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Boston, Ma, Us

• Building institutional leadership, guided by Pokanoket Nation elders, to facilitate tribal member integration by 2025. • Organizing the constituency of the Pocasset Tribe of the Pokanoket Nation to develop campaign strategies and implement tactics to drive the land repatriation processes in Tiverton, RI and Freetown, MA.• Mediate conflict and design reparations process between Pocasset, Nipmuc, Narragansett, Chappaquiddick tribes and the New England Quakers.• Recruit, steward, and educate donors of all levels, including local to major donors, from the New England Grassroots Fund to the Ocean Spray Foundation.• Expanded network of PPLT to include grassroots coalitions (Rural Coalition, Northeast Farmers of Color), academic institutions (University of Vermont, American University, Harvard University), and federal agencies (EPA, USDA, DOI, and NIH).• Developed outreach programs to connect 1,400 farmers/ranchers to USDA services.• Designed methodology (data analytics, stakeholder analysis, video surveys, and questionnaires) to identify individual resource conservation needs and barriers.• Oversee training initiatives and design experiential training sessions for 100+ farmer and ranchers that integrate indigenous growing practices.

• Develop outreach processes for connecting 1,200 farmers and ranchers to USDA-NRCS services as well as expand the organizational capacity of PPLT.• Recruit, steward, and educate donors of all levels, including local to major donors, from the New England Grassroots Fund to the Ocean Spray Foundation. • Designed 5 year strategy and methodology (stakeholder analysis, video surveys, and questionnaires) to identify and record farmer and rancher resource conservation needs and barriers to accessing USDA services.• Oversee NRCS training initiatives and design experiential training sessions for 60 farmer and ranchers,

• Develop, design, and implement the INTS-210: Sustainable World curriculum for in-person, synchronous, and asynchronous formats.• Utilize digital interactive learning platforms– i.e. Blackboard and Canvas – for impactful coursework and assignments.• Oversee GMU's "Service Learning" credits for the School of Integrative Studies. • Implement whole group, small group, and individual facilitation to undergraduate students on climate change, global health, food systems, water, energy, waste management, human behavior, and environmental interpretation.

• Organized a broad-based coalition of over 40 diverse stakeholders in Southeastern Massachusetts to reduce overdose death in Bristol County.• Designed and facilitated ~25 coalition meetings, subcommittee meetings, and working groups for Middlesex and Worcester County that centered on reducing opioid deaths in Massachusetts by 40%.• Managed $2.3 million dollars of National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding via implementation of community-directed, evidence-based strategies through effective budget management and strategic investment.• Conducted 123 stakeholder assessments between May and September 2021 to resolve conflicts, expand the HEALing Communities Coalition, and redesign decision-making processes.• Developed and implemented action plan processes coupled by research reports on designing post-overdose response programs, standing up a Harm Reduction Center, and initiating naloxone distribution in correctional facilities.• Led a team of 15 BMC community engagement staff to develop community- lead coalitions in 12 communities; supported staff via training, coaching, team building, and additional professional development.• Resolved several federal scale conflicts between community level organizations and the National Institutes of Health through conflict assessments and mediation practices.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Facilitated science-focused groups in Washington D.C., Alexandria, and Arlington's libraries and Boys and Girls Clubs. • Developed curriculum for courses in physical science, oceanography, and astronomy. • Engaged in community outreach in Washington D.C., Alexandria, VA, and Arlington, VA

Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv, Israel

• Assessed stakeholders and facilitated group mediation with actors ranging from Palestinian farmers to officials at the Israeli Water Authority to gather public health and environmental assessment data, and improve interstate collaboration.• Facilitated SEET Training for Conflict Resolution and Management at the State of Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs.• Modified MIT Climate Change Simulation and formulated 'Water Scarcity' work shops for public access in Jordan, Palestine, and Israel to be used in future EcoPeace trainings.• Navigated state-level power dynamics with a range of actors, including Israeli police, the IDF, Israeli farmers, Palestinian NGOs, and Palestinian engineers.• Supervised a team of professionals conducting field work in the West Bank to implement water system assessments and MECTA analyses assessing waste water treatment systems and these systems implication on "Track II" diplomacy. • Produced comprehensive reports to emphasize threats of climate change and analyze the peace-building potential of Israeli-Palestinian partnerships.

Patrick Henry Elementary (National Blue Ribbon School)

• Facilitated school and county-wide professional development workshops.• Managed team of 12 educators spanning the education of 200 students.• Developed and implemented place-based, community justice research projects culminating in students (ages 8-14) presenting to and lobbying the county government.• Collected and analyzed student and staff performance data, and implemented deductive curriculum/management development.

Santa Avelina, Guatemala

• Ran workshops on literacy, language, and best practices with teachers at the HELPS Experimental School. Also, implemented sustainability and climate resilience education within trainings.• Engaged in collaborative project design.• Worked with a diverse team to implement project goals.• Planned and managed logistics. • Served as mediator and implemented elements of conflict resolution.

Bududa, Uganda

• Analyzed local network and implemented capacity building.• Ran numerous workshops on agriculture, climate resilience, literacy, and social-emotional training. • Supported and coordinated projects at REACH outreach schools.• Completed research and supported field work.

Mary B. Neal Elementary (National School Of Character)

• Taught in an inclusive classroom setting with 25 students for 1 year. Developed Common Core aligned lessons and differentiated instruction to a wide range of learners.• Assisted instructional team in curriculum development and directed Common Core’s PARCC testing for Mary B. Neal. • Developed inquiry based units that connected students to their local community and supported student efforts to give back (i.e. a farmer’s market stand and a campaign to sustain a local park).• Led one-on-one student tutoring, social skills groups, and a small self-defense group.

Fredonia, Ny

• Facilitated diverse environmental programs and events, including the Great Lakes Beach Sweep, bat watches, grape harvests, among others.• Directed land management for organic gardens and reforestation project.• Led the Fredonia Gleaning Project and transported products to local markets and food banks.

Chautauqua, Ny

• Taught classes of 5-30 students, ages five to adult, on key environmental topics, including forest diversity, arthropod identification, and lake ecology.

Masters, Global Environmental Politics, Gpa 4.0

Relevant Course Work: Food and Agriculture; Environmental Science; Politics of Conservation; Environmental Justice; Environmental.

Bachelor Of Arts; Bachelors Of Science, Childhood Education; Special Education; English Literature, Gpa: 3.95

Education coursework: Educational Psychology, Understanding the Exceptional Learner, Contemporary Inclusive Education, & Literacy.