Conduct legal research for nonprofit organization as amici in antitrust appellate cases. Review academic antitrust articles for conference materials and pitch ideas for public-facing materials.

Assisted the Public Protection Unit in researching available claims, assisting in multi-state actions, antitrust actions, and drafted two complaints.

Worked with DNR Legal Services on developing regulations, analysis of neighboring state's administrative rules, and drafted a memo on preemption.

NICS is an Accredited Certification Agency that works with clients, primarily throughout the Midwest and South, in the sphere of organic certification.

Facilitating in the operation of a family-owned organic dairy farm in upstate NY. Primarily focus is on herd health and everyday tasks, though I partake in all facets of the dairy, pasturing and crops. Millers' Organic Dairy is a 50-cow dairy farm that grows nearly all of its forage and bedding, including small grains.

As a creamery apprentice at Cricket Creek Farm, I assist in the making and affinage of artisan, farmstead cheese. My duties also include packaging and shipping wholesale orders, raw milk packaging for fluid sale, attending farmers' markets and assisting with the farm's CSA.

As part of this grant I have been able to design a project focusing on various aspects of agriculture in Europe, including but not limited to: young farmer programs, artisan cheese production, agritourism and farm diversity. I will accomplish this by volunteering on organic farms through WWOOF, acquainting myself with the Slow Food movement and local producers to get a more complete understanding of how they view the future of agriculture. After this 4 month grant I hope to apply what I learn to American agriculture, food production, and producer relations.

Taught conversation English for various U.S. State Department programs including Micro-Access Scholarship recipients and American Corner Almaty.

As an Administrative Assistant I facilitated in the organization and management by means of: appointment scheduling, insurance questions, payment intake, copying, filing and triage for incoming phone calls or requests about our patient services at the dual-focus mental health and substance abuse facility.

I served as a cultural liaison for a group of American businessmen who were in Moscow and St. Petersburg, Russia while they conducted business with their Russian counterparts. I assisted in navigating the Russian landscape, business and cultural situations.

As an Intern I facilitated communication between the agency and adopting/adoptive families and helped to keep records up to date. I also had the opportunity to learn about the adoption process, especially from a home-study agency's perspective.