Experience

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  Toledo cacao growers association

  Nov 2010 - Dec 2013

  Program manager

  Provided administrative support and effectively strategized organization’s project goals, deadlines, budgets, needed resource, team member coordination and farmers liaison in adapting new eco-friendly agricultural practices within the Cocoa industry.Designed and established 5 model experimental farms and trained 60 farmers on the use of biochar, sustainable farming, and agroforestry.

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  The resolution project

  Nov 2015 - Dec 2020

  Fellow

  Won a Fellowship and Seed Funding for an Educational Social Program- PODER- Program of Opportunities Development and Ethical Entrepreneurship.

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  Delaware state university

  Aug 2018 - Aug 2020

  Graduate research assistant

  Designed experiments investigating how soil forms, changes, or interacts with land-based ecosystems or living organisms.Investigated responses of soilsto specific management practicesto determine the use capabilities of soils and the effects of alternative practices on soil productivity.

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  Berks county conservation district

  Aug 2020 - Dec 2021

  Agriculture resource conservationist

  Designed and reviewed Nutrient Management Plans for farms that are in the PA Act 38 program and conduct farm evaluation for NMP certification compliance.Facilitate with the City of Reading and Urban Agriculture Stakeholders to promote Urban agriculture to underserved communities.

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  International fund for agricultural development (ifad)

  Dec 2020 - Feb 2021

  Climate change and evaluations/national consultant

  Spearheaded setting up stakeholders’ consultations, coordinated appointments and provided contextual analysis for project assessment.Supported team in local contextual analysis and data collection from stakeholders and beneficiaries.

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  Repsg, inc.

  Dec 2021 - Oct 2022

  Data management technician

  Organizes and manages environmental data, and provides high-quality, informative deliverables for inclusion in regulatory reporting, customer update letters and due diligence reports for Project Management decision support.

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  Virginia department of health

  Jan 2023 - now

  Data governance analyst

  Data Governance lead for Virginia Environmental Public Health Tracking Grant responsible for data governance operations, best practice research, planning and execution of VDH Data Governance Program.Develop and implement data governance policies, procedures, and standards to ensure data quality, integrity, and security, by leveraging knowledge support in metadata management, data cataloging, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).