Rebecca Simon Email & Phone Number

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

•Manages relationships with nearly 800 food retailers and donors in the SW PA area to ensure that perfectly good food is redirected from the landfill and transported back to nonprofits that feed the community. •Established a successful volunteer program in partnership with PNC Park to support with food rescue packaging efficiency which in turn increased our donations by 10,000 lbs •Plays a key role in the success of 412 Food Rescue by ensuring our food donor partnerships are well coordinated and supported

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

• Led and managed vacant land policy and advocacy programs and projects through the stages of conceptualization, planning, budgeting, execution, and reporting•Led and managed the stakeholder engagement and Ambassador program for the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority Stormwater Strategic Plan• Wrote grants and developed fee-for-service opportunities with the Development Team to raise over $140,000 directly for our Land Use Policy and Land Stewardship Innovation teams• Developed partner relationships with the Boroughs of Braddock/East Pittsburgh/North Braddock, Larimer Consensus Group, TriCOG Land Bank, Pittsburgh Land Bank, de-bias, and numerous other partner to expand programmatic capabilities for all Grounded programs• Presented and represented Grounded at City, State, and National Conferences on our work including the Reclaiming Vacant Properties Conference, One Water Summit, and Pittsburgh Racial Justice Summit• Regularly managed 10-15 individuals including interns, students, staff, resident stewards, and ambassadors

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Planning and running over 20 service and learning programs for the Pittsburgh community members between the ages of 18-65 to educate them about social justice issues and topics• Supporting Grounded Strategies’ Youth Engagement team with grant discovery and developing fulfillment and spending plans of grant funding• Serving with Grounded Strategies in Clairton, Duquesne, Homewood, Larimer, and Wilkinsburg to support with their CommunityCare, ReClaim, and Youth Engagement programs

Ronan, Montana

• Wrote national and state grant applications that increased the Breakfast After the Bell program budget by $10,000 and the School Garden Budget by $3,000• Managed a school garden and hydroponic system to provide food for school meals• Built relationships between Ronan School District and farmers to promote Farm to School initiatives•Taught nutrition, cooking, and gardening lessons to five hundred Kindergarten through 8th-grade students on the Flathead Reservation •Developed and taught curriculum for After School Club programing•Took part in a pilot project to help empower students to become leaders in their school cafeterias and utilize their peers' opinions to make important changes to improve the cafeteria environment

Tacoma, Wa

• Supervised 33 students in four different continuing student areas and was on call for 121 residents in building• Acted as liaison between residents and Residence Life and Student Affairs departments• Planned out community programs targeted towards sustainable living and post-college life skills • Scheduled and led community meetings, individual check-ins, and planned out programs targeted towards sustainable living

Tacoma, Wa

• Provided general administrative and event support in the main and programming offices • Contacted department heads and student leaders to discuss accounts, schedules, and future events• Oversaw student-run clubs’ communication needs, contact information, financial access, and contracts • Managed student bus pass checkouts and waivers and sent out communications detailing due dates and/or late fees

Windhoek, Namibia

• Supported the goals of the organization to provide economic opportunities to marginalized groups through the production of sustainably made crafts and art • Analyzed the organization’s financial situation to determine a multiyear plan to bring in consistent grant funding • Implemented the groundwork for the creation of the organization’s endowment fund based on the analysis• Managed timelines, budget projections, grant proposal deadlines, and funding prospects for the organizations

Greater Seattle Area

• Researched alternative food systems and provided feedback on programming opportunities that the organization could use • Developed data maps using ArcGIS Online to show factors contributing to food deserts in Pierce County, WA • Created educational curriculum targeted at informing volunteers about the relationship between transportation and food access • Wrote a grant proposal for food purchasing program and helped obtain funding for dairy product purchases

Portland, Oregon Area

• Assisted in fundraising and procurement efforts for the annual Nurse of the Year and Signature Chefs events• Created a social media campaign on multiple interfaces and oversaw post scheduling and editing• Researched grant and fundraising opportunities to support the event needs• Coordinated budgeting and service costs with companies involved with the events

Bachelor’S Degree, International Political Economy And Environmental Policy & Decision Making

Activities and Societies: Lacrosse, Resident Hall Association, National Residence Hall Honorary

High School, 3.72

Activities and Societies: Student Government, Lacrosse, Key Club, Environmental Impact Club, National Honors Society, Peer Mediation.