• Manage a new and innovative farm-to-healthcare initiative in Mississippi through a corporate partnership • Cultivate and manage partnerships with local healthcare organizations working to address and reduce the rate of diabetes and obesity in their Mississippi communities through increased access to fresh, local, affordable and sustainably-grown foodI’ve always enjoyed spending time outside and observing how ecosystems thrive and respond to change or adverse conditions. Upon college graduation, I decided to combine my environmental and local food systems interests by learning how to farm organically. I apprenticed at Siena Farms, outside of Boston, MA, for my first farming season. The following season, I co-founded MX Morningstar Farm in the small town of Copake, NY, where I developed and promoted the Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program for two seasons. A part-time position at the neighboring Tiny Hearts Farm sparked my passion for growing and arranging sustainably-grown flowers. Throughout those three years, I became more and more interested in learning how to promote food production in a manner that benefits both the agricultural system and the natural ecosystem of the landscape. Additionally, I became very interested in the many social and economic issues surrounding agriculture, nutrition and hunger. These interests led me to Tufts University, from which I graduated with dual Masters degrees in Public Health and Agriculture, Food & the Environment. I am very excited to further address food access issues in the community as the Farm-to-Healthcare Program Manager, all while being a responsible steward of the land through innovative, environmentally-sound, climate-resiliant agricultural practices at The Garden Farmacy.