Katherine Hiebert, Mdp Email & Phone Number

Clarkston, Georgia, United States

Atlanta, Georgia

Greater Atlanta Area

The New Roots program works with IRC clients and the community-at-large in two main areas: 1) youth gardening & food justice and 2) food security and nutrition. The program’s goals are to connect IRC clients and the community with access to healthy, affordable, environmentally sustainable and culturally appropriate food options; provide nutrition and garden-based STEM education in the U.S. context; and facilitate participation in gardening/food production programs.Major Responsibilities:• Design and oversee all aspects of the New Roots program in Atlanta • Develop and implement educational programs for youth, including gardening, food justice, and garden-based science activities • Develop and implement educational programs for adults, including nutrition, food security, and gardening programs • Assist with the development of community-based collaborations around nutrition education, food access, and food justice • Provide technical advice to support school gardens and assist with garden site maintenance • Conduct outreach to the community and manage recruitment of New Roots participants, including high school student interns • Pursue funding opportunities for the New Roots program • Maintain thorough and accurate records of all program-related activities • Supervise Americorps members, volunteers, and interns • Oversee and complete administrative duties, including report writing, completing expense reports, monitoring and reporting volunteer time, and other duties as assigned

Greater Atlanta Area

Omprakash is an organization that works to build partnerships with grassroots not-for-profit organizations around the world and connects them with volunteers, donors, and classrooms. Responsibilities: - Work collaboratively with community-led organizations of various disciplines across the globe to expand fundraising capabilities, develop volunteer opportunities and serve as a resource for the Omprakash online platform by facilitating relationships, dialogue & learning between social change agents around the world. - Serve as a mentor for EdGE, an online learning platform that seeks to engage U.S. college students interested in ethical and educational global engagement. This is done through providing ongoing, individualized support to participants through guided readings, interdisciplinary learning, and interactive instruction.

Philippines

Working with a team of researchers in evaluating the effectiveness and sustainability of the Community Agro-Veterinary Entrepreneur (CAVE) activities through thorough qualitative data collection

Greater Atlanta Area

Through project management, thorough research and skilled writing, facilitated the formation of an urban conservation field guide that will assist conservation practitioners in their conservation work in cities as well as promote strategies that build stronger connections between community and environment.

- Conducted in-depth research on smallholder irrigation systems and integrated water resource management in Western Africa with a focus on groundwater irrigation and small-scale water lifting technologies.

Burkina Faso

-Designed and implemented an evaluation of a 3 year project, funded by the McKnight Foundation, promoting the adoption of agro-ecological intensive techniques in the cultivation of sorghum, millet, cowpea and sesame-Conducted focus groups and semi-structured interviews with rural, small-holder farmers through participatory research methods to collect and analyze valuable data that will be used to improve upon existing programs.

Greater Atlanta Area

-Devised and conducted a Farm Safety training manual and training session ensuring farmers awareness of and employment of the most up-to-date policies and practices regarding sustainable agriculture. -Assisted in planting, cultivation, harvesting and other on-the-farm activities that helps to support the Global Growers mission of connecting local families to land, education, and markets in order to build healthier communities and strengthen our local economy

Greater Atlanta Area

-Introduced and implemented progressive policies and procedures through the creation of an Employee Handbook and Financial Policies Manifest to assist staff, consultants and interns in a growing organization-Managed contracts and grants with vendors, government institutions, hospitals and philanthropic organizations by tracking financials, deliverables and other contractual measures-Successfully employed best business practices that improve efficiency and reduce operating costs whilst increasing productivity -Organized and planned essential central services such as reception, security, maintenance, mail and other day-to-day tasks.

Atlanta, Georgia

- Directed daily business operations, marketing, and finances as well as maintenance of all websites, social media and calendars-Increased sales through effective sales tactics, marketing plans and customer service-Effectively cut administrative costs through efficient inventory management and team management- Coordinated company-wide volunteer events supporting Fugees Family, Inc. a non-profit organization devoted to working with child survivors of war.

-Hosted and facilitated more than 15 multi-lingual seminars and training sessions for youth leaders in Moldova, reaching more than 500 participants, on topics ranging from inclusion of disadvantaged social groups and culture to health and career development topics. -Developed a more sustainable initiative by reorganizing the structure and designing a new program of learning focused on peer education -Assisted in creating English, Romanian and Russian resources, a website, lesson plans, training manuals, visual aids, etc. to be used by Moldovans and other Peace Corps volunteers in promoting female empowerment.

Rezina, Moldova

-Despite cultural differences and adversity; introduced innovative teaching methodologies, encouraged critical thinking and integrated issues such as health education and environmental awareness into the curriculum as a full time teacher assigned to a K-12 public school.-Through fundraising and a small grant, over $2,500 was raised for the small school Lyceum Stefan Cel Mare to restore its restrooms and provide new and up to date Audio Visual equipment and sports gear to enhance the Physical Education program for its 600+ students.

-Led a Project Management team in the development and trial of a new product, assessing its present and future value.-Constructed a new and innovative internship program that serves the needs of the company, the interns and the community. -Implemented an extensive program, Project Ivory, which works to confirm all local and international Thomson Reuters employees are working with up to date hardware conducive to the variety of work they perform and execute. -Assisted the Office of the President, administratively, in overseeing the four distinct business units of the Investment & Advisory office, ensuring Thomson Reuters’ employees have the resources needed to advance company goals and maximize revenue.

Master'S In Development Practice, Sustainable Development

Activities and Societies: Graduate Sustainability Group, Global Development Student Council, Emory Spokes Council People's Climate March.

Certificate Of Study, Civilisation Francaise

Received Certificate of French Language and Civilization displaying proficient knowledge of oral and written comprehension.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), History, Political Science

Majored in History and Politics