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Washington, DC, US

Arlington, Virginia, United States

Senior director responsible for managing regular member and media communications, managing NMPF’s website, social media accounts and email marketing system, overseeing vendor relationships in the areas of web development and graphic design, boosting collaboration with and outreach toward dairy stakeholders traditionally underserved by farm bill programs.

Arlington, Virginia, United States

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Special assistant working on projects impacting New York State farms and rural communities. Duties included policy analysis and research, management of the New York Wood Products Development Council, implementation of internal policies to streamline programming, and coordination of the Department's various internal and external communications.

Albany, New York Area

Greater Chicago Area

Organized research and wrote reports for the United Nations High Level Panel of Experts on Food and Nutrition Security. Duties included developing strategic briefings related to emerging technologies affecting this field of study, conducting interviews, and presenting research and experiential findings to senior management and committee members.

Ithaca, New York Area

Provided assistance for a research study examining the effects of colostrum replacer on calf health and development. Responsibilities included the preparation and organization of research materials, feeding and treating calves, and recording data to determine growth rates.

Ithaca, New York Area

Provided office support for Department professors, PRO-Dairy staff, Dairy Fellows, and the Cornell University Dairy Science Club through preparing deposits and other financial materials, assisted in planning conferences, discussion groups, field trips, and international tours, organized materials for department publications, and a variety of other tasks.

Albany, New York Area

Organized and developed informational texts about University agricultural, environmental, and workforce training programs to be distributed to legislators, agencies, and staff; participated in conferences, seminars, and meetings on a variety of topics related to higher education and agricultural policy with elected officials, University, and agency.

Ithaca, New York Area

Conducted research related to dairy management practices in an effort to promote sustainable procedures among farmers and to encourage modernization of the industry in developing countries; assembled, reviewed, and summarized academic papers and related resources to determine the applicability to on-farm practices.

Knoxville, Tennessee Area

Assisted in the pasteurization and bottling of milk for fluid consumption as well as the processing of buttermilk, butter, and ice cream; worked to develop new ice cream and buttermilk flavors to be sold at farmers’ market and grocery locations throughout Tennessee and nearby states.

Visalia, California Area

Performed a variety of tasks on farm, which included calf and heifer feeding and care, assisting in veterinary examinations, replacing bedding in packs, and developing and maintaining Standard Operating Procedures to ensure compliance with the national Farmers Assuring Responsible Management’s Animal Care Program.