Experience

MindClick

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vendor Account Manager | Architecture and Design

  • Jun 2021 - Present

  MindClick is an environmental health product intelligence company that drives transparency and innovation across organizations and their supply chains to help meet global demand for better products and healthier environments. MindClick is an environmental health product intelligence company that drives transparency and innovation across organizations and their supply chains to help meet global demand for better products and healthier environments.



Demar Leather

• United States
• Design Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Manager + Sustainability Coordinator

  • Jan 2021 - Jun 2021

  Demar Leather designs and manufactures innovative, high-quality leathers for the hospitality and interior design community. - Manage partnership with MindClick MSAP including supply chain evaluation, data collection, development of marketing materials - Communicate with supply chain partners to collect verification regarding facility carbon footprint, social & environmental compliance, and detailed manufacturing specifications - Initiate internal projects to improve company transparency and ethical practices - Field new client projects and inquiries to assess needs and provide recommendations, quotes, and production timelines - Work with designers to develop leathers that meet project needs in design, durability, sustainability, and cost - Coordinate between designers, purchasers, and manufacturing partners to provide project assistance from initial inquiry through to final product delivery Show less



Skilled Laborers Brigade

• Apparel & Fashion
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sourcing Manager

  • Mar 2020 - Mar 2021

  The Skilled Laborers Brigade is an organization comprised of skilled apparel makers and domestic factories leveraging a hybrid production model to create jobs and a safer, more nimble way of manufacturing. SLB is committed to sustainable and circular manufacturing processes. We address these challenges and opportunities from the start, including designing out waste, designing for repair and recycling, and choosing climate beneficial materials. - Assessed fabric and trim needs for white label and client projects, researched materials for apparel production at various scales - Communicated with vendors, sourced materials, and managed inventory - Built and updated fabric and trim index with current vendor volumes and new materials - Coordinated transportation of materials and product in a decentralized manufacturing model Show less



FABSCRAP

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• • Sep 2018 - Nov 2019

  FABSCRAP is a convenient and transparent textile recycling and reuse service, an affordable and accessible materials resource, and is dedicated to educating and empowering a diverse community of change makers. FABSCRAP endeavors to end commercial textile “waste” and maximize the value of unused fabric.- Onboard fashion, interior and production companies for textile recycling services- Develop, launch, and grow a corporate volunteer program encouraging volunteering, monetary donations, and corporate sustainability education- Manage the growth and training of 5,000+ community volunteers - Create and implement incentive programs for volunteer retention- Develop educational programming, conduct facility tours, and guest lecture for students and industry professionals including Parsons, Pratt, FIT, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Yale, University of Philadelphia - Maintain data collection and monthly analytics across operations - Develop content and images for data reporting to brands and community in the form of annual reports- Manage merchandising and retail of fabric sales at warehouse location- Organize external events, such as fabric sales, impact volunteer events, and community engagement opportunities- Represent the organization at industry events, trade shows, schools, pop ups Show less

• • Sep 2017 - Sep 2018

• • Jun 2017 - Aug 2017

  The Maharam STEAM fellowship provides the spring board for artists and designers to work in areas not typically associated with art and design, encouraging real change in policy and practice in local and global communities. Annie worked with the non-profit FABSCRAP to develop community engagement and education around textile waste.



Textile Exchange

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Membership Coordinator Assistant

  • Mar 2019 - Jun 2019

  Textile Exchange is a global nonprofit that upholds preferred fiber and material standards and accelerates collective action through connecting a robust network of industry leaders. -Assisted in building a resource library for the Hub, a connectivity platform for TE Member Brands to find information and share industry insights -Updating data and resources on internal and client facing platforms Textile Exchange is a global nonprofit that upholds preferred fiber and material standards and accelerates collective action through connecting a robust network of industry leaders. -Assisted in building a resource library for the Hub, a connectivity platform for TE Member Brands to find information and share industry insights -Updating data and resources on internal and client facing platforms



Southside Community Land Trust

• United States
• Food Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• RISD Leadership and Community Engagement Fellow

  • Oct 2016 - May 2017

  RISD's Leadership and Community Engagement Fellowship provides fellows the opportunity to work closely with a Providence based non-profit for the length of a year. That involvement is enhanced by service projects with other organizations throughout the city as well as leadership training and work to bring resources to the RISD community. RISD's Leadership and Community Engagement Fellowship provides fellows the opportunity to work closely with a Providence based non-profit for the length of a year. That involvement is enhanced by service projects with other organizations throughout the city as well as leadership training and work to bring resources to the RISD community.



Rhode Island School of Design

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• • Sep 2014 - May 2017

  RISD Center of Student Involvment provides the RISD community with co-curricular programs, leadership opportunities and key campus resources that bridge the RISD experience with real-world connections by cultivating collaborative learning, social engagement, and personal and professional development.

• • Jan 2016 - Jan 2016

  Teaching basic hand knitting and weaving techniques to fellow RISD and Brown University students, I had the opportunity to developed short lesson plans, demonstrations and examples to instruct my peers in these fun and useful skills.

• • Sep 2015 - Dec 2015

  Fibers and Dyeing is a course in the fundamentals of textile materials and finishing processes. This class provides theory and the experience in applying understanding of fibers and dyeing techniques. Working with Professor Richard Killeaney, I provided instruction in fiber spinning, identifying fiber types, research in material sourcing as well as safety and proper techniques using Acid, MX Fiber Reactive, Disperse and Transperse dyes.



Brooklyn Fashion + Design Accelerator

• Brooklyn, NY

• Brooklyn Fashion + Design Accelerator Knitwear Production Lab Intern

  • Jun 2016 - Aug 2016

  The BF+DA is a hub for ethical fashion and design that provides design entrepreneurs, creative technologists and industry professionals with the resources they need to transform their ideas into successful, triple bottom line businesses. The BF+DA is a hub for ethical fashion and design that provides design entrepreneurs, creative technologists and industry professionals with the resources they need to transform their ideas into successful, triple bottom line businesses.