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Atlanta, GA, US

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Kennesaw, Georgia, United States

Atlanta, GA

* Organized and co-led ten cohorts of idea stage and early stage food and beverage entrepreneurs * Contracted technical assistance for CREATE entrepreneurs in product licensing, packaging and digital marketing* Managed procurement and installation of a 1,000 gallon and three, 100 gallon aquaponics systems in a 1,200 sq. foot hoop house* Managed contracts.

Clayton, GA

Hired as first farm manager for the new farm. Developed relationships and identified niches to locally market the farm's produce, constructed a heated green house and two, 96-foot long hoop houses, and installed trellising for 800 blackberries.

Sparta, GA

• Identified niche and deployed $100,000 of capital to develop facility, production system and establishment of direct and wholesale markets, including two Whole Foods Market stores in Atlanta
• Intentionally developed business as economic developmentin a county with one of the highest unemployment rates in Georgia
• Doubled production and revenue in second year of operations with a profit margin around 20%
• Started with no knowledge of mushrooms and developed capacity to perform technical management of mushroom cultures in a sterile lab environment and production of 300 pounds of mushrooms every week

Atlanta, GA

• Lead program design, research, content development and budgeting for a successful three-year $600,000 USDA Beginning Farmer Development Grant
• Organized agricultural content for 1,000 person annual conference, coordinated a farmer-to-farmer mentoring program and organized regular workshops and field days
• Developed and produced a multimedia portal with monthly articles, short videos and a comprehensive library of local and national materials
• Leveraged network with researchers, extension agents, government agencies and businesses across the supply chain to support farmers in Georgia

Atlanta, GA

• Developed partnership with the State of Georgia and USDA in 2008 to become the first farmers market in Georgia to accept SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Benefits)
• Responsible for accounting, fundraising, staff, website, marketing, demonstrations and special events
• Led the effort to transition the market into an new organization, Community Farmers Markets, managing East Atlanta and a new market in Grant Park in order to hire the organizations first full-time Director in 2011

Master'S Degree, Business

Bachelor'S Degree, Marketing