Curriculum Vitae

EDUCATION

University of London

MSC Food Policy

Distinction

OHSU & PSU School of Public Health

BSC Public Health and Cultural Anthropology

With Honors

NOTABLE MENTIONS

REGAIN Regenerative Ag Education and Advocacy Mentee

Presenter at the University of Kentucky Dimensions of Political Ecology Conference

Invited Presenter to the Perugia Food Conference in Umbria, Italy

Invited Presenter at the International Food and Drink Conference in Paris, France

Author of the policy brief Minnesota Tribal Conservation Committee: A new conservation approach for Minnesota Tribes

Author of To Honor is to Steward: Territorial waters of the Pacific Northwest

Member of Inter-Institutional Network for Food, Agriculture, and Sustainability

Food Sovereignty Consultant for the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa

Invited speaker to Open Access: Climate Justice at University of Minnesota Duluth

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Sustainable agriculture education

Project management

Food systems research and analysis

Cross-cultural stakeholder engagement

Partnership facilitation, identification and mobilization

Policy, technical, and blog writing skills

SKILLS

Cross-cultural stakeholder engagement

Partnership facilitation

Detail oriented

Active & engaged listener

Data analysis and synthesis

Excellent written and oral communication skills

Team oriented

Google Suite & Microsoft Suite

Canva, WordPress, Zoom, Teams, Slack, Trello, HootSuite

Qualitative evaluation methods

Fluid knowledge of Spanish

Highly organized

World Food Programme Consultancy WAE Level 1

  • Project management

  • Design, lead and implement education and training modules

  • Work closely with the Libyan team to achieve SDG’s

    • 2.1 (Access to Food);

    • 2.4 (Sustainable Food Systems);

    • 17.9 (Capacity Strengthening) and;

    • 17.16 (Enhance Global Partnerships)

  • Corporate language translation

Associate Editor of Outreach and Engagement Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development

  • Outreach and Engagement strategic planning with directors of the Center for Transformative Change

  • Monitoring and analyzing efficacy of outreach efforts

  • Biweekly article publication and New Flash sent to 16,000+ listserv

  • Creation of graphic materials and social media post language

  • Identify opportunities to raise awareness of JAFSCD articles

Education Program Manager Oregon Tilth

  • Implementation, execution and oversight of multiple education projects

  • Monitoring progress of all projects and evaluating effectiveness of said projects using objective measures to inform continuous improvement practices

  • Aggregating information and writing reports

  • Supporting development of grant proposals for various government agencies

  • Engaging with stakeholders to enhance program knowledge and setting clear expectations

  • Identifying strategies and opportunities to partner and raise awareness among the organic community

  • Developing internal and external relationships and partner coordination that ensures the success of each educational project

  • Working independently to identify gaps and opportunities related to education programs and associated funding and developing proposals for development of new projects management

  • Relationship management and role modeling DEI

Outreach Coordinator Sustainable Agriculture Education Association

  • Facilitate due diligence of the steering committee by sharing regular timely reports, and core updates

  • Routinely convenes and coordinates multiple projects and associated staff scheduling

  • Collaboration across multiple sectors and departments

  • Engage multicultural stakeholders in listening sessions and make recommendations

  • Provides support for upcoming conferences

  • Sustain and design an effective communications strategy that enhances knowledge sharing and grows the SAEA networkFamiliar with horizontal leadership management, engagement, and development

  • Work with multiple collegiate institutions in developing food and agriculture curriculum

  • Serve as a knowledgeable spokesperson and strategic communicator for SAEA, capable of crafting, editing, and conveying related messaging to engage and build awareness in support of SAEA work

Instructor Fond du Lac Tribal & Community College

  • Geography of Food

  • Environmental Ethics

  • Sustainable Food Systems

  • Field Experience: Fall and Summer

  • Introduction to Sustainability

Program Coordinator of Sustainable Systems Fond du Lac Tribal & Community College

  • Obtained over $1M in grant funding for food sovereignty programming

  • Serve as a collaborative leader of equitable, innovative and grounded programming focused on sustainable agriculture

  • Co-create and model food sovereignty principles of the Fond du Lac Food Sovereignty Initiative

  • Facilitate and support current leadership team and promote staff professional development

  • Managing and building trusting relationships with members of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa which has resulted in knowledge sharing

  • Direct engagement on climate-related issues, land reclamation efforts and resource redistribution

  • Coordination of community outreach related to ecological practices, Traditional Ecological Knowledge, and treaty rights

  • Analysis of federal and local policy pertaining to historically excluded community health

  • Strategic coordination of Indigenous experts in the Great Lakes area related to de-siloing knowledge and ecological programming

  • Supporting and expanding existing grassroots networks

  • Development and delivery of lecture materials

  • Creation of engaging and innovative toolkits for student to understand the dimensionality of our modern food system

  • Design and coordinate timely evaluation metrics and reporting protocols

  • De-siloing disciplinary knowledge and ecological programming

  • Taught the following courses: Environmental Ethics, Field Experience Summer, Field Experience Fall, Anishinaabe Seasonal Activities, and Sustainability Capstone

  • Development and delivery of lecture materials

  • Creation of engaging and innovative toolkits for students- focused on the multi-dimensionality of the modern food system

  • Designed and implemented culturally relevant materials for a diverse student body

Sustainability Consultant Fond Du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Kitchen & Cannery - Na’enimonigamig

  • Standardize sustainability protocol systems

  • Construction of policies, equipment rentals, scheduling and purchasing

  • Standard Use protocols for all equipment

  • Liaise with Fond du Lac Planning Division and other Fond du Lac enterprises to achieve maximum sustainability and wellbeing for community members

  • Forecasted planning

  • Inventory, Invoicing, Liaising with staff and outside entities

  • Schedule and facilitate events, classes, and teachings

Founder Portland Food Lab

  • Provide direction and feedback on campaigning, organizing, and policy work ensuring anti-racist food policy construction at the local level

  • Develop partnerships with diverse and marginalized communities through active and engaged listening, amplification of voices, and through bold and innovative, grassroots level, participatory decision-making

  • Experienced in developing and advancing policy, advocacy campaigns and/or organizing, especially within farming, agriculture and food systems for marginalized and underrepresented communities

  • Accelerating awareness of structural racism through community engagement

  • Uses a racial equity lens for outreach protocols

  • Writing and constructing blog posts related to racial equity and federal policy

  • Creation of policy briefs and legislative policy analysis

  • Conducts research pertaining to inequities in the Pacific Northwest food system

  • Program development and management

  • Cross promotion of Black and Indigenous owned business and farms via social media and community outreach

Digital Strategy Food Inequalities Rebellion

  • Edit and upload webinars

  • Responsible for editing of blog posts

  • Hosting and chairing webinars

  • Campaigning on the right to food

  • Website development and maintenance

  • Social media design and posts across all platforms

  • Conducting interviews and planning webinars for YouTube

  • Campaign development, management, and coordination

  • Global outreach programming

Executive Assistant Wombyn’s Wellness Garden

  • Designed website, social media posts, and promotions

  • Catalyzed small business development for Native community members

  • Fostered and helped implement traditional ecological knowledge for climate adaptation protocols

  • Encouraged food security through cultivation, education and land reclamation

  • Increased stakeholder and community engagement through farm tours and gardening workshops

  • Achieved meaningful partnerships with stakeholders

  • Cultivated long term sustainable farming practices

General Manager Cruzroom Restaurant

  • Fostered and maintained long term relationships with vendors, customers, and the Alberta Street Business Bureau

  • Maximized marketing efforts through targeted social media posts and community programming

  • Developed, organized, and targeted promotional events

  • Optimized profits by maintaining personnel and payroll related administrative duties

  • Prepared annual budget, performed variance analysis and resulting corrective actions

  • Responsible for annual growth exceeding 15 percent

  • Managed a staff of thirty

  • Maintained staff recruiting, selecting, coaching, and counseling of employees

  • Worked alongside bookkeeper to maintain Quick Book inputs and balance monthly budgets

  • Created and maintained accurate and up to date inventory, invoices, and payroll

  • Maintained detailed administrative and procedural processes to improve accuracy and efficiency

  • Ensured up to date HR protocols

  • Crisis management

  • Designed and implemented quarterly budget review

  • Prepared annual budget and cash flow projections