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Chicago, Illinois, United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Greater Chicago Area

- Lead a multi-stakeholder initiative involving an extensive network of over 135 diverse organizations, including retailers, food manufacturers, distributors, conventional and Black, Indigenous, and farm communities of color, and others, working to accelerate the transition to regenerative agriculture in the United States. - Extensive food and agriculture system expertise supporting the development and delivering of three collaborative workstreams, Policy Change, Financing the Transition, and Pathways to Market. Coordinate and implement a robust communications plan, including reports, webinars, blogs, and press interviews.- Design and deliver ambitious corporate sustainability strategies with Forum partners, including PepsiCo, Ahold Delhaize, Walgreens Boots Alliance, and others. - Lead and manage global, multi-year, multi-million dollar projects, ensuring the project team of 10 employees across multiple departments delivered outputs on time and within budget. Manage direct reports to successfully accomplish professional development goals and achieve organizational targets. Member of US office and Global Leadership teams making strategic decisions and identifying opportunities for improvement for the organization. - Secured over $1,000,000/yr in financial support in grants and corporate partnerships for programs.

Greater Chicago Area

Greater Chicago Area

Brooklyn, Ny

Brooklyn, Ny

- Coordinated with over 25 independent farmers around the country to source rare varieties of food.- Managed operation and production within the mail order department, facilitating 11% growth in 2015.- Developed and implemented system improvements reducing handling labor requirements by 35%.- Facilitated partnerships with multiple non-profits to introduce products to new consumer networks.

Brooklyn, Ny

• Researched rare and endangered varieties of heritage food products for an international review board and eventual publication to the Slow Food Ark of Taste• Leveraged regional food histories to connect with producers and increase network engagement• Produced curriculum to engage elementary school age students in their local heritage food production and preparation

Greater New York City Area

Managed data and processed samples for over 80,000 frozen tissue samples representing global genetic biodiversity. Facilitated educational tours of the cryogenic lab and collection.

Noaa- Glerl Ann Arbor, Mi

Researched and composed fact sheets with impact assessments to improve the Great Lakes Aquatic Nonindigenous Species Information System.

Cardinale Lab- School Of Natural Resources

Participated in a mesocosm experiment researching the impact of varying environmental stressors on streams with the goal of helping watershed managers rank these stressors to best allocate resources.

Ann Arbor, Mi

Intern in the Natural Areas and Woody Plants Division. Designed trail stairs for a high priority area to minimize negative impact of erosion on the habitat. Supervised volunteers working on Ecological Restoration projects to remove invasive species.

Monongahela National Forest

Trail maintenance intern for the Monongahela National Forest with National Forest Service.