Momo Wilms-Crowe Email & Phone Number

Tucson, Arizona, United States

As a Teaching Artist with Pima County Environmental Education program, I support youth participating with the Living River of Words (LROW) international youth science and art contest. By teaching poetry, visual arts, and photography, I support the goal of the program (to engage young people ages 5 to 19 in a mixture of art, science, and time in nature to teach them about watershed ecology and the importance of sustainability). In my role I am responsible for:• facilitating the art station at field trips at various watershed locations• coordinating with teachers at various schools to schedule recurring class visits• visiting assigned schools for followup visits to teach classes in poetry, photography, or poetry and supporting students in the creation of their creative submissions

Tucson, Arizona, United States

The Seeds of Stewardship Ambassador Program is an experiential learning and mentorship program for Southern Arizona high schoolers intersted in regional ecology and outdoor leadership. Through online and in-the-field sessions, Ambassadors gain the skills, knowledge, and confidence necessary for taking on roles in leadership, public speaking, environmental stewardship, and conservation advocacy. As a co-lead for the trips, my responsibilities include: • leading day hikes and overnight camping trips for groups of high schoolers in diverse forest, canyon, mountain, and grassland ecosystems• collaboratively designing and teaching interdisciplinary lessons in ecology (with a special emphasis on Indigenous and Traditional Ecological Knowledge), earth sciences, regional history, socio-emotional intelligence, and storytelling• leading team-building workshops and leadership development lessons • creating and maintaining a safe and supportive community space by cultivating empathy, kindness, respect, reciprocity, and mindfullness through creative lessons and ongoing mentorship• incorporate and encourage the principles of diversity, equity, and anti-racisism, with special attention to accessibility and privilege in outdoor spaces• manage risk and maintaining the safety of all participants

Tucson, Arizona, United States

Oversee innovative farm-to-table Culinary Arts and School Lunch program at alternative public high school. Duties include:• Teaching Culinary Arts class, in which students, with my supervision and guidance, execute the prep, cooking, serving, and cleanup of school lunches 4 days per week• Instructing students in professional kitchen procedures and food safety, with special attention to transferable techniques and methods• Planning weekly all-vegetarian menus, with consideration for cultural and nutritional value and seasonal availability• Collaborating regularly with the school’s Farm Manager to plan and harvest garden produce as well as local produce delivery service for supplemental ingredient sourcing• Running weekly "labs" around themes including food justice, storytelling, and team building• Establishing and strengthening community partnerships, including guest speakers/chefs, field trip sites, and workshop partners• Maintaining the kitchen and equipment according to Pima County Health Code regulations• Supporting students through complex behavioral and mental health challenges using trauma-informed conflict resolution and transformative justice lenses

Tucson, Arizona, United States

Tucson Village Farm (TVF) is a working urban farm built by and for the youth of our community. TVF is a seed-to-table program designed to reconnect young people to a healthy food system, teach them how to grow and prepare fresh food, and empower them to make healthy life choices. To accomplish this, Tucson Village Farm offers year-round, instructional, hands-on programs for urban youth of all ages and backgrounds. By focusing on the building of soil, integrative pest management (IPM), weed management, crop rotation, and cover cropping, Tucson Village Farm is committed to practicing integrated farming techniques and stewardship of our land. As an AmeriCorps member, my duties include:• Facilitate and lead groups of youth on the farm (virtually over zoom) in the “Growing Forward” Healthy Habit field trip program and “Teaching Youth Leadership Through Horticulture (TYLTH)” programs. • Mentor high schoolers participating in the 4H Healthy Living Ambassador Program "Alliance for Queer Education" project• Designing a Youth Food Justice Storytelling Project in collaboration with Hopi Nation 4H and UA Storytelling Lab• Leading groups of teens participating in Outdoor Leadership summer camps on backpacking trips and Ropes Course adventures• Designing a Youth Food Justice Storytelling Project in collaboration with Hopi Nation 4H and UA Storytelling Lab • Assist with farm duties, such as planting, harvesting, digging, weed removal, watering and other general maintenance. • Developing creative educational program materials for Zoom including engaging online lessons, hybrid hands-on activities, and educational videos on planting methods, watering, bed preparation, soil science, whole grains, and art-based learning• Film and edit educational videos • Run social media channels, including Instagram and Facebook

Seattle, Washington, United States

Through community education, political action, anti-oppressive organizing and community-building, CAGJ's Food Justice Project seeks to challenge and transform the globalized, industrial, corporate-driven food system and promote existing alternatives. My responsibilities include:- overseeing and coordinating the creation of a creative publication with over 30 contributing authors and artists ("Our Food, Our Right" zine)- establishing and strengthening community partnerships with related organizations- helping convene monthly meetings with members- leading new member orientation- supervising interns and volunteers- sitting on CAGJ steering committee and giving input in collective decision making processes around campaigns, fundraising, vision and mission- helping coordinate and design free community educational programs- contributing to annual report writing- managing list serves and social media platforms

Eugene, Oregon Area

Mentors first year Honors College students who are also a part of the Pathway Oregon Program supporting low-income Oregonians, facilitating their connection with the various resources offered at the university and offering academic advising help.

Eugene, Oregon Area

As part of small team of paid interns, my responsibilities included:- Helping coordinate details of logistically complicated program, with high levels of sensitive information and time-sensitive deadlines- Helping design and and facilitate various programs, including leadership and communication workshops, book discussions, and youth mentorship initiatives, with the goal of increasing educational opportunities for incarcerated individuals in Oregon penitentiaries- Assistant teaching for "Inside-Out" university classes hosted inside Oregon State Correctional Institution and Oregon State Penitentiary- Helping author and and edit quarterly newsletter

Eugene, Oregon Area

● Works with First Year Programs administration and staff to grow FIG programming, hire and train new FIG assistants, develop partnerships with university bodies, edit website, run social media channels (Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter), and file computer data.

Eugene, Oregon Area

● Promote student achievement via meaningful experiential opportunities such as research, distinguished scholarships, study abroad, and internships. ● Support innovative outreach efforts to publicize distinguished scholarships and research opportunities to students and greater university community, focusing especially on underrepresented students.● Conduct informational presentations about the Undergraduate Research Symposium and workshops on abstract writing, poster making, oral presentation skills.

Eugene, Oregon Area

● Teaching assistant and mentor to 22 first year students participating in the First-Year Interest Group (FIG) program. ● Support student success by developing course material with professor, facilitating weekly classes, advising students, organizing social and educational events and speakers, and connecting students with campus resources.● Currently developing new FIG, "Edible Activism," centered around food justice.

Eugene, Oregon Area

● Responsible for maintaining clean and organized office space, responding to emails and telephone calls and for directing visitors to available campus resources.● Worked with staff members and leadership to plan and promote events.● Wrote and edited articles for The Siren intersectional feminist magazine publication.

Atlanta, Georgia

The John Lewis Fellowship is a Humanity in Action Fellowship program in Atlanta, Georgia. In partnership with The National Center for Civil and Human Rights, Inc., Humanity in Action brings together a group of 30 American and European university students and recent graduates for an intensive experiential learning program about diversity, democracy, and civil rights. Fellows attend discussions with renowned scholars and activists at The Center, visit historical sites around the South, engage in discussions on a range of political and social issues, and, following their time in Atlanta, complete a self-directed Action Project in their home communities. The program honors Congressman John Lewis, an icon of the Civil Rights Movement.The 2019 Fellowship theme is "Grassroots Solidarities: Interrogating the Past and Navigating the Present to Prepare for the Future." The collaborative learning process built on dialogue, reflection, problem-solving, and service centers around the question: How do solidarities coalesce and coalitions form across cleavages of race, culture, sex, class, and region to create positive social change?

Eugene, Oregon Area

• Lead student group dedicated to advocating for, supporting, and empowering refugees and immigrants– focusing specifically on youth and access to education. • Ran weekly meetings and oversaw new student organization finances, executive board, social media channels, and general membership.• Coordinated multi-year project to bring refugee student to UO on a full scholarship and organized advocacy campaigns, English language tutoring opportunities, and fundraising initiatives.• Successfully raised over 4,000 signatures, more than 15 university department and community endorsements, and over $20,000 in donations, sponsorships, and grants to support our grassroots refugee scholarship initiative.

Eugene, Oregon Area

● Engaged with issue of forced displacement and migration by connecting action at the national and global scale to work at the local level through partnerships with local NGOs, non-profits, and student groups.● Corresponded with officials at the US State Department, NGOs working in D.C. and the Middle East, and other interns and student leaders across the US.

Eugene, Oregon Area

The Global Women's Narratives Project was launched by The Levan Institute for Humanities and Ethics at the University of Southern California, in partnership with the Oxford Consortium for Human Rights, and the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs. The core concept of the project is to interview women one-on-one and make available the personal narratives of lived experiences of women around the world. ● Connected students to interview opportunities and engaged in outreach to other student groups regarding collaborations.

Geneva, Switzerland; Thessaloniki, Greece; Eugene, Oregon

● Participated in four week summer seminar on the “Ethics of Human Migration and Refugee Policy” in Geneva, Switzerland, discussing human rights and migration with academics and humanitarian professionals from the UNHR, Red Cross, IOM, and variety of NGOs. ● Volunteered in Northern Greece with NGOs and grassroots organizations working to support refugees and migrants.● Conducted additional research on humanitarian aid funded through a University of Oregon Center for Undergraduate Research grant.● After completion of fellowship, worked with program director and UO staff to create a scholarship to sponsor low-income student attendance in future years, guaranteeing a more inclusive program.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Political Science, Global Studies, And Ethnic Studies, Summa Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Kappa, Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics, Humanities Undergraduate Research Fellow, Carnegie.

Conflict Resolution And Political Science

Activities and Societies: ● Studied abroad in Durban, South Africa for Fall 2018 semester studying Social and Political Transformation. ●.

Valedictorian

Activities and Societies: National AP Scholar, President of Key Club, National Honors Society, Director of Communications for CommuniCare.

Peace Studies And Conflict Resolution

Semester long study abroad program focused on "Social and Political Transformation" in South Africa