Leah Highfield Email & Phone Number

Charleston, South Carolina Area

I am a skilled server with wine knowledge and I am also a pizza maker.

Charleston, South Carolina Area

Monza is an amazing local restaurant that has been supporting the local farms for the 9 years it has been running. The amazing chefs Leila Schardt and Italo Marino have taught me so much about what it means for a chef to care about and utilize local ingredients in a meaningful way. The whole staff went out to Keegan-Filon Farm to see where they source whole pigs that they butcher in the restaurant. They have come out to work on Jeremiah Goat and Dairy where I work once and week and continued their knowledge as well as showing me how connecting farms and chefs is incredible experience for them as well as the food they create for the community to eat.

Charleston, South Carolina Area

As a contracted in event coordinator I managed multiple aspects of making this 400 person event come together. I managed the connecting and coordinating of local chefs with local farmers that they got paired with to create dishes highlighting local ingredients. Through this I gained communication skills and learned how to bring together people for a successful event. I managed volunteer signup's, training, and assignments. I helped coordinate rental supplies being ordered, delivered and set up. During the event I was working closely with chefs and farmers to make sure everything went smoothly for them and both participants and guests had a seamless and highly enjoyable experience.

Charleston, South Carolina Area

-Working part of a team in a fast passed high volume restaurant. Learned a lot about customer service, as well as the local food/farm to restaurant connection and interaction at a long standing Charleston restaurant.-Worked private events and parties

Charleston, South Carolina Area

The Green Heart summer camp program that is an extension of the program this non-profit runs all year which builds a sustainable farm at elementary schools and incorporates hands on garden work into lessons in a variety of subjects. As a co-director I collaborated with the 3 other directors to plan each week of camp on what lessons, activities, and field trips we would do. I also was one of the three camp counselors at the camp everyday working on the day to day care of campers and facilitating activities. I also planned and coordinated our cooking lesson program through Cooking Matters for the six week period of the cooking program. I also did this same position May 2014-May 2015.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Biology And Environmental Studies

Studied Biology with a minor in environmental studies. Interned with non-profits to support local agriculture.

Wildlife And Environmental Conservation, Pass

Summer study abroad program in Australian providing hands on study of the wildlife and conservation efforts in Australian as well as how.