Experience

Toole Design Group

• United States
• Civil Engineering
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Planner II

  • Sep 2022 - Present

• Planner I

  • Mar 2022 - Sep 2022



Tufts Department of Urban & Environmental Policy & Planning

• United States
• Public Policy
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • Aug 2020 - Sep 2022

  Publication Manager for Urban Planning Books & Urban Food Stories Project Manager Publication Manager: "Sacred Civics: Building Seven Generation Cities" Coordinate editors and authors for the book, Sacred Civics, edited by Jayne Engle, Tanya Chung-Tiam-Fook, and Julian Agyeman, that guides us in rethinking the future of cities and argues that spirituality and sacred values are essential to reimagining patterns of how we live, organize and govern ourselves, determine and distribute wealth, inhabit and design cities, and construct relationships with others and with nature. Urban Food Stories Project Manager: Urban Food Stories (www.urbanfoodstories.com) is a community storytelling project that highlights the unique and important food traditions of the individuals around us. Through interviews, photographs, and recipes, these stories intend to broaden the narratives of the 'alternative food movement', thus making it more inclusive. Professor Julian Agyeman and I are working to highlight the stories that are less heard- those from immigrant growers, people of color, and indigenous people- by including them on this website. Show less



Catholic Charities of Louisville, Inc.

• United States
• Individual and Family Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant Director of Common Earth Gardens

  • Jan 2017 - Aug 2020

  Common Earth Gardens collaborates within the diverse and multicultural community of Kentucky to increase land access to grow food, develop new farm businesses, and build healthy community networks. We envision the day when people have equitable access to cultivate, own, and enjoy our common earth and to share fresh, healing, and culturally valued food. Approach: - We seek healing in culturally responsive, linguistically appropriate, and trauma-informed relationships and experiences guided by a model called Healing Encounters. - We facilitate community ownership and management of agricultural spaces because we believe people know what is best for themselves and their communities. - We celebrate the different ways that people cultivate the earth. We foster an environment where farmers share knowledge from diverse traditions and connect with resources as they adapt to Kentucky’s ecology and local food economy. - We advocate for the strengthening of communities through access to greenspaces because we understand their importance for physical, mental, and social wellbeing. Show less



Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest

• Louisville, Kentucky Area

• Free-Play Facilitator, Children at Play Network

  • Mar 2017 - Jul 2020

  Mission: The Children at Play Network facilitates the creation of amazing outdoor play environments that connect children with nature for life. Vision: The Children at Play Network will help whole communities create outdoor play environments so that all children have healthy opportunities to explore their natural world. Through play we will create the next generation of environmental stewards. Mission: The Children at Play Network facilitates the creation of amazing outdoor play environments that connect children with nature for life. Vision: The Children at Play Network will help whole communities create outdoor play environments so that all children have healthy opportunities to explore their natural world. Through play we will create the next generation of environmental stewards.



High South Foods, LLC

• Louisville, Kentucky Area

• Co-Founder and Project Coordinator

  • Apr 2016 - Dec 2019

  Conducted the Kentuckiana Food Aggregation Project to identify the feasibility of an aggregation business that creates a path for small-sized food producers to sell into the existing wholesale distribution system in the region. Conducted the Kentuckiana Food Aggregation Project to identify the feasibility of an aggregation business that creates a path for small-sized food producers to sell into the existing wholesale distribution system in the region.



Olive and Oil

• www.oliveandoil.etsy.com

• Owner and Artist

  • Feb 2013 - Feb 2019

  • Manage orders, customer inquiries, shop budget, promotion, packaging design, and shipments • Design and create pottery, knits, hand-painted wooden signs, stationery and custom-made products for customers across North America • Manage orders, customer inquiries, shop budget, promotion, packaging design, and shipments • Design and create pottery, knits, hand-painted wooden signs, stationery and custom-made products for customers across North America



Grow Pittsburgh

• Greater Pittsburgh Area

• Community Garden Coordinator

  • Feb 2016 - Dec 2016

  • Support residents in establishing community gardens throughout Allegheny County with resources and guidance in community organizing, building garden infrastructure, and management systems • Provide technical assistance through workshops, site visits, and demonstrations including storm water catchment, season extension, composting, cover cropping, pest management, and soil testing • Participate in Grow Pittsburgh’s Social Justice Committee, redevelop the community garden program, and develop an Urban Growers Cooperative Show less



R. Brunner Consulting

• Community Organizing and Urban Agriculture Consultant

  • Aug 2015 - Aug 2016

  • Consult Trinity Community Ministries to organize community outreach strategies and develop a new fresh produce market in East Nashville, Tennessee • Facilitate community discussions, provide outreach and programmatic strategies, and create discussion and outreach resources • Consult Trinity Community Ministries to organize community outreach strategies and develop a new fresh produce market in East Nashville, Tennessee • Facilitate community discussions, provide outreach and programmatic strategies, and create discussion and outreach resources



Tribeca Treats

• Manhattan, New York

• Sales Manager

  • Feb 2015 - Aug 2015

  • Developed marketing systems and strengthened relationships with neighboring businesses to create purchasing agreements • Managed new product development, pricing and packaging • Developed organizational and communications tools to provide clear goals and expectations of bakery staff both long and short term • Hired, trained and managed staff to serve customers and increase sales • Developed marketing systems and strengthened relationships with neighboring businesses to create purchasing agreements • Managed new product development, pricing and packaging • Developed organizational and communications tools to provide clear goals and expectations of bakery staff both long and short term • Hired, trained and managed staff to serve customers and increase sales



Krumville Bake Shop

• Brooklyn, New York

• Assistant Baker

  • Oct 2014 - Mar 2015

  • Assist the owner and baker in bakery preparations, baking, packaging, organizing orders, deliveries, and developing recipes • Assist the owner and baker in bakery preparations, baking, packaging, organizing orders, deliveries, and developing recipes



21st Century Parks

• Louisville, Kentucky Area

• Interpretive Ranger at The Parklands of Floyds Fork

  • Apr 2014 - Aug 2014

  • Interpreted the land within The Parklands, led groups of thirty+ adults on interactive hikes about the cultural history of the land, recreational opportunities, seasonal grasses, wildflowers, trees, and wildlife • Planned and executed Wednesday Wonders: a weekly pre-Kindergarten program that explores different science wonders with a story and related science experiments • Led groups of students Kindergarten through 7th grade on interpretive hikes and STEM-based science experiments and classroom activities • Developed curriculum, coordinated community visitors, and trained classroom teachers for gardening camp for elementary school youth Show less



Louisville Grows

• Louisville, KY

• Community Outreach and Education Director

  • Apr 2013 - Jan 2014

  • Established and managed the Shippingport Memorial Garden in Louisville’s Portland neighborhood • Created a garden leadership team to manage parts of the community garden, decide on layout and construction, and coordinate weekly work nights for gardeners and volunteers • Created, collected, and organized garden education resources for youth and adults -- Planned, promoted and executed an 8-week Family Garden Program in the Shawnee and Portland neighborhoods that included garden workshops, cooking classes, and interactive storytelling -- Designed and executed the Youth Garden Days curriculum and recruited and trained volunteers to assist in day camp programming at the People’s Garden in the Shawnee neighborhood • Established Portland Plays, Louisville’s first Bernheim Children at Play group that provides a creative space for kids to imagine and build an adventure playground out of natural and recycled materials in their neighborhood • Shared the Portland Plays program at the Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest Children at Play conference • Assisted in the preparation and execution of the first Love Louisville Trees Citizen Forester Trainings and Tree Planting Day to train 40 foresters to lead over 200 volunteers in planting 166 trees in one day • Formed community relationships with neighborhood organizations, community centers, Louisville Metro representatives, schools, universities, service learning instructors, local landscapers, and non-profit organizations • Facilitated community discussions, community garden meetings, Louisville Grows program meetings, and conversations around food justice and sustainability issues • Organized records and created systems and procedures for Louisville Grows, Inc. during an eight-fold growth of the 2013 operating budget • Provided an annual report for the 2013 Shippingport Memorial Garden and educational programs Show less



Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

• United States
• Religious Institutions
• 700 & Above Employee

• Administrative Assistant for World Mission's Middle East, Europe, and Central Asia office

  • Mar 2013 - May 2013

  • Supported the work of mission coworkers in the Middle East, Europe, and Central Asia • Managed the 2013 Healthy Women Healthy Families Mother's Day card fundraising program • Supported the work of mission coworkers in the Middle East, Europe, and Central Asia • Managed the 2013 Healthy Women Healthy Families Mother's Day card fundraising program



New York City Coalition Against Hunger

• Presbyterian Hunger Program, PC(USA), Louisville, KY

• Community Food Security Organizer

  • Feb 2012 - Feb 2013

  Organizational Support: • Glean Together! with Kentucky Interfaith Power and Light, Shawnee People’s Garden, Refugee Agricultural Partnership Program, Briargate Presbyterian Church community garden, Breaking New Grounds, Louisville Habitat for Humanity, Shawnee Fresh Stop, and Network Center for Community Change food justice house meetings Facilitation and Workshops: • Facilitated monthly meetings for the Shawnee Fresh Stop, the People’s Garden, and Glean Together! • Organized and facilitated house meetings with members of the Network Center for Community Change to enact food equity in their communities • Planned and led hands-on workshops about home gardening for Habitat for Humanity partner families • Organized and led a food security and community organizing workshop at Together for Justice, an international conference led by Joining Hands, a program of the Presbyterian Hunger Program • Organized and led a community engagement and resource sharing workshop at the 2012 Growing Power Conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin • Designed and led 6 children’s garden workshops at the People’s Garden for day camps, church groups, and community youth Resources and Curriculum Development: • Established the Louisville Food Blog, a food involvement and informational website for residents and food workers in Louisville, Kentucky: www.louisvillefoodblog.wordpress.com • Collaborated with the Louisville Metro Health Department to plan Youth Harvest Louisville, a summer program for high school students to get experience with urban farming, planning, marketing, and selling produce • Created a children’s garden curriculum and resource guide for day camps, schools, and churches • Designed and distributed 5000 copies of a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) brochure that includes information about applying for SNAP and healthy eating Show less



University of Missouri-Columbia

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Biochemistry Laboratory Technician

  • Aug 2007 - Jan 2012

  • Agar plating, cancer cell plate transfer, instrument and solution preparation for lab focused on the role of carbohydrate and protein-protein interactions in cancer cells • Biohazard Certified • Radiation Safety Certified • Agar plating, cancer cell plate transfer, instrument and solution preparation for lab focused on the role of carbohydrate and protein-protein interactions in cancer cells • Biohazard Certified • Radiation Safety Certified



Sanborn Western Camps/Colorado Outdoor Education Center

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Arts and Crafts Coordinator

  • May 2011 - Aug 2011

  • Scheduled and planned 30 projects per week including art-focused overnight hiking trips, 3-day camping trips, and day activities • Trained counselors to lead various classes and projects • Taught intensive courses in darkroom photography and wheel-thrown pottery • Managed the program budget and ordered supplies for each session • Assisted with daily office work, general camp duties, and evening programming • Scheduled and planned 30 projects per week including art-focused overnight hiking trips, 3-day camping trips, and day activities • Trained counselors to lead various classes and projects • Taught intensive courses in darkroom photography and wheel-thrown pottery • Managed the program budget and ordered supplies for each session • Assisted with daily office work, general camp duties, and evening programming



Dairy Farmers of America

• United States
• Dairy Product Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sustainability Intern

  • Jun 2010 - Aug 2010

  • Researched and presented information about DFA member farms, energy use, processing plants, and efficiency • Calculated carbon emissions for DFA products from member farms to processing plants • Wrote case studies describing efficient practices at DFA processing plants • Contacted DFA members’ congressmen in regards to board nominations and record updating • Researched and presented information about DFA member farms, energy use, processing plants, and efficiency • Calculated carbon emissions for DFA products from member farms to processing plants • Wrote case studies describing efficient practices at DFA processing plants • Contacted DFA members’ congressmen in regards to board nominations and record updating



Missouri Attorney General's Office

• Jefferson City, MO

• Consumer Protection Division Intern

  • May 2008 - Feb 2009

  • Assisted investigators with automotive, credit and television service complaints, data entry and mailings • Assisted investigators with automotive, credit and television service complaints, data entry and mailings



Craft Studio

• Columbia, MO

• Student Assistant

  • Aug 2008 - Dec 2008

  • Assisted with relocation of ceramics studio • Prepared space for pottery, watercolor, sketching and darkroom classes • Promoted classes and sold craft supplies and memberships • Assisted with relocation of ceramics studio • Prepared space for pottery, watercolor, sketching and darkroom classes • Promoted classes and sold craft supplies and memberships



GetAboutColumbia

• Columbia, MO

• Independent Contractor

  • Jan 2008 - Dec 2008

  • Bike Coordinator for Bike Fest 2008: a two-day bicycle informational event • Managed partnerships with 15 organizations throughout the event • Educated over 500 students about alternative modes of transportation • Organized classes about bike maintenance and commuting for 70 students and community members • Publicized by way of bike billboards, t-shirts, campus news ads, posters, e-mail and Facebook • Bike Coordinator for Bike Fest 2008: a two-day bicycle informational event • Managed partnerships with 15 organizations throughout the event • Educated over 500 students about alternative modes of transportation • Organized classes about bike maintenance and commuting for 70 students and community members • Publicized by way of bike billboards, t-shirts, campus news ads, posters, e-mail and Facebook