Alyson Rosenthal
Chief Program Officer at West Side Campaign Against Hunger- Claim this Profile
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Hannah Scott, MPH
Alyson was my supervisor for a year when I worked for WSCAH. She was always available to answer questions and workshop ideas to improve our work. She created a positive working environment and had countless examples from her experience that helped us improve our work. It was a pleasure to work for Alyson.
Chris Roesel
Alyson worked for Project Concern as an intern. She was thorough and creative, working with a rural indigenous community and recording their child rearing and nutrition practices. Alyson left a thorough documentation of her work.
Hannah Scott, MPH
Alyson was my supervisor for a year when I worked for WSCAH. She was always available to answer questions and workshop ideas to improve our work. She created a positive working environment and had countless examples from her experience that helped us improve our work. It was a pleasure to work for Alyson.
Chris Roesel
Alyson worked for Project Concern as an intern. She was thorough and creative, working with a rural indigenous community and recording their child rearing and nutrition practices. Alyson left a thorough documentation of her work.
Hannah Scott, MPH
Alyson was my supervisor for a year when I worked for WSCAH. She was always available to answer questions and workshop ideas to improve our work. She created a positive working environment and had countless examples from her experience that helped us improve our work. It was a pleasure to work for Alyson.
Chris Roesel
Alyson worked for Project Concern as an intern. She was thorough and creative, working with a rural indigenous community and recording their child rearing and nutrition practices. Alyson left a thorough documentation of her work.
Hannah Scott, MPH
Alyson was my supervisor for a year when I worked for WSCAH. She was always available to answer questions and workshop ideas to improve our work. She created a positive working environment and had countless examples from her experience that helped us improve our work. It was a pleasure to work for Alyson.
Chris Roesel
Alyson worked for Project Concern as an intern. She was thorough and creative, working with a rural indigenous community and recording their child rearing and nutrition practices. Alyson left a thorough documentation of her work.
Credentials
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American Express Leadership Academy
American ExpressMay, 2019- Oct, 2024 -
Certified in Permaculture Design
Punta Mona Center for Regenerative Design & Botanical Studies -
Registered Dietitian
Commission On Dietetic Registration
Experience
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West Side Campaign Against Hunger
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Chief Program Officer
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Aug 2017 - Present
Oversee all programming at one of the largest and most successful emergency food providers in NYC, including WSCAH’s 86th Street headquarters and Mobile Market that provide more than 2.2 million pounds of food to more than 35,000 food insecure New Yorkers annually. Lead a social service department and a culinary workforce development program that works to address the underlying root causes of food insecurity and poverty. Oversee all programming at one of the largest and most successful emergency food providers in NYC, including WSCAH’s 86th Street headquarters and Mobile Market that provide more than 2.2 million pounds of food to more than 35,000 food insecure New Yorkers annually. Lead a social service department and a culinary workforce development program that works to address the underlying root causes of food insecurity and poverty.
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Children's Aid Society
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Individual and Family Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director, Food and Nutrition Programs
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May 2014 - Aug 2017
Lead all aspects of Go!Healthy; Children’s Aid Society’s (CAS) obesity prevention and health promotion initiative that follows children from birth through adolescence and beyond. The aim of the initiative is to educate youth and parents about wellness and the joys of healthy cooking and eating. The programs that fall under Go!Healthy include: 1) Go!Kids, a food and fitness curriculum for children in early childhood programming; 2) Go!Chefs, a hands-on cooking, nutrition education and gardening curricula for elementary and middle school youth; 3)Eat Smart, a USDA SNAP-ED project that employs nutrition education and policy, systems and environmental changes to address obesity; 4) Food Justice, a program that empowers youth to explore how food and social justice intersect in their communities; and 5) Go!Healthy Meals, a food service program that provides healthy, made from scratch meals for youth in early childhood and afterschool programming.
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Senior Manager, Farmers Market Programs
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Mar 2009 - Apr 2014
Responsible for all aspects of three innovative farmers’ market programs that increase access to and consumption of regional produce among low-income New Yorkers: Health Bucks, the nation’s largest city-run farmers’ market incentive program; Stellar Farmers’ Markets (SFM), a SNAP-Ed project that provides cooking and nutrition workshops to SNAP-eligible adults at farmers’ markets; and Come See What’s Cookin’, Kids! (CSWCK), a program that motivates and empowers children and their families to eat more fresh fruits and vegetables through bilingual, hands-on education workshops at farmers’ markets in high-needs neighborhoods.
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Program Evaluator, Healthy Bodegas Initiative
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Jul 2007 - Feb 2009
Responsible for program monitoring and evaluation of the Healthy Bodegas Initiative - a program that worked with small corner stores in the city’s underserved communities to stock and promote more healthful foods.
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Community Food Security Coalition
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United States
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Non-profit Organization Management
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1 - 100 Employee
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Consultant Program Evaluator/Synthesizer, Healthy Corner Stores Network
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Dec 2007 - Dec 2010
* Synthesized findings from conference calls for a national network that supports efforts to bring healthier foods into small-scale stores located in low-income and underserved communities.* Conducted mid- and end-of-year project interviews with network participants.* Designed web-based surveys and analyzed evaluation results. * Synthesized findings from conference calls for a national network that supports efforts to bring healthier foods into small-scale stores located in low-income and underserved communities.* Conducted mid- and end-of-year project interviews with network participants.* Designed web-based surveys and analyzed evaluation results.
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FoodChange
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Strategic Management Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Program Officer, Evaluation
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2004 - 2007
* Managed and coordinated data collection efforts for a complex, multi-site evaluation of an initiative that aimed to improve the eating habits and health outcomes of students within reach of the NYC school meal system.* Collaborated with partner agencies, external evaluation consultants and field-based staff to successfully implement the evaluation of the SchoolFood Plus Initiative.* Trained and supervised staff to collect data for programming monitoring and evaluation purposes.* Standardized and enhanced existing data collection methods to increase data quality and efficiency, including the implementation of a web-based data collection system.* Analyzed data and produced reports to improve programming and influence policy decisions.
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Save the Children US
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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700 & Above Employee
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Food Security, Intern
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2003 - 2003
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Project Concern International
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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200 - 300 Employee
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Dietetic Intern
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2000 - 2000
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Education
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2002 - 2004
The Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University
MS, Food Policy and Economics -
1999 - 2000
The University of New Mexico
RD, Dietetic Internship -
1995 - 1999
University of Vermont
BS, Dietetics and Nutritional Science
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