Experience

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  Babson college

  Jan 2012 - Jan 2013

  Camp on the hill counselor

  Served as a summer camp counselor for two summers at the Camp on the Hill day camp.

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  Town of winchester

  Jun 2014 - Aug 2014

  Climate action advisory committee intern

  Work on two projects over the summer: (1) Developed a Green Restaurant Certification program for restaurants and businesses in Winchester. (2) Researched anaerobic digestion and created a model to calculate food waste recycling costs and feasibility for the town.

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  St. marys health system

  Jun 2015 - Dec 2015

  Nutrition center fellow

  Worked as an administrator for the Lewiston Farmers Market and led hands-on cooking and gardening programs for students at summer schools and summer programs.

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  Bates college

  Sept 2015 - May 2016

  Harward center for community partnerships student volunteer fellow

  Recruited student volunteers for St. Mary’s Nutrition Center, Good Shepherd Food Bank, and organized participation in Maine Hunger Summit for Bates students.

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  Feeding america

  Aug 2016 - Aug 2018

  Child hunger corps fellow at the community food bank of southern arizona

  Helped coordinate and evaluate child nutrition programs at the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona. In order to improve access to healthy food, I conducted a programmatic needs assessment by collecting primary qualitative data and analyzing secondary quantitative data to make recommendations and help implement them.

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  Natural resources defense council (nrdc)

  Sept 2018 - now

  NRDC works to build a less wasteful and more equitable food system. We work with cities to help implement programs that reduce food waste, conduct research, advocate for sustainable policies, and run an education campaign to help fight food waste in the house. Check out SaveTheFood.com for tips on how you can waste less in your home! Provided research assistance, budget tracking, and administrative support to Health & Food programs, specifically toxic chemical and food waste reduction initiatives.

  • Program Advocate, Food Waste & Food Systems

    Jun 2021 - now

  • Program Assistant, Health & Food

    Sept 2018 - Aug 2021