Experience

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  Old lyme country club

  Jan 2003 - Dec 2007

  Sous chef

  Utilized culinary skill set to prepare quality menu items banquet, catered, buffet and to-order styles in an upscale dining facility. Obtained an extensive knowledge for food preparation, ingredients, and safe food handling procedures

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  Antonio's trattoria

  Aug 2008 - Feb 2018

  Server
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  American museum of natural history

  Nov 2008 - Apr 2010

  Part time student worker/ pcr lab technician

  Worked on a National Science Foundation funded global multi-locus phylogenetic study of the lizard family Chamaeleonidae.• Performed lab tasks independently including: tissue DNA extraction, gel electrophoresis, PCR, sequencing, solution preparations and general lab/frozen tissue collection maintenance.

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  Children's aid

  Mar 2015 - Nov 2018

  Coordinated Policy, Systems, and Environmental, PSE, support activities for the Eat Smart New York (USDA SNAP-ED grant) that pertain to Gardens and Wellness Councils.Designed and implemented a Gardening 101 adult course to form community gardens at CA community schools in the Bronx to promote a sustainable and shared garden maintenance design. Designed and implemented gardening cornerstone family events. Supported infrastructure and growth of school and center based garden spaces.Took a supportive leadership role on multiple school wellness councils where we focused on actionable goals. Wellness councils included DOE staff, students, parents, and other CBO's in the mission to support both physical and emotional wellness at their sites. This role also included supporting applications for mini school wellness and garden grants as well as applying for wellness related awards that the sites showed interest in. Show less Oversaw Go!Chefs and Gardening K-12 curricula for Children's Aid's Go!Healthy Programming. Led a team of instructors in delivering classes which are held during after-school and summer programs across 15 Children's Aid community schools and centers located throughout Washington Heights, Harlem, Staten Island, and the South Bronx.Go!Chefs and Gardening are part of the larger Go!Healthy Programs, a healthy eating and wellness initiative for children from birth through adolescence and beyond, which includes hands-on cooking, nutrition education, gardening, food justice and a meal service program that is cooked from scratch and based on whole and plant foods.Individual responsibilities included: Supervising programming across sites, hiring, training, mentoring and overseeing Go!Chef and Garden instructors. Continuing to evolve, adapt, and create curricula to better inspire and meet the needs of the student population. Developing and conducting program evaluation. Organizing and executing large scale events including the annual Iron Go!Chefs cooking competition. Fostering and maintaining positive workplace communication while working with multiple staff at individual sites to organize class logistics, schedule, and equipment needs. Completing administrative tasks related to programming. Show less Facilitated a Food Justice curriculum to middle school aged youth. Promoted awareness and advocacy through discussion, experiences, and projects. Led classes around ideas of food justice including equal access to healthy food, environmental stability and fair wages for food workers.Instructed hands-on cooking and nutrition education curriculum with elementary and middle school aged children. Procured ingredients, prepared/planned lesson timelines then led discussions and activities focused on encouraging children to expand their palates and become open to tasting and engaging with whole foods. Promoted creativity, self-reliance, and teamwork while creating healthy, tasty, and affordable cuisine. Show less

  • Go!Healthy Eat Smart New York PSE Coordinator

    Jan 2018 - Nov 2018

  • Go!Chefs and Gardening Program Manager

    Apr 2016 - Nov 2018

  • Go!Healthy Program Facilitator

    Mar 2015 - Nov 2018
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  Cuny school of urban public health at hunter college

  Aug 2018 - now

  Adjunct lecturer

  Experience leading nutrition courses at the undergraduate level: Intro to Nutrition & Community Nutrition

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  The sylvia center

  Nov 2018 - Jul 2020

  Director of programs

  Oversaw program strategy and implementation in New York City and Columbia County.Worked directly with Executive Director and program staff to improve, manage, and deliver consistent outcomes through a multifaceted community-based program.Represented the Sylvia Center in the field and when developing partnerships that accomplish programmatic and organizational goals.Key Responsibilities: Program development and evaluation. Staff recruitment, development, and maintenance including oversight of both community chef instructors and program managers.Curriculum development including evaluation and rollout methodology. Community outreach and investment strategy and implementation including developing key stakeholder relationships. Grant support. Donor Relationship Management. Event and fundraising support. Program budget management. Site management including general program site contracts as well as specialized site management with the upstate learning garden. Show less

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  Hunter college

  Jul 2020 - now

  Supported ACEND accredited nutrition programs in recruitment, evaluation, assessment, and reporting activities, including the successful submission of 10 year reaccreditation report cycle with site visit. Worked within the Future Graduate competency-based education framework and standards for the Integrated Program in Nutrition and Dietetics MS program. Reported directly to Program Director/Dept Chair and collaborate frequently with the Dietetic Internship Director.Organized and coordinated Supervised Experiential Learning rotations for students enrolled in the program utilizing InPlace platform. Led recruitment information sessions, focus groups, and periodic presentations for enrolled cohorts. Assisted in admissions process. Established tracking systems and aggregate historical data into required accreditation reports. Recruited and supported preceptors for the program. Advised and supported graduate students enrolled in the program. Supported adjuncts and faculty around SEL activities, course planning, and assessment. Show less

  • Nutrition Program Support

    Jan 2023 - now

  • Academic Accreditation and Assessment Manager

    Jul 2020 - Jan 2023