Development and strategic growth of youth education programs including Food Fellowship career-readiness program for high school studentsManages farm operations and experiential learning opportunities for kidsUtilizes farm as a classroom to teach fundamental skills of growing and cooking food, as well as transferable communication and employability skills

Strategic planning and impact reporting for major programs

Communicates complex ideas about the food system to various audiences

Writing samples available here: http://www.indianapolismonthly.com/author/kate-franzman/

- Raised awareness through workshops, talks, and classroom visits about pollinators and make connections between beekeeping, sustainable farming, and our food system.- Recipient of $10,000 SustainIndy grant 2015-2016- Received media coverage in Indy Monthly, NUVO Newsweekly, Midwest Living- Gave in-school presentations on the importance of honeybees and pollinators: visited 30+ schools reaching 1,800 Indy-area students, grades preschool through high school- Partnered with Newfields, Whole Foods, Indianapolis Children's Museum, and Patachou Foundation to raise awareness through educational presentations- Maintained beehives in high-traffic areas (where they’ll be seen) to increase awareness - sites include Eskenazi Health Sky Farm and along the Monon Trail - Trained six teachers/schools to manage their own beehives- Worked with City Council and Mayor Joe Hogsett to make Indy a more bee-friendly city by increasing awareness and reducing or eliminating the use of neonicotinoid pesticides- Mayor Hogsett proclaimed April 22, 2016 a “bee friendly city day”

Urban farmer for nonprofit at Legacy Center and Public Greens. Four-season sustainably-grown veggies, fruit, flowers, and microgreens. - Began as an apprentice with little to no farming knowledge, now manage two productive farm sites and teach others how to farm- Built 1/3 acre urban farm site from the ground up- Manage two four-season urban farm sites and greenhouse at Legacy Center and at Public Greens: - Urban Kitchen with a Mission - growing organic vegetables, fruit, herbs, flowers (cut and edible), and microgreens- Create and implement seasonal planting maps and seeding schedule, direct seeding, and transplanting- Implement daily farming tasks including weeding, pruning, fertilizing, trellising, and building garden beds- Manage weekly summer Veggie Share (CSA) pickup, Farm Stand, and U-Pick hours- Organize and lead weekly volunteer groups, workshops, field trips, and tours- Facilitate hands-on educational opportunities to farm visitors during U-Pick hours, teaching people of all ages how to grow, harvest, store, and cook with produce- Program and lead workshops on topics including season extension, beekeeping, cover crops, transplanting- Promote Growing Places Indy through social media, local earned media opportunities, and community outreach- Gained extensive knowledge about Indy’s food scene in Indianapolis, connected with farmers, non-profit organizations, restaurants, and community leaders- Manage client relationships and direct sales to 30+ local chefs, coordinate bi-weekly harvest and deliveries

Specialized in word-wrangling and storytelling through social media, blogging, branding, PR. - Copywriting for print, radio, television and web; blogging, social media, online video production - Naming and tagline development, trademark research- Managed Pivot’s blog, Facebook, and Twitter accounts- Managed social media and blogs for 25 clients, main contact for 15 clients- Conducted extensive branding reports, naming, and branding for clients including Frittle Candy and Newfangled Confections- Community outreach including production of a video series interviewing various business owners in Fountain Square- Script writing for radio and television- Storyboarding, conducted unscripted interviews, worked directly with Bayonet Media to produce web video and TV ads- Creation of personalized branding reports including mood boards and specific description of “voice” of client- Conducted phone interviews with customers and peers of clients- Extensive client interviews, analysis, and reporting as part of the branding process

Strategic planning and implementation of new and creative online and new media projects such as art video website Artbabble.org, online video production, and iPod Touch gallery tours.- Created and managed IMA’s social media - Twitter, Facebook, ArtBabble.org, and IMA blog - Interviewed curators and staff museum-wide on a weekly basis to tell in-depth, well-researched stories with online video or through the IMA Blog- Created and implemented a monthly public event “Bloggers Anonymous” - invited local cultural bloggers to leave the screens behind and socialize face-to-face, complete with snacks, photo booth, and DJ- Created and managed micro-sites for new IMA exhibits and special projects including the Miller House and Garden - Created content for and helped map and launch the IMA’s new websiteArtBabble.org - assisted in launch, created and managed all content, cultivated new museum partner relationships- Wrote scripts, interviewed, and produced video interviews with visiting artists - Created web content, website, video series, and event surrounding the launch of 100 Acres- Created content for behind-the-scenes videos IMA TV featured on IMA’s website and Art Babble- Created content for TAP Tours- iPod tours created for each exhibit

Being everywhere around Indy (150+ promotional events per year), always with a NUVO in hand. NUVO’s readership increased 20 percent after joining the marketing and promotions team. Other duties included copywriting, radio and TV appearances, and assisting account executives in their weekly sales and latte goals.- Started out as unpaid intern- Represented NUVO at 150+ promotional events per year, increasing distribution- Managed team of 20+ street team members and interns- Hosted weekly arts and entertainment TV segment on Indy’s Music Channel- Created and starred in a web video series to promote local events and partners that included: trying out for Naptown Rollergirls, eating deep-fried oddities at the State Fair, ghost hunting in a haunted house, etc. - Copywriting for web and print- Proof-reading ads in each issue- Radio and TV appearances on behalf of NUVO events- Assisted account executives in their weekly sales goals