Experience

IPES-Food

• Belgium
• Think Tanks
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Deputy Director

  • May 2016 - Present



Carleton University

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• PhD

  • Sep 2010 - Jan 2017

  • Doctoral research on governance frameworks that drive sustainable food system development at the local level; my research included four case studies in Canada and the EU (France and the UK).• Held Teaching Assistant positions for courses such as Politics of Development & Underdevelopment (PSCI2102A), Global Politics (PSCI2601), Globalization & Human Rights (PSCI3802), and the Politics of War in Africa (PSCI3101); and served as a TA substitute for Great Political Questions (PSCI1001B).• Successfully passed my comprehensive exams in the fields of International Relations and Comparative Politics in August 2011.

• Instructor

  • Sep 2014 - Dec 2015

  • Taught "The Politics of Food" (PSCI3809 in Fall 2014 and PSCI2609 in Fall 2015) for junior and senior undergraduates; topics ranged from Food Aid, Local Food Systems, to Climate Change & Agricultural Adaptation.• My teaching was evaluated by student as a 4.5/5, rating higher than the department average. I was recognized by the department for excellent student feedback.

• Researcher

  • Jan 2012 - Mar 2015

  • Researcher for the Activating Change Together January 2012-February 2015 for Community Food Security” (ACT for CFS) Project• Conducted participatory research and analysis on community food security opportunities in Nova Scotia, resulting in a series of reports and conference presentations.• Developed a policy mapping tool and co-piloted a workshop for community food security stakeholders to build capacity around policy change. I led this workshop at the Nova Scotia Food Gathering in May 2013, and at the ACT for CFS Team Gathering in August 2013. The workshops have since been taken to communities across Nova Scotia by other project members.• Managed Policy Working Group activities (e.g. contacts, meetings, agendas, reports)

• Researcher

  • May 2014 - Dec 2014

  • Conducted survey analysis to identify capacity to support food production in public institutions for the SOIL Project under Drs. Irena Knezevic and Phil Mount. • Developed an interview tool and conducted interviews with key stakeholders to understand existingopportunities and constraints to on-site food production. I analyzed and reported on research findings for the project’s feasibility assessment stage.



Georgetown University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • 2008 - Apr 2010

  • Conducted research in French and English on French public opinion towards American culture and politics in the 1980s and proofing preliminary chapters for Dr. Richard Kuisel’s book, The French Way (2011) • Conducted research in French and English on French public opinion towards American culture and politics in the 1980s and proofing preliminary chapters for Dr. Richard Kuisel’s book, The French Way (2011)



Delegation of the European Union to the United States

• United States
• Government Relations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Trade & Agriculture Section Intern

  • Sep 2009 - Dec 2009

  • Monitored and reported on American policy and legislative developments, with specific emphasis on climate change policy, the U.S. dairy crisis, WTO cases, and U.S. nutritional programs by attending Congressional hearings and conferences.• Provided targeted research and analysis on the impact of climate change policy on U.S. agriculture and on U.S. child nutrition programs for the EU Commission in Brussels.• Assisted for the Delegation’s Agriculture Counsellor and EU Commission visitors during meetings with Senate, USDA and USTR officials.



Organic Consumers Association

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Federal Lobbying Intern

  • Jan 2009 - Aug 2009

  • Published articles and outreach material on sustainable alternatives to current domestic food and agricultural policy to maintain the OCA’s online presence through its website and social media.• Contributed to the design and implementation of the OCA’s Appetite for Change Campaign by lobbying and promoting education on child nutrition issues, with a focus on the upcoming reauthorization of the U.S. Child Nutrition Act.• Worked alongside public and non-profit partners, including the office of Congressman Blumenauer, Food & Water Watch, and Organic Valley to promote organic food, sustainable agricultural and environmental policies in upcoming US Agricultural bills.• Traveled to San Miguel de Allende, Mexico to help facilitate the OCA’s first conference through its sister organization, Via Organica; the event helped create a peer-to-peer network of smallholders farmers interested in organic agriculture to improve local livelihoods.• Spoke on behalf of the OCA as a food security panelist at the Youth Powershift Conference 2009.