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Kelly Crane

Kelly Crane

Plant Pathology Greenhouse - Student Worker

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Executive Director at Farmer Foodshare

  • Education

    • The University of Georgia

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      Bachelor of Arts English; Organic Agriculture

      Activities and Societies: UGA Women's Rugby Team Made Dean's List both summer and fall semesters, 2009Financed 100% of college expenses through full time employmentPursued focuses in 18th Century British Literature, American and British Poetry, and Environmental Literature. Demonstrated capability in Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Genetics, Physics, Evolutionary Biology, and advanced Calculus courses

  • Experience

    • The University of Georgia

      Aug 2009 - Dec 2009
      Plant Pathology Greenhouse - Student Worker

      Maintaining facilities and plant health to ensure integrity of research

    • West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission | Community & Technical College System

      Jan 2010 - Aug 2010
      Legislative Liaison

      Legislative liaison for the West Virginia HEPC. Facilitating connection and information exchange between the West Virginia State Legislature and the HEPC.

    • The Senate of West Virginia, Committee on Education

      Aug 2010 - Jun 2012
      Policy Analyst/Committee Clerk

      • Tracking legislation • Communicating with legislators and agency heads• Writing speeches• Conducting background research on pertinent issues• Synthesizing and distributing information to both the staff and external entities• Functioning as the information hub of the committee • Organizing meetings• Addressing constituent concerns • Handling a wide variety of administrative and organizational responsibilities

    • Studio MESH

      Dec 2011 - Mar 2012
      Agricultural Consultant

      Working with MESH Design and the West Side Farmers' Market Board to craft a business plan for the upcoming market season. Researching trends in successful urban farmers' markets. Helping WSFM achieve their mission of creating a community gathering space that provides access to healthy food for its residents and promotes the retention of food dollars within the local economy.

    • Kanawha Valley CSA

      Jan 2012 - Jan 2015
      Co-Owner

      The Kanawha Valley CSA is a 50-member CSA, which provides its members with sustainably produced food and farm products, as well as creating a community of eaters. Products are grown mostly on-farm but also aggregated locally from like-minded farmers and food business entrepreneurs who practice sustainable growing techniques and/or use organic ingredients.

    • Charleston Area Alliance

      Mar 2012 - Dec 2014
      Project Manager, SAGE Intitiative

      The Sustainable AGriculture Entrepreneurship (SAGE) initiative is an training program for aspiring small-scale producers. They participate in a hands-on year-long curriculum of business and agriculture classes and graduate with complete business and production plans.My role is as a contract employee with the CAA is to manage the agricultural component of our SAGE participants' education, as well as coordinating the evolution of the agricultural curriculum and identifying and securing new funding opportunities. Show less

    • West Virginia Farmers Market Association

      Jun 2012 - Jul 2015
      Executive Director

      Building organizational capacity for WVFMAStrategic planningCoordinating the Farmers Market Training Network Pilot Program.FundraisingStaff managementBuilding external partnershipsPolicy development and advocacy

    • Friends of Family Farmers

      Aug 2015 - Nov 2016
      Rural Organizer

      Program managementDeveloping and launching the Oregon Pasture Network (OPN), a statewide program supporting pasture-based producersPlanning and executing biennial, statewide grassroots Listening Session series for farmers and ranchersMaintaining communications and promotion for the OPN and the Listening Sessions - including social media, database management and media outreachDeveloping and deploying systems for tracking impact and accountability for both programsGrant writing and fundraising for programs Show less

    • Oregon Farmers Markets Association

      Nov 2017 - Aug 2021

      • Executive Director

        Nov 2018 - Aug 2021

      • Program Director

        Nov 2017 - Oct 2018

    • Triangle Land Conservancy

      Sept 2021 - Jan 2022
      Annual Fund Manager

    • Farmer Foodshare

      Jan 2022 - now
      Executive Director

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Certificate in Organic Agriculture

      University of Georgia - College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
      Dec 2009
      View certificate certificate

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Board Member

      Issued by North Carolina Farmers Market Network on Nov 2023
      North Carolina Farmers Market NetworkAssociated with Kelly Crane

    • Fundraising Committee Member

      Issued by Oregon Farmers Markets Association on Feb 2022
      Oregon Farmers Markets AssociationAssociated with Kelly Crane

    • Board Member

      Issued by Oregon Farmers Markets Association on Oct 2016
      Oregon Farmers Markets AssociationAssociated with Kelly Crane

    • Mentor

      Issued by WV eMentoring on May 2011
      WV eMentoringAssociated with Kelly Crane

    • Grower

      Issued by Manna Meal Soup Kitchen on May 2011
      Manna Meal Soup KitchenAssociated with Kelly Crane

    • Fundraiser

      Issued by Athens Canine Rescue on May 2006
      Athens Canine RescueAssociated with Kelly Crane