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Sebastopol, California, United States

Sebastopol, California, United States

• Worked during the summer and fall seasons on a beautiful family-owned, fully organic farm in Northern California focused on bringing high-quality produce to local stores and restaurants.KEY RESPONSIBILITIES &.
• Managed and coordinated multicultural/bilingual crew streamlining harvest flow and other farm operations; supervised greenhouse operations monitoring up to 30,000+ seedlings at a time.
• Managed purchase orders and maintained excellent customer relations with multiple local store and restaurant accounts averaging $7000 in weekly sales.
• Successfully trained new staff members in English and Spanish on seed propagation, watering, transplanting, harvesting, and packaging.

Cotati, California, United States

• Worked at a Mendocino-based startup company focused on creating high-quality, medicinal cannabis products.KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Supervised 20+ employee bilingual team of diverse cultural backgrounds and skill levels.
• Supervised all production operations consistently meeting weekly production goals.
• Maintained company's Excel data management system up to date with minimal oversight.
• Trained over 50 employees in Spanish and English on proper use of processing and packaging equipment, health and safety procedures, and software tools including Excel and G Suite.
• Supported HR staff by creating and translating Standard Operating Procedures and job descriptions, onboarding new hires, and overseeing time-sheets from multiple departments.ACHIEVEMENTS:

Sonoma, California, United States

• Worked on a small, fully organic and biodynamic farm specializing in unique crops for Michelin-starred restaurants of the SF Bay Area.KEY RESPONSIBILITIES & ACHIEVEMENTS:
• Assisted farm manager with daily farm tasks including watering, pruning, weeding, and harvesting.
• Strengthened farm’s Community Supported Agriculture initiative by harvesting, sorting and organizing farm’s bounty; optimized farm manager’s time and overall farm’s productivity.

Novato, California, United States

• Completed a year-long CivicSpark Fellowship program, an AmeriCorps initiative dedicated to address community resilience issues by supporting local governments and non-profits. Worked for the City of Novato during the.
• Drafted municipal sustainability policies to improve resource efficiency and greenhouse gas emission reduction efforts for City operations.
• Implemented and maintained US EPA’s software tool ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager to track energy and water usage and costs from eight City-owned buildings with minimal oversight.
• Increased reader base of the City's monthly Sustainability Newsletter to over 1000 subscribers by developing the first ever bilingual version of the newsletter.
• Collaborated with the Public Works Department in the planning of a community tree planting event focused on increasing green space in historically under-represented neighborhoods. The project led to a strong community.
• Collaborated with other CivicSpark fellows in the creation of a virtual campaign to encourage individuals to donate blood to help curve the decline of blood donations due to the global pandemic.

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

• Worked as a part-time Writing and Language tutor for the University of New Mexico's Center for Academic Program Support, an award-winning learning assistance program dedicated to students' academic success.KEY.
• Assisted undergraduate students in achieving academic success by tutoring multiple levels of Spanish and Portuguese in group settings of diverse cultural backgrounds. Helped students develop transferable academic skills.
• Facilitated student learning by adapting to students’ unique learning styles resulting in higher academic achievements in their respective language college courses. Helped boost students’ confidence in their reading.
• Planned and conducted language-specific workshops on university campus to help students and community members improve their communication skills in Spanish and Portuguese.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Double Major In International/Global Studies And Foreign Languages & Literature

Concentrations: Environmental Sustainability / Portuguese & French Relevant coursework: International Relations, Governing the Global.

Education record

Semester-long study abroad experience in Brazil.