcing for the school’s web page.

Lowell, Ma

Created print marketing materials, managed on-line marketing and outreach through social media, and conducted external marketing analysis for the Community Supported Agriculture Project.Coauthor of the Community Supported Agriculture plain language guide and coordinated of the formatting and editing of 10 plain language guides for beginning farmers using Adobe InDesgin.Assisted in the planning of the annual harvest festival.

Greater Boston Area

Orchestrated multiple stakeholders and determined the scope & work plan for several food systems projects.Collected primary and secondary data for a USDA – Agricultural Research Service regional food system map.Authored a supply chain analysis of dairy in New England for the American Farmland Trust and the New England Agricultural Commissioners and formulated an interactive visual time line using Google Spreadsheets.

New York, Ny

Supported the Regional Policy Director in a “grass-tops” approach to building political support for funding international aide and development and facilitate meetings with state representatives on the Hill.Initiated and managed a local volunteer group designed to represent CARE at a variety of events.Systematized the virtual and physical archives of CARE’s printed materials in the Northeast Region.Supervised 2 staff while assisting 8 full time major gift fundraisers at an international development organization that brought in over $11 million a year in the Northeast.

Takat, Morocco

Elected to the Gender and Development Committee for Peace Corps Morocco. Provided valuable feedback and gender training to the Peace Corps Staff. Facilitated a national NGO conference on women and development.Consulted with municipal government on a grant for a public restroom and shower benefiting 15,000 people in a rural community.Consulted and advised community organization starting an adult literacy program. Oversaw the enrolled 25 women and 30 men in adult literacy courses.Instructed 48 traditional birth attendants on safe birthing practices and HIV/AIDS prevention across the state and in coordination with three Peace Corps Volunteers, a National AIDS NGO and the Ministry of Health.Initiated annual AIDS Day activities in Takat reaching approximately 140 men and women.

New York, Ny

Selected for a distinguished group of 13 students to intern at the United Nations.Published 3 articles in quarterly publication issued by the Special Advisor on Gender Issues.Compiled complete history of women’s representation within the UN system.Analyzed & synthesized data for annual report to Secretary General on status of women within UN.

Bachelor'S Degree, International Relations And Affairs

Activities and Societies: Cross Country, Amnesty International, Fundraising, Women's Center

Morocco: Culture And Society

Semester abroad program

Ms, Nutrition

Activities and Societies: New Entry Sustainable Farming Project, Founder and Co-Chair of Slow Food Tufts, Water and Agriculture Affinity.