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Vermont, United States

Stone’s Throw Pizza is a community-focused restaurant group with five vibrant locations across Vermont. They believe great food and community are inseparable, crafting memorable dining experiences that keep guests returning. Their mission extends beyond serving delicious pizza; they are committed to fostering belonging within their team and local communities.With a focus on creativity, innovation, and personal growth, Stone’s Throw Pizza empowers team members to deliver exceptional experiences daily. The organization thrives on continuous learning, ensuring staff are equipped with the skills and knowledge to create a warm, welcoming atmosphere.Dedicated to building a culture of hospitality, Stone’s Throw Pizza makes each dining experience special and unique.Responsibilities:• Develop Learning Programs: Design innovative training initiatives that inspire growth across the organization, from onboarding new team members to nurturing future leaders.• Collaborate with Teams: Partner with restaurant managers and staff to identify essential skills, tailoring learning programs to enhance service quality.• Lead Engaging Training Sessions: Facilitate hands-on workshops and in-person training that are practical, enjoyable, and align with community-focused values.• Promote Leadership Development: Create programs that prepare team members for management roles and career advancement.• Evaluate and Enhance Programs: Collect feedback and assess outcomes to refine initiatives that drive employee growth and enhance guest satisfaction.• Monitor Industry Trends: Stay informed about emerging trends in hospitality and training to provide top-notch learning experiences.• Cultivate a Learning Culture: Foster an environment of continuous learning where employees feel empowered to grow, share knowledge, and support each other's development.

Waitsfield, Vermont, United States

Knoll Farm, a long-established social profit venture, is an organic family farm with a nationally recognized learning center that has been supporting social change efforts and leaders for two decades. Knoll Farm's supporting foundation, New Learning Journey (NLJ), is a non-profit organization made up of a collaborative of professionals working at the nexus of community development, conservation, and social justice who seek to deepen people’s relationship to place through strengthening cultural, economic and environmental resilience. NLJ is engaged in various movements involving social change, land return, land conservation, education, and relearning around indigenous cultures in the United States. Knoll Farm and NLJ work locally and globally: the farm is a beloved part of the immediate community in central Vermont and its programs, including the Better Selves Fellowship and First Light in Maine impact people and communities across the country.Responsibilities: • Managed a capital campaign for New Learning Journey (NLJ), ultimately raising $1 million in revenue for the 2024 barn renovation project through coordination of numerous events including concerts and fundraising dinners• Designed and produced the annual book of images called Gratitude, which reflects NLJ’s mission and values through images and selected stories• Developed and maintained relationships with collaborators, donors, and colleagues including NLJ’s Wabanaki partners in Maine• Managed donor database (CRM), maintaining gift entries, generating reports and mailing lists, and analyzing donor data• Researched prospective donors, prepared donor profiles, and managed tracking spreadsheets• Planned logistics for and ran the annual benefit concert series, raising $50,000 in revenue and garnering 500 additional prospective donors• Managed communications to a community of over 6,000 people, through the organization's website, email newsletters, social media sites, and print materials

Insight is a Fortune 500 solutions integrator dedicated to helping organizations accelerate their digital journey to modern business and maximize the value of technology. From IT strategy and design to implementation and day-to-day management, Insight enables its clients to leverage modern technology to reach their most ambitious business goals.. Insight is committed to serving as a good corporate citizen, making a positive impact on a global scale. This means conducting business with integrity, avoiding corruption of all kinds, and reducing environmental impact.Responsibilities:• Managed simultaneous projects at Insight, meeting multiple deadlines while maintaining a high level of initiative, collaboration, and excellence; ensured clients received a consistent and time proven delivery experience, monitoring progress against mutually agreed-upon milestones and managing client satisfaction throughout the life of a project• Facilitated introduction meetings to review project scope and expectations; performed additional tasks as stated by the statement of work (SOW) or client, such as maintaining a project log to identify and communicate key decisions, action items, risks/issues that may impact scope or schedule, and lessons learned; facilitated closeout• Monitored, managed, and communicated changes to project scope, budget, schedule, and resources, operating as a liaison for various clients and business units, and functioning as the primary point of contact on all project needs, escalations, and concerns• Managed and tracked project financials according to established budget and mitigated and/or escalated any critical risks or issues; developed and implemented a communications plan aimed at exceeding client expectations and reducing issues• Provided support to program and project managers on complex projects through resource scheduling and coordination, planning, inventory tracking, status reporting, and time and expense approvals

Chicago, Illinois, United States

The Urban Canopy (UC) is a socially and ecologically responsible urban farming operation in Chicago helping catalyze food system change through circular economy acceleration and working to create a more sustainable, nutritious, and equitable local food cycle from production to distribution to waste. The UC partners with community development organizations to develop community gardens that create local jobs, improve the local environment, educate community members about healthy living and farming, and provide locally sustainable food to these and other surrounding communities.Responsibilities:• Managed assigned farmers' markets for The Urban Canopy (UC) including, but not limited to transporting equipment and supplies from warehouse to market location, coordinating logistics such as vendor arrival, set up and breakdown of market booth displays, and administering transactions; responsible for tracking and preparing market data and statistics, including sales numbers and product inventory, ensuring accurate and timely submission of market reports• Provided an extraordinary customer service experience for the public and farmers, communicating The UC's mission and working alongside the community and all stakeholders to create a safe and inclusive environment; worked with the Senior Market Team to integrate state programs (SNAP/Link) into market operations and promotions; distributed outreach materials to the local community and ensured the safety of markets by enforcing and complying with safety regulations while maintaining situational awareness • Projects: developed and deployed a custom client resource management (CRM) system; managed standardized operating procedures (SOP) development project; development of corporate project marketing proposals

Food Tank is a non-profit organization building a global community for safe, healthy, nourished eaters. Through the creation of networks of people, organizations, and content pushing for food system change, Food Tank spotlights environmentally, socially, and economically sustainable ways of alleviating hunger, obesity, and poverty and aims to educate, inspire, advocate, and create change.Responsibilities:• Refined Food Tank’s digital strategy, assisting Content Coordinator with website enhancement and social media management; sourced compelling and relevant content for diverse audiences, compiling and evaluating research driving environmental policy; facilitated outreach to potential partners, securing new sponsors and funding• Developed and implemented online marketing and advertising campaigns to promote events, announcements, publications, and new reports; produced article pitches for food system news and composed interview questions for articles; generated innovative ideas for weekly podcast and facilitated preparation with speakers and team

Usa - Denver Chapter

Slow Food is a global, grassroots organization, founded in 1989 to prevent the disappearance of local food cultures and traditions, counteract the rise of fast life, and combat people’s dwindling interest in the food they eat, its origins, and its impact. Slow Food has grown into a global movement involving millions of people in over 160 countries, working to ensure everyone has access to good, clean, and fair food. Slow Food believes food is tied to many other aspects of life, including culture, politics, agriculture, and the environment. Responsibilities:• Facilitated and researched sponsorship and partnership leads and opportunities at Slow Food; assisted Programs and Outreach Manager with database management; coordinated marketing projects for fundraising events, creating effective strategies for maximizing donations• Developed and implemented a structured management system for financials, publications, and resourcing; implemented successful initiatives to solicit funding; effectively composed and managed various grant writing tasks within tight timelines; generated request for proposal (RFP) response development

Los Angeles, Ca | Portland, Or | Boston, Ma | Denver, Co

Responsibilities:• Developed and implemented academic programs for families with diverse backgrounds, encouraging positive behavior, promoting childhood development through intellectual activities including reading, storytelling, puzzles, educational trips, and nature hikes; provided tutoring services and foreign language skill development• Created, managed, and controlled budgets and financials; developed learning materials; implemented and monitored structured schedules; planned, organized, and supervised various special events

Boston, Ma | Boulder, Co

Barcelona Wine Bar is a warm and welcoming tapas bar inspired by the culture of Spain and boasting one of the largest Spanish wine programs in the U.S. The ever-changing menu is focused on clean flavors, seasonal ingredients, specialties from Spain and the Mediterranean, and rustic small plate presentations created by chefs with tremendous talent. Barcelona offers an award-winning selection of wines from Spain and South America, supporting small-scale farms focused on environmentally sustainable practices.Inspired by a healthy, outdoor lifestyle, Bartaco combines fresh, upscale street food with a coastal vibe in a relaxed environment. Bartaco is specialty cocktails crafted with fresh-squeezed juices, beer out of a bottle, and hand-held foods delivered on metal trays. The rustic design complements the spirited bold and bright flavors of Bartaco’s eclectic menu. The stylish ambience, cocktails, and freshly prepared tacos and “not tacos” create an unforgettable experience.Responsibilities:• Assisted with opening new restaurants nationwide for Del Frisco’s Restaurant Group; supported management by tracking inventory, updating menus, training new employees, and promoting and marketing the business• Promoted new working practices and standards, increasing the company’s productivity and adherence to sustainability objectives by teaching new skills and knowledge to employees through training and supervision• Directed launches and grand openings of new Barcelona and Bartaco restaurant locations; developed, managed, and delivered onboarding programs for new establishments around the country

Cambridge, Ma

• Provided elegant experiences to guests, catering special events including private dinners, release parties, and weddings• Assisted upper management with supervising staff and maintaining quality customer service standards

Boston, Ma

• Ensured customer satisfaction - tending bar, serving food, and managing walk-in and call-in orders• Provided operational support to all managers including the Executive Chef and Bar Manager; hosted private events and banquets; trained new staff; updated menus; managed inventory; opened/closed bar and restaurant

Somerville, Ma

Ricky's Flower Market is a European-style outdoor market and garden center, stocking the largest selection of annuals, perennials, bulbs, and specialty plants in the area. Offering custom design services, the garden center is the home of flowering and tropical houseplants, outdoor accessories, planters, containers, baskets, seeds, garden care products, tools and much more! Ricky's carries top of the line soils, amendments, and mulches and has racks of every seed imaginable, including medicinal, featuring one of the most extensive selection of seeds in Boston.Responsibilities:• Provided operational support to the owner - answering customer questions, managing orders, operating cash register, and opening/closing garden center • Maintained garden center - watering, planting, repotting, organizing, and gift wrapping

University Of California, Berkeley

The ASUC Auxiliary is a department within the Division of Student Affairs, which works closely with UC Berkeley’s student government to provide student services to campus including a wide variety of programs and resources directly tied to student life. Operating the Cal Student Store, the LEAD Center (Center for Leadership, Engaging, and Advising), ASUC Event Services, Operations & Facilities Management for Lower Sproul, and the Berkeley Art Studio, the ASUC Auxiliary is the hub of student life at Cal. The Graduate Assembly is the official representative body of the graduate and professional students at the University of California, Berkeley. The fundamental principles of the Graduate Assembly are the promotion of a vibrant student social life, inclusiveness, progressive activism, community service, educational improvement, and professional development. In service to these principles the Graduate Assembly advocates for students, funds student groups on campus, and directly manages a variety of projects.Responsibilities: • Provided operational support to the Business Development and Finance Department at UC Berkeley (Cal), serving the graduate student body as a student government representative; built strong communities by providing excellent clerical and financial services to graduate students; assisted Executive Officers and Graduate Assembly Project Coordinators with existing operations and with defining new operational strategies• Assisted Director of Women of Color Initiative (WOCI) with the planning and execution of Cal’s 29th annual Empowering Women of Color Conference (EWOCC), which had over 500 attendees from local communities

University Of California, Berkeley

Universal Love and Peace (ULAP) is a justice and equality student organization at the University of California, Berkeley with a focus on educating, inspiring, and empowering students and community members to fight for human rights. Responsibilities:• Assisted with instructing and facilitating student-led Human Rights course• Co-headed the grassroots activist division - community organizing and event planning • Facilitated campus-wide dialogues aimed toward raising awareness for social justice and political issues

Berkeley, California, United States

Berkeley Student Food Collective (BSFC) is a student-run cooperative grocery market seeking to educate students about nutrition and food systems, empower new leaders, and train youth to work in and manage a sustainable business. BSFC is dedicated to providing fresh, local, healthy, environmentally sustainable, and ethically produced food at affordable prices to the Berkeley campus and greater community. Through inclusive, democratic decision-making, BSFC promotes community-building and environmental stewardship.Responsibilities:• Maintained good vendor relationships and developed new vendor relations, improving product variety in store at the Berkeley Student Food Collective (BSFC) and increasing customer satisfaction and engagement• Managed scheduling between vendors, students, and BSFC management to meet and conduct product quality assessments; worked with management to achieve sales, purchasing, and labor targets

Saint Helena, California

Worked alongside French Laundry-trained chef Joshua Schwartz, the Executive Chef and leader of the culinary program at Del Dotto Vineyard, sourcing locally foraged, seasonal ingredients and mastering culinary techniques.Responsibilities: • Assisted Executive Chef with preparing, cooking, and plating food for private dinners, release parties, and special events including weddings and wine release parties for French Laundry, Bouchon, V. Sattui, and Rubicon Estate

Saint Helena, Ca | Napa, Ca | San Francisco, Ca

Founded by brothers Joel and Duncan Gott in St. Helena in 1999 and recognized as a James Beard America's Classic, Gott’s Roadside is known for its modern approach to creating California-inspired dishes using locally sourced ingredients from purveyors such as Niman Ranch beef, Zoe’s bacon, Panorama Bakery breads, and Osprey Seafood. Gott’s commitment to local sourcing extends to the glass with a California-centric list of wines and beers, hand selected by Joel Gott. Gott's has expanded to include locations in Napa’s Oxbow Public Market, San Francisco’s Ferry Building and Thrive City at Chase Center, Palo Alto, Walnut Creek, Marin, and a licensed location at San Francisco International Airport.Responsibilities:• Provided operational support to owners, managing inventory and training and supervising staff• Assisted Executive Chef with preparing, cooking, and plating food for on-site and off-site events at art festivals, private dinners, and special events including locations such as the Culinary Institute of America • Ensured customer satisfaction, tending bar, serving food, operating cash register, managing walk-in and call-in orders, setting-up and cleaning tables, opening and closing restaurant, and preparing and cooking food

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Political Science - International Relations & Global Governance

Activities and Societies: Universal Love and Peace (ULAP) student organizationMajor in Political Science with a focus in International.

Extension Studies, Sustainability And Environmental Management, A-

As one of 13 degree-granting institutions at Harvard University, Harvard Extension School teaches to the largest and most eclectic student.

Costa Rica Study Abroad Program (Uc Berkeley), International Human Security And Peacebuilding

- Coursework in International Human security and Peacebuilding with the Summer Peace Institute at the United Nations-mandated University.

International Development Studies

Activities and Societies: Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society- Coursework in Spanish, Economics, Political Science, Cultural Anthropology.