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2023 Farm Bill. Coalition building, strategic planning, congressional research, submit federal comments, lobbying, and advocacy.

Keshena, Wisconsin, United States

Provide technical support to tribal nations on grant writing, agriculture research, youth development, and business development. We support tribal nations in the development of their own agriculture departments and achieve food security. Lead research and development focused on integrated pest management, renewable energy, and biodegradable/Biopreferred product development.

Wisconsin

Oversee hemp research at the College of Menominee Nation with support from the Native American Agriculture Fund. Support college staff on the development of a research center focused on hemp.

Wisconsin

-Lobbied and built a coalition of farmers, students, tribes, businessmen, and everyday people to pass hemp legislation in the State of Wisconsin. Doubled down on our coalition's efforts to pass national legislation that legalizes hemp under the 2018 Farm Bill and secured tribal sovereignty provisions within the legislation. - Work with Wisconsin farmers and guided them on the first hemp cultivation in the state in 67 years. Provided information on invasive species, market trends, growing techniques, and experience growing hemp in Wisconsin's climate. - Managed a team of three people and a handful of volunteers to educate the public on the benefits of hemp for the people and the planet. - Conducted feasibility studies and hemp's economic development potential over the next 3 years.

Wisconsin

I oversee a statewide campaign in the state of Wisconsin to educate and reintroduce Industrial Hemp as a economic driver in the state.

Keshena, Wisconsin, United States

I support native small business owners with financial literacy and business plan development. Oversee the business aspect of the food system work on the Menominee Indian Reservation. Develop and oversee an agricultural lending product for farmers, ranchers, and hemp producers in Indian Country.

Office management and maple sugaring

Santa Fe, New Mexico Area

Create educational curriculum for school groups and youth groups. Work with volunteers on the horticultural care of the Railyard Park + Plaza. Write grant reports and create budgets for current and future programming. Work with the media on program outreach and design advertisement. Meet with organizational partners on building successful programs that benefit a broad audience.

Santa Fe, New Mexico Area

Work with school groups, youth groups, and volunteers on the horticultural care of the Railyard Park and Plaza. Oversee administrative non-profit work for the organization, draft newsletters and news releases, help with fundraising campaigns, and craft message development for the Urban Forestry Initiative.

Santa Fe, New Mexico Area

qualitative and quantitative data collecting, outreach, analyzing state, local, and national policy, compile reports for the city and county of Santa Fe, youth empowerment, renewable energy, and public speaking.

As Director, it is my job to draft legal documents, attend conferences representing the organization, build awareness on sustainability, working in area schools teaching students about renewable energy and green economies,

Leader on a number of projects while applying my knowledge of sustainability into everything I work on.

Conducting interviews with students pre-school through eighth grade. Working on building a culturally-based science curriculum. Transcribing, writing articles, working with community members, attending conferences, researching Indigenous Agricultural Sciences.

Wrecked mayhem in the summer of 2009. Grassroots power that passed the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 through the House of Representatives. Blogging, organizing, public awareness around sustainability, and seeing the true colors of a portion of the progressive movement.

Answer phones and mail, run errands, watered the plants, attended briefings, and had access to places most people never see.

Making great pizza for the Green Bay Area. Designing a solar powered bicycle to deliver pizzas. This pizza company is run as an environmentally friendly industry. Check them out.

Bachelors Of Arts In Democracy And Justice Studies, First Nations And Environmental Justice, Senior

Activities and Societies: Northeast Wisconsin Advocates for Political Participation (NEW APP)Worked on a grassroots coalition to advocate.

Certificate, Entrepreneurial And Small Business Operations

Activities and Societies: ITT: Indigenous Think TankEarned my Certificate in Business and Entrepreneurship. Created two business plans.

Certificate, Federal Budget/Self-Determination, 3.5

Activities and Societies: Washington Internship for Native Students (WINS)Earned a Certificate in Federal Budget Legislation. Took.

Aas, Tribal Legal Studies/Sustainable Development

Activities and Societies: Starting the Fair Trade Coffee Shop Cooperative on campus, starting and maintaining a community garden.

Certificate, Political Management And Lobbying

Activities and Societies: GW Students for Fair Trade and one of the starting members of GW Food Justice AllianceAttended George Washington.