Experience

Sustainable Connections

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Communications & Events Coordinator

  • Apr 2021 - Present

  • Provide communications support for local businesses, farms, and organizations. • Conduct interviews and write articles about small businesses and farms, impactful individuals, and community issues. • Plan and execute events that connect people to the local food system. • Member of the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Committee, collaborating to ensure that the organization, and the community which it supports, is inclusive and celebratory of all people. • Provide communications support for local businesses, farms, and organizations. • Conduct interviews and write articles about small businesses and farms, impactful individuals, and community issues. • Plan and execute events that connect people to the local food system. • Member of the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Committee, collaborating to ensure that the organization, and the community which it supports, is inclusive and celebratory of all people.



Rising Academy Network

• Sierra Leone
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Curriculum Writer

  • May 2020 - Jun 2022

  • Write primary literacy curriculum and professional development curriculum for Rising On Air. • Rising On Air is an international educational initiative that developed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, delivering lessons via radio and SMS to students in over 16 countries. • Write primary literacy curriculum and professional development curriculum for Rising On Air. • Rising On Air is an international educational initiative that developed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, delivering lessons via radio and SMS to students in over 16 countries.



Shrub Farm

• Marketing Director

  • Jul 2019 - Jun 2022

  • Create content, recipes, blogs, and copy for food and beverage company. • Conduct market and trend research, recruit wholesale accounts, and facilitate DTC sales. • Increase brand awareness and engagement through multiple channels. • Facilitate community and nonprofit partnerships. • Create content, recipes, blogs, and copy for food and beverage company. • Conduct market and trend research, recruit wholesale accounts, and facilitate DTC sales. • Increase brand awareness and engagement through multiple channels. • Facilitate community and nonprofit partnerships.



WhatcomTalk: A Community Social Network

• United States
• Online Media
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Writer

  • Jul 2019 - Aug 2021

  • Pitch articles, conduct research and interviews, and write stories for community social network. • Create content for businesses and entrepreneurs looking to increase their community presence. • Share public health information through thoughtful, well-researched, and scientifically backed content. • Pitch articles, conduct research and interviews, and write stories for community social network. • Create content for businesses and entrepreneurs looking to increase their community presence. • Share public health information through thoughtful, well-researched, and scientifically backed content.



Bellingham Alive Magazine

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Contributing Writer + Photographer

  • Dec 2019 - Mar 2020

  • Conduct research and interviews for magazine articles. • Write articles related to entrepreneurship, food, community, and lifestyle. • Take professional-quality photographs for print and online publication. • Conduct research and interviews for magazine articles. • Write articles related to entrepreneurship, food, community, and lifestyle. • Take professional-quality photographs for print and online publication.



Fulbright Association

• United States
• Higher Education
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Fulbright Scholar

  • Jun 2018 - Mar 2019

  • Acted as an official cultural representative of the United States of America in India. • Taught ICSE and independently-developed English grammar, literature, and conversation curriculum to Classes 6, 7, and 8. • Acted as an official cultural representative of the United States of America in India. • Taught ICSE and independently-developed English grammar, literature, and conversation curriculum to Classes 6, 7, and 8.



Wildhood Micro-Schools

• Lead Teacher

  • Aug 2017 - Jan 2018

  • Provided social emotional instruction, literacy and numeracy skill development at outdoor/mobile school. • Facilitated communication between families and community partners. • Promoted the school through writing, photography, and video. • Provided social emotional instruction, literacy and numeracy skill development at outdoor/mobile school. • Facilitated communication between families and community partners. • Promoted the school through writing, photography, and video.



Common Threads Farm

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

• Food and Garden Educator

  • Aug 2016 - Jul 2017

  • Managed school gardens while acting as a liaison between school and community entities. • Developed and taught IB and NCSS science, literacy, nutrition, and gardening classes. • Managed school gardens while acting as a liaison between school and community entities. • Developed and taught IB and NCSS science, literacy, nutrition, and gardening classes.



Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Communications Assistant

  • Jan 2016 - Jul 2016

  • Provided advocacy and coordination expertise for award-winning environmental non-profit through community outreach and youth symposium. • Facilitated communication through newsletters, blogs, social media, and photography. • Provided advocacy and coordination expertise for award-winning environmental non-profit through community outreach and youth symposium. • Facilitated communication through newsletters, blogs, social media, and photography.



Cow Tipping Press

• Creative Writing Instructor

  • Jan 2016 - Apr 2016

  • Developed and taught creative writing classes for educational non-profit dedicated to amplifying the voices of adults with developmental disabilities. • Organized community readings of student work. • Developed and taught creative writing classes for educational non-profit dedicated to amplifying the voices of adults with developmental disabilities. • Organized community readings of student work.



Women's Environmental Institute

• United States
• Farming
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Farm Hand

  • Jun 2015 - Aug 2015

  • Performed farm work (planting, weeding, harvesting, etc.). • Maintained aquaponics system and cared for chickens. • Attended Organic Farm School to learn best agricultural practices, as well as environmental justice issues. • Performed farm work (planting, weeding, harvesting, etc.). • Maintained aquaponics system and cared for chickens. • Attended Organic Farm School to learn best agricultural practices, as well as environmental justice issues.



Sassafrass Catering

• Bar Harbor, Maine

• Cook and Server

  • May 2012 - Aug 2015

  • Grew, sourced, and prepared local food for small, woman-owned catering company. • Provided food and bartending service at weddings, parties, lunches, and other events. • Grew, sourced, and prepared local food for small, woman-owned catering company. • Provided food and bartending service at weddings, parties, lunches, and other events.