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Williams, Oregon, United States

• Collaborated with intern team of nine individuals to successfully achieve daily goals for land tending, classroom learning, and communal living
• Designed community wellness workshops that demonstrated creative ability to translate traditional Ayurvedic holistic health practices into modern self-care solutions for special groups (ex. food producers, K-12.
• Partnered with program mentors, coordinators, and directors to evaluate internship curriculum, recommend key measures of LAI success, propose potential farm revenue sources, and discuss future expansion into global.
• Integrated Ayurveda, herbalism, and bioregional farming practices with previous professional experience to imagine innovative solutions that strengthen regenerative cycles within individuals, communities, and nature

Santa Barbara, California, United States

• Hired, onboarded, directly supervised, and trained team of up to five shop employees, including successive manager
• Led production of Pura Luna Botanicals wholesale inventory and product development from creative design to copywriting and direct to consumer marketing
• Improved efficiency of small business systems (employee onboarding and training, employee coaching and professional development, job descriptions and responsibilities for all shop roles, customer care and.
• Co-managed social media community of over 15,000 followers and created engaging, entertaining, and educational content across Instagram and TikTok
• Co-facilitated PLA’s inaugural Elemental Healing Retreat in Guanacaste, Costa Rica; assisted in retreat planning, on-site coordination, workshops; captured still and video content for future marketing
• Received invaluable mentorship and entrepreneurial experience (small business funding, project management, wholesaling, and retail inventory analysis, social media marketing, local and international wellness programming)

Los Angeles, New York City, Australia

• Wrote and developed 80 original recipes for title High-Protein, Plant-Based Diet for Beginners. Zeitgeist imprint, Penguin Random House publisher, released September 2021.
• Guest speaker and panel host: 2022 BlogHer Health, Los Angeles. 2021 Los Angeles County Women’s Leadership Conference (virtual); 2020 BlogHer Health, Los Angeles; 2019 BlogHer Creator’s Summit, New York City..
• Authored Host Your 1st Juneteenth: Your Guide to 155 Years of Celebration + 10 Plant-Based Recipes to Feed the Soul in 2020 as a free resource for public awareness of Juneteenth holiday in response to Black Lives.
• Produced original content (blog, short form video, still photography, copywriting) in partnership with dozens of national and international brands social media marketing content
• Educated 200 email subscribers on various holistic wellbeing and plant-based nutrition tools through wellness newsletter Soul Food Sundays offered via my website

Los Angeles, CA | Westchester, NY

YogaWorks is a yoga and fitness studio that specializes in providing members with expert yoga training both online and in-studio. In my role as a membership advisor, I created individualized yoga and fitness programs based on studio class schedule and member goals. Additionally, I partnered with my studio team to achieve monthly membership and retail sales.

Rancho Palos Verdes, CA

In my role as a PT aide at the outpatient physical therapy clinic, I primarily partnered with the licensed physical therapists to develop and execute therapeutic exercise programs for patients. Additionally, I trained 5 student staff members on anatomy and exercise physiology concepts to better support clients in their recovery, led patients through.

Hermosa Beach, CA

As a certified trainer, I collaborated with diverse clientele to design customized, weight inclusive exercise programs. Additionally, I educated clients on basic nutrition concepts, emphasizing the inclusion of plant-based foods and taking an anti-diet approach to wellbeing. As a yoga teacher, I led weekly group yoga classes in the Hatha and Vinyasa yoga.

Los Angeles, CA

In this managerial role, I drove staffing, development, training, retention, and payroll processing for up to 300 employees. I supervised my HR team of 6-8 employees and led our team in exceeding company goals for store operational metrics related to human resources, safety, and training. I gained further leadership experience organizing biweekly.