Experience

North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

• United States
• Government Administration
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Budget Administrator

  • Oct 2021 - Present

• Produce Compliance Officer

  • Apr 2019 - Oct 2021


Kansas State University
• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee
• Graduate Research Assistant

  • Aug 2017 - May 2019
• Research and Office Assistant

  • May 2017 - Aug 2017

  Worked on various projects for the department, including a look at Grade B milk regulations in other dairy prominent states and learning about how their programs are run in an effort to overhaul the program in North Carolina. Updated the file system and created digital copies of certifications for the state's food compliance officers and supervisors. Updated the Food Firms Database for the state in order to better classify certain firms for inspection purposes. Worked on various projects for the department, including a look at Grade B milk regulations in other dairy prominent states and learning about how their programs are run in an effort to overhaul the program in North Carolina. Updated the file system and created digital copies of certifications for the state's food compliance officers and supervisors. Updated the Food Firms Database for the state in order to better classify certain firms for inspection purposes.



First Baptist Church of Raleigh

• Childcare Worker

  • Aug 2013 - Jul 2017

  Teaching a lesson and craft, as well as keeping two and three year old children entertained with various educational activities. Also worked in babies class, helping with feedings and organized age appropriate activites. Teaching a lesson and craft, as well as keeping two and three year old children entertained with various educational activities. Also worked in babies class, helping with feedings and organized age appropriate activites.

• Research Assistant

  • Dec 2016 - Jan 2017

  Spent Winter Break working with the department on a research project looking at deer and rabbit processing in other states, how the process is regulated and how the facilities are inspected in hopes of updated the regulations in North Carolina. Also helped with reorganization of training records for food compliance officers. Spent Winter Break working with the department on a research project looking at deer and rabbit processing in other states, how the process is regulated and how the facilities are inspected in hopes of updated the regulations in North Carolina. Also helped with reorganization of training records for food compliance officers.

• Public Policy Intern

  • May 2016 - Jul 2016

  Spent time in the North Carolina General Assembly with the Department of Agriculture's legislative liaison. Attended committee meetings, went to session and took notes. Attend and help with events such as the Got to be NC Festival, a legislative reception and a sentinel landscape designation. Attend weekly meetings to discuss the new lab being built for the department and assist with the phase one and two conference. Helped the Marketing Division with trade negotiations, decluttering of old and saved materials and Farmer's Market events. Show less



Nash County Parks and Recreation

• Part-Time Employee

  • Aug 2010 - Jan 2016

  In charge of money and ticket sales during football season, keeping stats, running the clock and communicating with coaches, umpires and parents during baseball and basketball season. Occasional office work including answering the phone, putting together programs and taking in applications. Some concession stand work. In charge of money and ticket sales during football season, keeping stats, running the clock and communicating with coaches, umpires and parents during baseball and basketball season. Occasional office work including answering the phone, putting together programs and taking in applications. Some concession stand work.



Corner Drug Stores, Zebulon Store

• Sale Associate

  • Oct 2011 - Jan 2013

  Greeting customers as they came in, assisting them in the gift section as well as the drug store side, keeping displays up to date, running the cash register and gift wrapping. Greeting customers as they came in, assisting them in the gift section as well as the drug store side, keeping displays up to date, running the cash register and gift wrapping.