I supported the Berkeley Food Institute and Berkeley Law's Center for Law, Energy & the Environment in driving sustainable agriculture transitions by leveraging public and private-market dollars. I gathered insights from a roundtable of experts across diverse industries—including farming, finance, research, and policy—, facilitated fruitful conversations bridging disciplinary divides, and sought out further context via research and interviews. My report, "Redefining Agricultural Value and Risk," which outlines recommendations for policy reform and investment opportunities will be published by the participating institutes in September 2020 and used in their advocacy efforts.

In service of ACLU's efforts to increase accountability for District Attorneys, I produced an advocacy tool to advance their efforts at the regional and state level in California. I conducted rigorous analysis on prosecution data and weaved together quantitative findings with additional research and qualitative inputs that I gathered from interviews with advocates, impacted individuals, and law enforcement. The final report, which illuminates the racially disparate impacts of DA decisions at the county level, lays out recommendations for reform that would help to interrupt the cycle of poverty and incarceration endemic to jurisdictions across the state. It will be published in fall 2020.

Edible Education 101, Haas School of Business — Spring 2020I managed a 5 person teaching team in planning for and running Berkeley's "Edible Education 101" course. This 200-student weekly class and speaker series featured over 30 food systems leaders from across the region, state, and country—and also brought in many community members each week via YouTube Livestream and in-person participation. The course was founded by Alice Waters and Michael Pollan and remains a favorite among Cal undergraduates and graduate students. I was in charge of all course logistics—from grading, to student correspondence and managing TA duties—as well as the event-related responsibilities—such as coordinating between IT, funders, and university staff, and designing structures for community engagement. I also taught a weekly graduate student section.Law and Public Policy, Goldman School of Public Policy — Fall 2019 As a graduate student instructor for this master's level course, I handled grading, facilitated communication with students, ran study sessions, and taught sections. The course introduces MPP students to the fundamentals of law in the public policy context, starting with a constitutional foundation and moving towards more substantive questions about the role of law and the court system in the making of public policy.

My primary responsibility with the Human Services Agency (HSA) was producing an implementation and evaluation plan for a program pilot coordinating services between HSA and the Department of Public Health, as well as San Francisco’s free diaper program. I analyzed regulations for WIC, CalFresh, CalWORKs, Medi-Cal, and other social services to better coordinate systems and programs for low-income families. I developed a suite of documents including an implementation plan, project timeline, eligibility matrix, a formal report with a literature review, and training materials to be used by the team. I had routine contact with staff throughout and beyond the agency and represented the Planning Unit and HSA more broadly during these meetings. I presented my final implementation plan to agency leadership at the end of the project. I also developed an assessment and evaluation of the Diabetes Prevention Program, using pre-and post-survey data and analysis in Stata, and prepared a program evaluation report.

In my role at food security nonprofit, Wholesome Wave, I handled program coordination and analysis, conducted research, trained staff, and managed outreach. I also took on administrative capacities such as developing work plans, assessing workloads, and determining budgetary and staffing needs. I set up proposal and review processes for organizations applying to our network and provided existing members with technical assistance, educational webinars, and other practitioner resources. I also conducted site visits, coordinated training and outreach events, and produced professional development materials for member meetings. I routinely assessed existing programs, identified opportunities for innovation, and made recommendations to supervisors. I also oversaw the production of public-facing materials, spearheaded communications campaigns, and analyzed data for use in these materials. I frequently authored newsletters, blogs, reports, factsheets, toolkits, surveys, and press releases, and ran our social media platforms. I managed project committees and frequently convened staff across departments to drive forward projects. Finally, I maintained a large database—compiling information from hundreds organizations, monitoring quality, conducting analyses, and producing reports.

I conducted quantitative research on behalf of Professors Dawn King (Brown University — Center for Environmental Studies) and Joseph Ilaqua (Bryant University Economics Department) to determine the extent which businesses in the Rhode Island where sourcing inputs and hiring labor at the local level. The research resulted in a paper published by the Rhode Island College & University Research, titled "The Benefits of Buying Local": https://footnote.co/the-benefits-of-buying-local/.

Pat's Pastured is the premier sustainable livestock farm in the state of Rhode Island and has pioneered sustainable grazing and ethical livestock management in the state. As an apprentice at the farm , I got my hands, quite literally, in the weeds, while developing in-depth knowledge of the economics of agriculture, and the realities of balancing environmental stewardship and animal welfare with the need to make ends meet.