Mission Statement: The Locker Project connects food-insecure children in Maine with nourishing food to improve their learning capacity, health, and future. We take a whole-family approach to child hunger with programs that aim to be low-barrier, stigma-free and environmentally responsible.Lead staff of six in procuring 40,000 pounds of food each month from supermarkets (rescue), the statewide food bank, and local farms and sharing it with 2500+ children and families at risk of hunger. Distribution partners include public schools in Portland, South Portland, and Westbrook; preschools including Head Start locations in Cumberland County; Boys & Girls Clubs; public housing communities; and other social services agencies.Accomplishments to date:-Successfully adapted original model to COVID-era constraints-Implemented new staffing model-Increased revenue threefold-Expanded partnerships with local agencies that serve children and families

Selected Projects:—Elena Llaudet and Kosuke Imai, Data Analysis for Social Science: A Friendly and Practical Introduction (Princeton University Press, 2023)—Anna M. Grzymała-Busse, Sacred Foundations: The Religious and Medieval Roots of the European State (Princeton University Press, 2023)—Elena Llaudet, "The Mobilizing and Demobilizing Effects of Political TV Ads" in Electoral Studies, 2018—Narayani Lasala-Blanco, “Where there is a Will… There isn’t Always a Way. The Role of American Institutions and Local Political Contexts in Shaping Latino Political Behavior” (working paper)—William G. Howell, An American Presidency: Institutional Foundations of Executive Politics (Pearson, 2016)—Elizabeth McKenna and Hahrie Han, Groundbreakers: How Obama's 2.2 Million Volunteers Transformed Campaigning in America (Oxford University Press, 2015)—Hahrie Han, How Organizations Develop Activists: Civic Associations and Leadership in the 21st Century (Oxford University Press, 2014)—D. Sunshine Hillygus and Todd G. Shields, The Persuadable Voter: Wedge Issues in Presidential Campaigns (Princeton University Press, 2009)—William Howell and Jon Pevehouse, While Dangers Gather: Congressional Checks on Presidential War Powers (Princeton University Press, 2007). 2008 Richard E. Neustadt Award (co-winner), American Political Science Association; 2007 D. B. Hardeman Prize, Lyndon Baines Johnson Foundation—Steven F. Wilson, Learning on the Job: When Business Takes on Public Schools (Harvard University Press, 2005). Virginia and Warren Stone Prize for an Outstanding Book on Education and Society

Created and manage a digital repository for research publications and other documents related to Maine's food system and other policy topics of interest.Worked with local agencies as writer and editor of publications related to food security and housing. Selected projects:—Co-author, "Closing the Hunger Gap with Local Food," Cumberland County Food Security Council (October 2018).—"Food Fuels Learning," Portland Public Schools Food Security Task Force (August 2018).—"Maine Gleaning Week 2017," Maine Gleaning Network (February 2018)—“Maine Homeless Youth Count: Addressing the challenge of rural homelessness,” Preble Street (May 2017)—“Hunger Pains: Widespread food insecurity threatens Maine’s future,” Good Shepherd Food Bank and Preble Street (February 2017)

As manuscript editor, I edited articles written by journalists, academics, and researchers for logic, clarity, readability, impact, and style, for both print and web release. Editing required broad knowledge of the policy landscape and a deep understanding of the relevant issues, as the task varied from cutting an academic paper down to article length to rewriting to ensure the language would be accessible to a lay audience. Responsibilities also included negotiating the approval of edited copy; serving as liaison between authors and the editorial staff; collaborating on the creation of charts and graphs and the selection of illustrations; editing press materials; reviewing and correcting page proofs; and releasing final proofs for production.