Indigo Pinedo

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Rome, Latium, Italy

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About me
Aspiring Food Sovereignty Policy Consultant || Certified in Food Systems Sustainability & Transformation || 4+ years combined experience in Environmental Sustainability, Advocacy, & Sustainable Food & Agriculture
Education
- Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts
  2021 - 2022
  Professional Pastry Arts Diploma Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef
  An online education made up of 10 6-week sessions expanding across multitudes of genres of pastry arts, from global pastry work to confiserie to bread. Half of the sessions were on the food industry and how to run a business in the food industry. The tenth session is a 6-week externship at a bakery; my externship was at Bakey Babka in Boston.
- Emerson College
  2019 - 2023
  Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA Creative Writing, Entrepreneurial Studies
  Activities and Societies: Emerson Green Collective
- Franklin University Switzerland
  2020 - 2020
  Semester Abroad Creative Writing Sophomore
- The American University of Rome
  2024 - 2025
  Master of Arts - MA Food Studies: Sustainable Production and Consumption Policy
- Xavier College Preparatory
  2015 - 2019
  High School Diploma
  Activities and Societies: The Pierian Springs Literary Magazine Quill & Scroll Honor Society
Experience
- Sky Zone Phoenix
  Jul 2018 - Aug 2019
  Team Member
- Kneaders Bakery and Cafe
  May 2020 - Sept 2020
  Cashier
- Creator Institute
  Jun 2020 - Oct 2020
  Author
- Kneaders Bakery and Cafe
  Nov 2020 - Jan 2021
  Cashier
- Crumbl Cookies
  May 2021 - Aug 2021
  Baker
- Bakey Babka
  Sept 2022 - Jan 2023
  Production Baker
  An externship position as a production baker to fulfill my Professional Pastry Arts Diploma at Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts. I prepare babkas, babka rolls, fillings, borekas, cheese sticks, broissants, and more.
- Emerson College
  Feb 2023 - May 2023
  Student Sustainability Analyst
  I analyzed Emerson College’s course syllabi across departments and compared stated learning objectives to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. I also planned for the Teach-In On Sustainability from March 27-31st, 2023.
- Siena Farms
  Jun 2023 - Dec 2023
  Retail Assistant
- Flourish Planet
  Oct 2023 - May 2024
  Fellow
  Assisting Flourish Planet with expanding its American market by connecting small, BIPOC, and/or women-owned, sustainable artisans and businesses to the e-commerce platform. Job responsibilities include research, outreach, general support in onboarding new brands for Flourish, creating content for social media, working on engagement, blogs, and other miscellaneous communications activities.
- Mass Farmers Markets
  Dec 2023 - Aug 2024
  Assistant Market Manager, Marketing Coordinator, and Food Access Coordinator
  Managing SNAP/EBT Food Access programs and communicating guidance with customers and vendors, Market Operations including engaging with customers and vendors for market promotion, collaboration, and programming, and developing food access projects, fundraising, and event planning.
Licenses & Certifications
- Sustainable Food Systems
  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  Dec 2023
  View certificate
- Transformation of the Global Food System
  Coursera
  Oct 2023
  View certificate
- Food Handler Card
  ANSI National Accreditation Board/ANAB
  Feb 2019
- Food Handler Card
  ANSI National Accreditation Board/ANAB
  Aug 2022
  View certificate
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Indigo Pinedo
  Dean’s Honor List Dean Rob Sabal Jul 2023 A merit award; the requirement to make Emerson's Dean's List is a grade point average of 3.7 or higher. Received for the Spring 2023 semester.
- Awarded to Indigo Pinedo
  Dean’s Honor List Dean Rob Sabal Feb 2023 A merit award; the requirement to make Emerson's Dean's List is a grade point average of 3.7 or higher. Received for the Fall 2022 semester.
- Awarded to Indigo Pinedo
  President's List Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts Feb 2023 Academic Achievement Award for maintaining a 3.75-4.0 GPA for the Fall 2022 quarter.
- Awarded to Indigo Pinedo
  President's List Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts Nov 2022 Academic Achievement Award for maintaining a 3.75-4.0 GPA for the Summer 2022 quarter.
- Awarded to Indigo Pinedo
  President’s List Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts Aug 2022 Academic Achievement Award for maintaining a 3.75-4.0 GPA for the Spring 2022 quarter.
- Awarded to Indigo Pinedo
  President's List Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts May 2022 Academic Achievement Award for maintaining a 3.75-4.0 GPA for the Winter 2021-2022 quarter.
- Awarded to Indigo Pinedo
  Escoffier Legion of Honor Chef Tracy Dewitt Apr 2022 Awarded for achieving a grade of 95% or above in CE167: Purchasing and Cost Control
- Awarded to Indigo Pinedo
  President’s List Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts Feb 2022 Academic Achievement Award for maintaining a 3.75-4.0 GPA in the Winter 2021 quarter.
- Awarded to Indigo Pinedo
  Dean's Honor List Dean Robb Sabal Jan 2022 A merit award; the requirement to make Emerson's Dean's List is a grade point average of 3.7 or higher. Received for the Fall 2021 semester.
- Awarded to Indigo Pinedo
  President's List Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts Nov 2021 Academic Achievement Award for maintaining a 3.75-4.0 GPA in the Fall 2021 quarter.
- Awarded to Indigo Pinedo
  Dean’s Honor List Dean Robb Sabal Jul 2021 A merit award; the requirement to make Emerson's Dean's List is a grade point average of 3.7 or higher. Received for the Spring 2021 semester.
- Awarded to Indigo Pinedo
  Dean’s Honor List President Lee Pelton, Dean Rob Sabal May 2020 A merit award; the requirement to make Emerson's Dean's List is a grade point average of 3.7 or higher. Received for the Spring 2020 semester.
- Awarded to Indigo Pinedo
  Dean's Honor List President Lee Pelton, Dean Rob Sabal Jan 2020 A merit award; the requirement to make Emerson's Dean's List is a grade point average of 3.7 or higher. Received for the Fall 2019 semester.
- Awarded to Indigo Pinedo
  AP Scholar Award College Board Jul 2019 An award for students who have achieved a 3 or higher on 3 or more AP Exams, showing proficiency and commendation in the subjects.
- Awarded to Indigo Pinedo
  Aspire Scholarship Emerson College Jul 2019 A prestigious, merit-based scholarship of $35,000 annually given by Emerson College
- Awarded to Indigo Pinedo
  JPMC Children’s Scholarship JP Morgan Chase Jul 2019 A $5,000 scholarship for children of the employees of JP Morgan Chase banks given to selected outstanding applicants for academic rigor.
- Awarded to Indigo Pinedo
  President's Award for Educational Excellence Sister Joan Fitzgerald May 2019 This award is given to students who exemplify the educational commitment and have shown notable academic merit in their four years of attendance at Xavier College Preparatory.
- Awarded to Indigo Pinedo
  Dean’s Honor List President Lee Pelton, Dean Rob Sabal A merit award; the requirement to make Emerson's Dean's List is a grade point average of 3.7 or higher. Received for the Spring 2021 semester.
- Awarded to Indigo Pinedo
  Dean’s Honor List Dean Rob Sabal A merit award for achieving a GPA of 3.0 or higher in the Fall 2022 semester.
- Awarded to Indigo Pinedo
  Escoffier Legion of Honor Chef Nicole Lourie Awarded for achieving a grade of 95% or above for PA222: Global Pastry Arts.
- Awarded to Indigo Pinedo
  Escoffier Legion of Honor Chef Erin Kanagy-Loux Awarded for achieving a grade of 95% or above in PA221: Contemporary Pastry Arts.