Experience

PCC Community Markets

• United States
• Retail Groceries
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Produce Lead

  • Dec 2022 - Present

  Business Management: Place daily orders, analyze sales and gross profit, strategize sales growth with the Produce Coordinator (direct supervisor) and store leadershipMerchandising: Build full, beautiful displays and sales floor layouts based on current sale items and knowledge of the Downtown Seattle demographicDepartment Management: Ensure short and long term projects align with store and company goals, co-manage a team of 7, train and offer continuous feedback, develop a professional development plan with each staff memberInternal Communications: Write copy for internal communications in the produce department and the downtown store Show less

• Produce Clerk

  • Dec 2021 - Dec 2022

  Chop Shop (Cut Fruit and Vegetables):Production: Chop fresh fruit and vegetables, assemble products, manage 1-4 customer displays. Manage and produce private catering orders including fruit and vegetable platters, custom fruit cups, and fruit and vegetable skewersFood Safety: Maintain Organic certification standards for cleanliness, sanitation, and temperatureManagement: Train and supervise 1-3 Produce Helper Clerks in Chop Shop; place orders for supplies and produce neededBusiness: Assess weekly sales numbers, strategize areas and ways to improve sales, create and assess new trial productsCustomer Service: Provide excellent assistance for customer needs and questions Show less



TerraCorps

• United States
• Professional Training and Coaching
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Massachusetts Program Co-Director

  • Oct 2019 - Oct 2021

  AmeriCorps Program Management: Recruit and support a diverse cohort of 48 AmeriCorps members per year; identify and cultivate partnerships with 30+ environmental non-profit organizations across Massachusetts, develop and implement AmeriCorps metrics in accordance with federal grant requirements, report data to CEO and at quarterly Board meetings Organizational Leadership: Led the Program Team of 5 as TerraCorps grew from one state (MA) to three (MA, RI, and CT), develop annual calendar, ensure short and long term projects align with mission and vision, conduct ongoing research on the needs of partner organizations Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: Stay up to date on best practices and build them into the AmeriCorps program and other current projects, provide training sessions for AmeriCorps members and partner organizations Recruitment: Manage an annual recruitment and onboarding process for ~35 service sites and 48 member positions Operations: Manage data and track program metrics in accordance with federal grant requirements, process timesheets Event Planning: Coordinate seasonal member retreats including professional development training session, service project, food, lodging, and other group bonding activities. Adjust activities to be virtual during to COVID-19 Show less



Vermont Youth Conservation Corps

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Farm Crew Leader, AmeriCorps Member

  • Aug 2019 - Nov 2019

  Field Work: Co-Lead youth crews in planting, harvesting, and washing vegetables Livestock Care: Provide care for two pigs (regularly feed and water animals, muck stalls) and a small flock of laying hens and a large flock of broiler chickens (set up and move coops and paddocks, collect eggs, clean feeders); pig and chicken processing Maintenance/Basic Construction: Assist with farm maintenance tasks like fixing and maintaining irrigation, repairing fencing, building a tool storage system, and disassembling a greenhouse Show less



Brookwood Community Farm

• United States
• Farming
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Field Crew Member

  • May 2019 - Aug 2019

  Weeding, planting, and harvesting on a 5 acre mixed-vegetable farm that uses organic practices Weeding, planting, and harvesting on a 5 acre mixed-vegetable farm that uses organic practices



New Entry Sustainable Farming Project

• Farming
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Community Engagement Coordinator, TerraCorps/AmeriCorps member

  • Aug 2018 - Jul 2019

  Community Engagement: Oversee programs to better involve local residents in New Entry initiatives, perform Community Needs Assessment, write a community engagement strategic plan Outreach and Communication: Represent the organization at community events, identify and cultivate partnerships with schools, small businesses, community organizations, and local politicians, develop social media content Volunteer Management: Recruit, train, and lead volunteers, facilitate volunteer days with community partners including schools, youth sports teams, and job training programs Show less



Friends of Trees

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Neighborhood Trees Outreach Assistant

  • Jun 2017 - Aug 2018

  Partnership: Lead outreach for the Neighborhood Trees Program in collaboration with the City of Portland and Portland Parks and Recreation, maintain regular communication with City and Parks liaisons to share outreach updates Community Outreach: Door-to-door canvass residents in strategic neighborhoods, street canvass, and table at community events, provide educational resources, recruit and lead volunteers for tree planting events Partnership: Lead outreach for the Neighborhood Trees Program in collaboration with the City of Portland and Portland Parks and Recreation, maintain regular communication with City and Parks liaisons to share outreach updates Community Outreach: Door-to-door canvass residents in strategic neighborhoods, street canvass, and table at community events, provide educational resources, recruit and lead volunteers for tree planting events



Mount Holyoke College

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Auxiliary Services Assistant

  • Jan 2017 - May 2018

  Worked in the mail room: processes and organized packages and letters as they arrived, distributed packages and letters to students and faculty, assisted with mailing packages, general customer service

• Climate Justice Organizer

  • Jan 2015 - May 2018

  Organizing: Strategize a fossil fuel divestment campaign to urge the College to remove its endowment investments in the fossil fuel industry and move towards a sustainable future; build effective working relationships with college stakeholders Community Outreach: Design educational campaigns to raise awareness of climate and social justice topics in a diverse Mount Holyoke community, table at community events, write and lead teach-ins on climate and social justice topicsCommunication: Facilitate meetings, write weekly newsletters, manage social media, maintain physical presence on campus through sidewalk chalk and flyers Show less

• Renewable Energy Teaching Assistant

  • Jan 2017 - May 2017

  Mentoring: host weekly homework help sessions with students, work individually with students who seek extra help with the courseCollaboration: work with another teaching assistant to design weekly worksheets to enhance student understanding of lecture topics

• Dishwasher

  • Jan 2015 - Dec 2015



Oregon Health & Science University

• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Undergraduate Research Assistant

  • May 2016 - Aug 2016

  Independent work: used a genetic mouse model to run a four-week experiment testing two drugs’ impact on alcohol consumption Leadership: guided two high school interns through a six week experiment comparing intermittent and continuous alcohol consumption in a mouse model Data entry and analysis: entered, organized, and analyzed data in Microsoft Excel, Systat, and SigmaPlot Independent work: used a genetic mouse model to run a four-week experiment testing two drugs’ impact on alcohol consumption Leadership: guided two high school interns through a six week experiment comparing intermittent and continuous alcohol consumption in a mouse model Data entry and analysis: entered, organized, and analyzed data in Microsoft Excel, Systat, and SigmaPlot



Adoption Mosaic

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

• Outreach Intern

  • Jun 2015 - Sep 2015

  Nonprofit representation: engaged in non profit work which aimed to offer support and unbiased educational resources to all members of the adoption community Outreach/Marketing: developed a plan to market a set of educational videos about multiracial adoption by researching and communicating with different agencies, communities, and individuals Communication: served on a panel for adoptive parents at a Chinese heritage family camp Nonprofit representation: engaged in non profit work which aimed to offer support and unbiased educational resources to all members of the adoption community Outreach/Marketing: developed a plan to market a set of educational videos about multiracial adoption by researching and communicating with different agencies, communities, and individuals Communication: served on a panel for adoptive parents at a Chinese heritage family camp



Oregon Health & Science University

• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Intern

  • Jun 2013 - Aug 2013

  Through the Saturday Academy Apprenticeships in Science and Engineering, I assisted behavioral neuroscientists Dr. John Crabbe and Dr. Pamela Metten in conducting research on alcohol abuse and genetics using a mouse model Through the Saturday Academy Apprenticeships in Science and Engineering, I assisted behavioral neuroscientists Dr. John Crabbe and Dr. Pamela Metten in conducting research on alcohol abuse and genetics using a mouse model