Jerusha Klemperer Email & Phone Number

Greater New York City Area

Director of the website FoodPrint.org, designed to help people make food choices that do less harm to the environment, animals, and people. FoodPrint helps people connect the dots between making personal (consumer) choices, while also pushing for more systemic change.As the Director of FoodPrint I set strategy, act as the Editor-in-Chief of our content, oversee the team of five in the production of all of our content and both produce and host FoodPrint's podcast, "What You're Eating."

New York City

As a Co-founder and Communications Director, I developed and oversaw the communications and marketing strategy. That included the creation and maintenance of the FoodCorps' brand; developing the strategy for communicating with all of the organization's audiences—from potential corps members to donors to alumni— across all channels.As the head of a small but mighty and productive team, I was required to wear many hats including: Chief storyteller: Crafting messaging and working with staff and our AmeriCorps leaders to be effective communicators in their communities, sharing their experiences and impact through the written and spoken word. Project manager: Leading FoodCorps' brand refresh and a website redesign in 2015. Working with outside designers, photographers and film teams on materials creation including Annual Reports, Fundraising materials, and videos.PR manager: Pitching stories and working with media and local organizational partners on articles and TV segments.Email marketer/campaigner: Setting the strategy, coordinating, and often writing content for FoodCorps' email program, including advocacy and online fundraising campaigns.Website strategist and manager: Setting the strategy for continuous improvement, and overseeing content management.Social media guru: Setting the strategy and overseeing the execution of a coordinated/integrated social media program across Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest and YouTube.

For Slow Food USA I designed and implemented national lifestyle and advocacy campaigns that sought to transform food policy as well as individuals' relationships to food. I served as the organizational lead on select campaigns and projects — including Slow Food campaigns on school lunch, "ag-gag" bills, etc. I built Slow Food USA's social media presence including its blog, Facebook presence and Twitter following (from 0 - 100,000 followers when I left).

As campaign manager I developed Slow Food's first ever advocacy campaign, "Time for Lunch," mobilizing 20,000 members around the country to advocate for healthier school meals in the Child Nutrition Reauthorization. I developed the organization's policy platform, email campaigns, online petitions and on-the-ground day of action.As a partnership builder I oversaw the organizations partnerships across various programs.As conference coordinator I coordinated the 700 person US delegation to Terra Madre, Slow Food's international conference for small scale sustainable food producers in Torino, Italy (2008); oversaw the coordinator for the 2010 conference, and developed US-specific programming.

In my role supporting the Executive Director, I served as the organization's primary press contact, performing interviews, writing press releases, and pitching stories. In addition I was the point person for special projects and partnerships, both governmental and corporate; wrote background briefs on policy issues; and strategized with the E.D. to develop organizational positions on key issues.

Liaised between donors and researchers, negotiated terms (overhead, reporting, etc.) of grants and contracts, edited research reports and financial accounting documents for donors. Maintained Raiser’s Edge database.

Ba, Religion, Women'S Studies, Theatre

Activities and Societies: Residential Advisor

Mfa, Acting

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