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Washington, Dc, Us

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Alexandria, Virginia, United States

I worked with both branches (Child and Adult Care Food Program Policy and Summer Food Service Program Policy and Summer Demonstration) of the Community Meals Policy Division within Child Nutrition Programs at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service for my policy placement (as a member of the Congressional Hunger Center's 29th Class of Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellows).-Advanced projects in the Community Meals Policy Division via drafts, review, and policy analysis -Developed and delivered materials that assist with the implementation of the SFSP and CACFP-Prepared and presented an overview of the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) at a meeting of the Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

I worked with the Government Relations and Public Policy team at Hunger Free Oklahoma as a part of my field placement (as a member of the Congressional Hunger Center's 29th Class of Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellows).-Produced a Hunger Free Community Report and a dynamic, equitable toolkit for HFO-Advanced the foundational work for a statewide, collaborative Oklahoma Blueprint to End Hunger

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

-Drafted summaries, appropriations analysis, blogs, resources, and updates for a national network-Jointly worked with multiple teams to ensure proper coverage and debriefing of critical events-Enhanced the capacity of the legislative team via administrative and communications support

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

-Selected from 500+ applicants for the nationally-competitive anti-hunger leadership program-Collaborated and presented research on food insecurity in Oglala Lakota Nation of South Dakota

Ames, Iowa, United States

-Created a virtual training course for 400+ Team Leaders in an adaptive response to COVID-19-Coordinated several recruitment sessions and group and individual interviews for 500+ applicants

Ames, Iowa

-Supervised orientation leaders throughout 5 weeks of orientation programming for ~5500 students-Moderated several panels and regularly presented to audiences of 100+ orientation attendees-Mentored and assisted in the leadership development of 45 university orientation leaders-Helped to plan, facilitate, and serve as a teaching assistant for a semester-long leadership seminar

Ames, Iowa

-Completed over 100 hours of leadership training-Provided excellent customer service to thousands of guests-Demonstrated public speaking skills and detail-oriented task management-Corresponded with nearly 100 student organizations and university partners

Gurugram, Haryana, India

-Conducted original agricultural development research at the S.M. Sehgal Foundation-Served as a Group Leader/Coordinator at 2017, 2018, 2020, and 2021 Global Youth Institutes

Indianola, Iowa

-Promoted positive social, educational, and emotional development of children (K-5)-Supervised and monitored safety of children in care-Prepared meals, facilitated and took part in daily leisure, educational, and physical activities

Global Resource Systems, Agriculture And Society, Learning And Leadership Sciences, Summa Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: University Honors Program, Vermeer International Leadership Program, GLOBE Leadership Fellows Program, College.

Study Abroad, Environmental Science, Economics, Sustainability, Policy And Governance

I studied for two periods (as terms are called at WUR) at Wageningen University for the fall semester of 2019. I engaged and worked.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Global Resource Systems, Agricultural And Rural Policy Studies