Food Studies M.A. graduate working to use market-based evidence to help food companies create, develop, and sell products that meet the needs of a changing world. Focus on issues of public health, sustainability, and equitable access. Mission driven, goal oriented, creative and thoughtful professional with specialty food and CPG sales, distribution, marketing experience, and culinary training. Ability to interpret stakeholder needs in front-facing positions and translate them into action driven, results-oriented plans. Desire to work strategically and collaboratively on a team to develop and thoughtfully present new and emerging products to consumers. Offers a keen ability to problem solve and think through customers’ and consumers’ eyes; intuitive focus on company and community standards and best practices. Gregarious and ambitious manager, and an insatiably curious life-long learner with high standards for herself and her team.