Served as Interim Executive Director for Global Growers Network

The Good Food Institute is a global nonprofit building a sustainable, healthy, and just food system. Our scientists, entrepreneurs, lawyers, and policy experts are harnessing the power of food innovation and markets to accelerate the transition of the world’s food system to plant-based and cell-based meat, eggs, and dairy.

• Provide management and administrative oversight and support for key programmatic work including farm to school, community outreach and education, conference and communications.• Collaborate with Farmer Services Director to integrate farmer prosperity into all program areas and advance institutional, school and consumer purchasing from local and organic farms. • Work with staff to develop systems to ensure consistent, high-quality project management, delivery of meaningful programs… Show more • Provide management and administrative oversight and support for key programmatic work including farm to school, community outreach and education, conference and communications.• Collaborate with Farmer Services Director to integrate farmer prosperity into all program areas and advance institutional, school and consumer purchasing from local and organic farms. • Work with staff to develop systems to ensure consistent, high-quality project management, delivery of meaningful programs, and ongoing programmatic excellence.• Manage, develop, coach, and retain high-performance team members, empowering them to elevate their level of responsibility, performance and accountability.• Ensure alignment of performance measurements with program objectives and the organization’s strategic plan. • Provide leadership in development of inter-team communication and cohesiveness to cross-fertilize strategies and outcomes and serve on the organization’s management team.• Foster strong partnerships with appropriate organizations, agencies, businesses and other key stakeholders who can advance the work of Georgia Organics. • Collaborate with the Development team to raise program support and steward donor relationships through superior proposals, reports, and in-person cultivation.• Develop annual program budgets and oversee execution of program grants management.• Convey Georgia Organics programmatic goals, impacts and outcomes in collaboration with Communication, Conference and Development teams.• Facilitate the assessment of new program areas and strategies that keep the organization relevant and focused on the future.• Stimulate research, policy and business development to create the infrastructure necessary to produce and market locally-grown, organic food. • Represent the organization to a variety of external audiences through writing, public speaking and other communications strategies. Show less

I work directly with and provide key support to the Farm to School Director to expand and deepen farm to school programming in Georgia. Responsibilities include:-Support development of a statewide farm to school initiative in Georgia, including outreach to key stakeholders, meeting coordination, data collection, outreach to school settings to increase procurement of healthy, seasonal foods, and drafting strategic plans. -Manage online communications and resource… Show more I work directly with and provide key support to the Farm to School Director to expand and deepen farm to school programming in Georgia. Responsibilities include:-Support development of a statewide farm to school initiative in Georgia, including outreach to key stakeholders, meeting coordination, data collection, outreach to school settings to increase procurement of healthy, seasonal foods, and drafting strategic plans. -Manage online communications and resource development.-Execute and evaluate statewide campaigns, including October Farm to School Month -Support a targeted expansion of farm to school and preschool programming in Georgia, including outreach to and training for teachers, school food service staff, food producers, and community partners; management of FoodCorps in Georgia; and assisting with Georgia Farm to School Summit. -Assist with grant management and reporting, and oversee financial management.-Help create and deliver informative farm to school presentations and trainings for professional and lay audiences. Show less

Collaborates with the Director of the Office of Sustainability Initiatives, university committees, and campus groups in fulfilling Emory's sustainability vision. Assists with annual sustainability report cards and quarterly updates, oversees the student sustainability representatives program, interfaces with Residence Life and Housing, addresses behavior modifications in graduate and undergraduate students and staff to achieve Emory's Climate Action Plan goals, and organizes the Student… Show more Collaborates with the Director of the Office of Sustainability Initiatives, university committees, and campus groups in fulfilling Emory's sustainability vision. Assists with annual sustainability report cards and quarterly updates, oversees the student sustainability representatives program, interfaces with Residence Life and Housing, addresses behavior modifications in graduate and undergraduate students and staff to achieve Emory's Climate Action Plan goals, and organizes the Student Sustainability Forum. Works with sustainability-related groups, develops strategic communication plans and messaging, and collaborates with faculty members to ensure students find opportunities to incorporate sustainability into their educational experience. Manages student employees/interns on research projects and leads students in finding ways to reduce environmental impacts from student life. Helps maintain social media and website presence. Show less

Research assistant for sociology professors Dr Karen Hegtvedt and Dr Cathryn Johnson. “Sustainability, Environmental Concerns, and the Attitude/Behavior Relationship”