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Boston, MA, US

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

- Coordinate the RFSI program, a USDA-funded $3M grant that aims to support middle-of-the-supply chain operations in Massachusetts- Responsible for reporting, evaluation, communication with sub-recipients, and managing supply chain coordination efforts- Support other federal grant programs, such as the Local Food Purchase Assistance grant

Conducting a Directed Study with the Food is Medicine Coalition on values-based food procurement in medically-tailored meal interventions

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

- Project Coordinator and Research Assistant for the LASTING Project, a research project which aims to produce evidence-based recommendations, methods, and metrics for integrated sustainability assessment of dietary patterns- Collaborates on literature reviews, qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis, grant and manuscript writing, website.

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

MS Nutrition Candidate - Agriculture, Food, and the Environment

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

- Tisch Summer Fellow for Boston City Councilor Gabriela Coletta of District 1- Focusing on research and policy recommendations related to food access and environmental justice

- Supporting the Policy & Programs team with research, outreach, and advocacy in support of sustainable & organic agriculture in the U.S.

Brunswick, Maine, United States

- Recruited and organized 100+ volunteers to glean and deliver 50k pounds of local produce annually- Managed distribution of gleaned produce to 25 partner recipient organizations- Maintained reporting, communications, and public outreach regarding gleaning program- Managed the Farm to Pantry program, a $50k annual budget for purchasing produce from local.

Brunswick, Maine, United States

- Planned fundraising events, including the largest annual ‘Farmyard Jam’ in organization history- Managed the organization’s databases, social media platforms, and administrative responsibilities

Portland, Maine Area

- Recruited, onboarded, and maintained relationships with over 200 farmer customers- Managed all administrative responsibilities, which included invoicing, database management, HR duties,and communicating with accountant and attorneys

Portland, Maine Area

- Forager is a mission-based tech startup that created an Ecommerce platform in order to eliminate the logistical hassle for grocery stores & restaurants when buying from local producers. Their goal is to help get more local food products into the mainstream food system. - During my internship, I focused on client management operations but also work on.

Waterville, ME

- Answered questions from students regarding their study abroad plans and assisted with office projects such as data management and event planning

Waterville, Maine

- Received a grant from the Environmental Studies program at Colby College to develop a research project with a fellow student- Analyzed food access in Waterville, ME and made a GIS map and complete report of finding

Washington, DC, United States

- Served as a research assistant to the Director of the Food & Water Program on a variety of projects- Research focuses included food policy, water infrastructure, and climate program

Cambridge, MA

- Collaborated with Frances Moore Lappé and a team of fellow interns on projects advocating for living democracy and environmentalism- Improved the social media brand of the organization and conducted preliminary research for a book project

Portland, Maine Area

- Executed outreach for the Great Maine Outdoor Weekend, February 2017- Supported projects with environmental coalitions working to craft environmental policies in Maine

Concord, MA

- Worked full-time on an organic farm throughout the summer- Tasks included cultivating crops, harvesting and distributing produce, and managing the upkeep of livestock

Masters Of Science, Nutrition - Agriculture, Food, And The Environment

Bachelor’S Degree, Environmental Policy And Anthropology

Activities and Societies: Founder and Co-President of Food for Thought, Colby Organic Farm and Garden Association President, Colby Outdoor.

Study Abroad Argentina, Social Movements And Human Rights

Spent a semester studying social movements, human rights, and Spanish language in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Took seminar courses on these.

Study Abroad

Spent a semester studying Spanish language, culture, and history in an immersive language program.