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Portland, Oregon, United States

In my current role, I manage and oversee all of WCR's activities in Asia and Africa. This includes partnership building, project development and management, budget approval and supervising of locally based staff.

In this role, I managed the publicly funded grants and projects. My role included business development, partnership management, proposal development and then project start-up.

Advising VUNA Origin Consulting on international development. Working to help VUNA develop projects that are relevant and impactful for farmers.

Managua, Nicaragua

Regional Technical Advisor for Coffee & Cacao:Job responsibilities include:1. Technical assistance to projectsProvide ongoing and periodic advisory services to Agriculture projects to ensure that projects were meeting quality standards and incorporating new technical innovations and provide learning opportunities for project management and staff.2. Advocacy and RepresentationRepresent CRS and the various projects at external meetings with public and private sector actors3. GrowthParticipate in the design, writing and review of new coffee and cocoa proposals for the region, ensuring alignment with the capacities and priorities of each country program. 4. Strategic PlanningIdentify key strategies for the region to follow to create work streams that are impactful, in line with CRS' mission and values.

Special Projects Manger: Role: Developed and led field projects and assisted with the evolution and refinement of current COSA operational methods and technological platforms. Role: Primary lead for IFC - Nespresso Mexico evaluation project. Responsibilities: Served as liaison for clients; managed field data collection team, trained surveyors, co-authored the report, managed the analysis team.Impact: Quick turnaround on an evaluation with a very compressed timeline. Role: Conducting Research and Pilot Implementation for the Ford Foundation ProjectResponsibilities: Managed team in development of a new Producer Organization Survey Tool, Tested other technologies and indicators for incorporation into COSA methods, Wrote final reportsImpact: Introduction and use of new poverty proxy indicator, PPI; exploration and use of mobile data collection software for M&E; Deployment of PO survey tool to understand sustainability at the group level.

Managua, Nicaragua

Project Leader and Principal Investigator – Measuring Sustainability in the supply chain, ECOM and COSAProject aims: Develop and test a standardized evaluation tool to support ECOM in improving sustainability in their coffee supply chain in Nicaragua. Create strategy for wider implementation and use of COSA tool in Ecom global supply chain.• Role: Project Lead and Principal Investigator (3/2012 - present)• Responsibilities: Design, create, pilot, and facilitate adoption of farmer data collection tool; Analysis and interpretation of results; Recommendations and reporting to stakeholders• Impact: Systematize ECOM’s client data collection process and system; Identify sustainability indicators of interest; Facilitate management decision process through provision of empirical data; First time use of a modified COSA tool; first time for a systematic data gathering effort for EcomProject Coordinator – ECOM-Nespresso Sustainable Coffee Project aims: Increase income for 5,000 coffee producers in Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua and Costa Rica through product certification programs (2010 – 2013)• Role: Project Coordinator (7/2010 – 3/2012)• Responsibilities: Coordination, promoting best practices, financial reporting and management, stakeholder reporting, media/website development, report writing• Impact: Creation of new tools for tracking project progress; Expanded the annual project meeting to include field technicians; Streamlined communication between IFC central offices, country coordinators and respective field teams• Role: Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist (1/2011 – 12/2011)• Responsibilities: Technical review and edit of previous project impact evaluation; Design and implementation of an improved M&E plan for current project• Impact: Identified methodological errors and weakness in previous report; Aligning current M&E plan to be compatible with industry wide efforts

Panama City, Panama

Aims: Supporting scientific capacity building in limited resource settings around the world; Workshops provide an intensive training environment focusing on skill building for scientific proposal writing and scientific article preparation in the basic and applied sciences (health, agriculture, ecology, engineering, sustainable development, and the social sciences)• Role: Trainer and Workshop Facilitator• Responsibilities: Teach and mentor participants; Facilitate Workshop sessions; Evaluate and review proposals. • Impact: Taught and mentored to 120+ trainees since 2010, several of whom went on to become national grant winners for SENACYT, Panama’s 2010 research funding call; Supported SSI to improve their online workshop registration and course evaluation tools

This book documents the link between climate change, local cuisine and agriculture through the lens of place based foods; Written for a general public audience, co-authored with Gary Nabhan, Ph.D. and Chef Kurt Friese

I sat on a committee which seeks to promote agricultural biodiversity through the different programs of Slow Food USA. Currently, we review applications of food products to US Ark of Taste, a promotional vehicle. We work with regional governors of Slow Food USA and with local chapters by giving them technical expertise or other assistance.

Ran and coordinated a USDA-FAS funded training workshop in Kabul, Afghanistan for Afghan agricultural extension agents. Developed the workshop program with other US based partner organizations, organized technical trainers, created workshop and training materials, coordinated with Afghan partners, compiled reports for funder.

I researched the genetics of crop domestication and evolution. Specifically, I focused on the domestication of chile pepper, Capsicum annuum. In addition to the molecular laboratory work, I planned and coordinated research activities, wrote grants, and characterized plant accessions.

IAD 162 - Tropical Ecology and Sustainable Agricultural Development. Coordinated course logistics (lodging, transportation, risk management), acted as a liaison between the University and Panamanian partner institutions, developed curriculum components, instructed in both the classroom and in the field.

Ph.D., Agricultural Ecology

Activities and Societies: Fulbright Scholar, UC Mexus grantee, Men's and Co-ed Intramural soccer and ultimate frisbee

M.S., International Agricultural Development

Activities and Societies: Miller Plant Sciences Award, Muir Fellowship

B.A., Biology

Activities and Societies: Men's Soccer Team, Watson Fellow