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Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area

- Lead instructor for “Food & Agricultural Policy” graduate course, which incorporates relevant policy issues at the local, state, national, and international levels, emphasizing the policy process, policy analysis, legislative advocacy and coalition building, and writing for public policy.- Incorporate hands-on, local excursions to illustrate concepts to students (i.e. visiting the farmer’s market for lessons on the SNAP Double Up Food Bucks Program on site).

Des Moines, Iowa, United States

- Led annual strategic planning efforts for the organization, including refinement of the organization’s mission statement, realignment of team structures/departments, integration of strategic priorities into budgeting realities, and assistance with operationalization of strategy across teams.- Leveraged more than ~$1.6 million annually in partner contributions to maintain and expand programmatic offerings at US Land Grant and international agricultural universities.- Elevated and developed the skills and leadership of staff, providing clear guidance and mentorship in support of their personal and professional growth.- Implemented national and international strategy for WFPF Youth Programs.- Performed program monitoring and evaluation to ensure programmatic objectives were met effectively, efficiently, and in line with on the ground needs.- Coordinated a complex array of programs and projects, with competing priorities, across 30+ implementing partner institutions, organizational sponsors, and other key partners.- Identified and pursued opportunities for expansion at national and international levels.

Des Moines, Iowa, United States

- Lead producer and event planner for the World Food Prize’s two premier events: the Laureate Announcement Ceremony and Borlaug Dialogue International Symposium.- Collaboratively crafted events' themes, format, agenda, and highlighted speakers based on deep research, landscape analysis, and engagement with cross-sectoral partners working on issues related to food security and agriculture.- Supported the World Food Prize Laureate(s) throughout their award year, and meaningfully integrated and highlighted all World Food Prize Laureates' on-going work into public events.- Managed a diverse team of 50+ staff, partners, interns, and volunteers across various event-related projects to create engaging, timely, and relevant conversations and outcomes for event attendees.- Generated and maintained robust public and private sector relationships in pursuit of timely, provocative, and novel intellectual content and potential leads for sponsorship opportunities.

Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States

- Advocated for Council priorities with policymakers at the federal and state levels.- Engaged and drove dialogue around key, of-the-moment health, food, and agriculture issues facing New Mexican farmers, nonprofit organizations, food entrepreneurs, and communities.- Led successful policy advocacy coalitions in support of local needs, including successful passage of the NM Grown Fresh Fruits & Vegetables for School Meals program, the first ever state-level funding match for the Double Up Food Bucks Program in NM, and other key policies.

Santa Fe, New Mexico Area

- Built relationships and cross-sector cooperation among all stakeholders, including national, state, and federal governments, nonprofit organizations, for-profit food industry, farmers, indigenous and tribal governments, and others.- Provided recommendations and public testimony to policymakers on issues involving food, health, hunger, and agriculture.- Successfully identified, wrote, and administered all grant proposals and funding for the SFFPC, and ensured that grant funding furthered the mission of the SFFPC and its community partners.- Managed community outreach campaign, legislative advocacy, and event conceptualization and implementation for the first official World Food Day in Santa Fe community celebration.

Albuquerque, New Mexico Area

- Managed all aspects of administrative and programmatic support in the form of human resource management, general accounting, event and travel planning, and IT.- Oversaw and assisted in annual internal financial audit and Internal Revenue Service audit.

Denver, Co

Atlanta, Ga

Des Moines, Iowa

Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

- Organized and maintained over 200 archival collections at Presidential Library standards.- Planned public events to promote the Center's goal of civic engagement.- Oversaw daily research activities of the Modern Political Archives’ Reading Room.- Worked with the Head Archivist to curate a display celebrating Senator Baker’s 80th birthday.- Managed the projects and staff of six student archives assistants.

Master Of Arts - Ma, International Development

Bachelor Of Arts, Political Science, French