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Athol, Massachusetts, United States

- Program design, food system education, and community engagement efforts to support the initiative for more sustainable food systems and food security in the North Quabbin region.- Organizing and facilitating community nutrition workshops and cooking classes to vulnerable populations in Athol, MA.- Networking, researching, and report writing for the community garden, regenerative agriculture, and other food access program of LaunchSpace's budding PSS Community Food Hub.

-Contractor specializing in community relations, food systems education, and program design for projects and organizations working towards food system transformation.-Developing a partner-based community nutrition program bringing dietary guidelines to life-Organized networking events, pre-implementation research, and pilot program workshops with partner (Women in Agriculture for Sustainable Development) in Bong County, Liberia-Developing the second pilot program in partnership with Artistas para la Sopa (Artists for Soup) & FNE International in Nicaraguawww.FoodFluency.org

Massachusetts, United States

- Provided critical support to the recruitment efforts for 20 AmeriCorps FoodCorps MA service members- Executed online and offline engagement efforts with prospective applicants, representing FoodCorps at targeted recruitment events, and supporting FoodCorps Massachusetts partners with recruitment tasks.

Shutesbury, Massachusetts, United States

- Expanding AEF's community-based agroforestry and permaculture program to incorporate nutrition promotion- General support with fundraising and program administration

Washington D.C. Metro Area

- Research, analysis and writing for the 2020 Food Processing & Nutrition corporate metrics and impact report.- Liaised with country offices, program teams, and the finance department to manage independent consultancy agreements- New business development, procurement, and compliance for international projects in high-margin agriculture, gender equality, entrepreneurship, micro-retail, technology access, environmental sustainability, food security and food processing.

Agriculture and Nutrition Representative leading fundraising and digital engagement efforts for FNEI's agroecological farm, Finca Girasol (Nicaragua)

Remote

- Collect and analyze data to support the health systems strengthening assessment and public expenditure analysis of the ASCEND (Accelerating Sustainable Control and Elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases) Africa program.

London, United Kingdom

- Administered and developed 13 active vegetable garden programs at health centers to support social prescribing.- Liaised and engaged stakeholders within London public health, governmental and non-profit networks in nutrition.- Acted as lead planner of high-profile event for UK Royal family member.

Greater Boston Area

-Arranged and led nutrition and cooking courses, in English and Spanish, for low-income parents while managing the volunteer teams that facilitated the implementation.-Established new relationships each week with agencies of social change throughout Massachusetts in order to carry out our programming in nearly all 351 towns and cities of the state. -Led the social media team using online networks to share our work with community and engage supporters.

Greater Boston Area

Organized multiple fundraising events throughout Massachusetts to support the Eco-Stove Project in Chacraseca, Nicaragua.

Santa Marta, Colombia

This role requires me to be on my toes at all times ready for anything from a sick fellow to administrative tasks. The English Teaching Fellowship program brings hundreds of native (or C-level) English speakers from around the world to Colombia. Throughout the entire country, foreigners are alongside Colombian English teachers in the classrooms right at the public high schools. This intercultural exchange, with over 40 countries represented, brings a mountain of things to the table. The goal is to level the playing field for the youth of the country, which requires free access to competent English education. As Regional Coordinator, I oversee 8 schools that are involved with the program to ensure Teaching Fellows are impacting the program effectively. This includes various meetings with school principles, academic coordinators, and teachers. I also support their overall well-being as expats in their new country. From finding an apartment to culture shock and weekly check-ins, we have their back. While the foundation works directly for the Colombian Ministry of Education, the bulk of our work is organizing and carrying out events, reports, forms, class observations, training sessions, arrival orientations, and much more.

Duitama, Colombia

In this role I supported the entire full-time teaching staff at a public Colombian high school. With 20 hours of teaching per week, in the English classroom I acted as a co-teacher alongside the permanent, local teacher. Coming from a completely different background and culture, I was able to learn the best ways to work with them in order to plan for and carry out effective lessons with students aged 14-17 in about 8 different groups. The average group consisted of about 40 students so the challenges surpassed basic English lessons and went well into discipline, classroom management, motivating the students, and relating to them in a productive and proper manner. From this fellowship, I was promoted to fulfill the role of Regional Coordinator for the same program (countrywide) with the Colombian Ministry of Education.

Greater Boston Area

Customized sales and service for various business accounts throughout the US and international. With an extensive product list on the website, accounts ranged from bars and restaurants to schools and town government offices. Assisted with Spanish service calls.

Amherst, Ma

At the Crabtree Service Desk at UMass, I managed the 7-student staff at the office where over 2,000 students come to receive packages, check-out keys, report maintenance issues, check-out games and equipment, in addition to ask any questions they may have regarding living at or attending UMass.

Amherst, Ma

Master'S Degree, Global Public Health Nutrition, Distinction

Activities and Societies: Course representative; Dissertation research assessed the role of community participation in school garden.

Permaculture Design Certificate

Tefl Certificate, Teaching English As A Second Or Foreign Language/Esl Language Instructor

Bachelor'S Degree, Communication, Health Communication

Activities and Societies: Minor in Spanish; Certificate in Public Policy & Administration