As Food Sustainability Coordinator/Intern at Virginia Mason Medical Center I report directly to the Director of Sustainability. Throughout this three month position I coordinate with the Food and Nutrition and Communications departments to disseminate the work and leadership in the field of food sustainability that is being done at Virginia Mason Medical Center. I evaluate our alignment to the commitments we have made to improve our practices regarding food sustainability. I assist in bridging the communication around the efforts Virginia Mason has made in this field out into the community and to community organizations.In this position I am responsible for coordinating and managing the weekly summer farmers market located at the hospital. This includes the set-up, operations and tear-down of the weekly market, as well as coordinating with market vendors to facilitate their success and comfort. The market has a focus on education of health, for the individual, the environment and the community, as well as education of the food system. This is addressed through promoting local and sustainable food as well as providing education, including nutrition and culinary skills, to attendees of the market. I co-create a weekly newsletter, with the Executive Chef of Virginia Mason, to reinforce these areas of focus. This newsletter is put onto the Virginia Mason blog as well shared with Pike Place Market and Cascade Harvest Coalition.