Emily Pearson Email & Phone Number

Vancouver, Bc

Community Investment Portfolio Manager focusing on environmental sustainability and enabling and developing the Lighter Living ecosystem in our community

- Create volunteer roles, function and job descriptions- Post volunteer opportunities- Hold regular volunteers training/orientation sessions- Embrace, engage and educate volunteers to understand how their contributions benefit the community.- Schedule Volunteers- Promote and coordinate the corporate group volunteer program- Communicate with group contacts and coordinate scheduling.- Coordinate corporate group volunteer activities on the farm in consultation with Field Manager and Executive Director.- Coordinate volunteers for our signature event – The Garlic Festival- Coordinate and work with volunteers in farm activities.- Develop and maintain processes and systems to manage volunteers at the farm- 2012: Develop and execute The Garlic Festival (see project description)

- Leased acreage at Urban Edibles and ran my own small-scale market garden operation. - Planned, budgeted, and created strategic processes for running my business- Intensive laboring throughout the growing season producing a wide variety of vegetables and also raising 100 chickens for eggs and meat- Developed a distribution network through on-site markets, the Farm City Co-Op, and restaurants- Developed relationships with my customer base and the city to help raise the profile of growers in Richmond and the issue of food security and GMOs

High Impact Leadership Certificate

Adanced Certificate In Sustainable Business Leadership, Advanced Certificate In Sustainable Business Leadership

This program has involved in depth course work on the following topics: - Organization change and leadership - Sustainability reporting.

B.A, International Development

Degree focused on Agricultural Development - specifically organic agriculture and food security.

Education record