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Villarrica, Araucanía Region, Chile

Through UC Educational Abroad Program, worked under team of professors to lead student research team in data collection and analysis of the cultural & climatic resiliency of regional food systems in Southern Chile. This involved the development of an analytical framework based in Complex Adaptive Systems & Resilience theory, literature review, study design, and community-based data collection: bilingual interviews, participatory mapping. Additionally, the project involved extensive data analysis and visualizations, using the Adobe Creative Suite.

San Francisco Bay Area

Designed graphics for international FoodIcons Project (Adobe Creative Suite)Social media and community outreach, engagement (CANVA)Research, communications with grassroots organizations, & collaborative project design for multimedia reporting on California’s water systems

Berkeley, California, United States

Collaboratively designed & lead participatory planning workshops with UC Berkeley graduate students in Oakland public high schools to empower underrepresented students to shape the future of their own communities, using YPLAN methodology.

Berkeley, California, United States

Utilized ArcGIS Online & StoryMaps to visualize how histories of colonialism, industrialization, and segregation have shaped Oakland’s modern day food systems & social geographies; mapping existing urban agriculture projects to increase local food sovereignty

Paonia, Colorado, United States

Grew organic food for community distribution; engaged in modern sustainability efforts through critical practice and community engagement

Santa Cruz, California, United States

I led the youth arts activism program empowering teens in Santa Cruz to take creative action on environmental and social issues they were passionate about.I designed and led large-scale community arts events in collaboration with local organizations. I organized a bi-annual art market giving young artists the opportunity to sell their work.