Experience

Michigan Department of Education

• United States
• Government Administration
• 100 - 200 Employee

• School District Consultant, Office of Health & Nutrition Services

  • Jun 2021 - Present

  I work with child nutrition and food service data to assess program strengths and weaknesses, support partners, and ultimately build towards a more equitable, accessible, and sustainable food system in the state of Michigan. I work with child nutrition and food service data to assess program strengths and weaknesses, support partners, and ultimately build towards a more equitable, accessible, and sustainable food system in the state of Michigan.



Govern For America

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

• Govern for America Fellow

  • Jun 2021 - Present

  Govern for America builds the pipeline into public service by connecting high-potential recent graduates to high-impact roles in state governments through a two-year fellowship program. Govern for America recruits, trains, and places these emerging leaders into state governments and supports them to transform systems and activate a network of civic leaders across the nation. I am a member of the 2021 cohort of Govern for America fellows. Govern for America builds the pipeline into public service by connecting high-potential recent graduates to high-impact roles in state governments through a two-year fellowship program. Govern for America recruits, trains, and places these emerging leaders into state governments and supports them to transform systems and activate a network of civic leaders across the nation. I am a member of the 2021 cohort of Govern for America fellows.



Yale School of Public Health

• United States
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Graduate Teaching Fellow

  • Jan 2021 - May 2021

  Teaching Fellow for the Major Health Threats Course; Covered antimicrobial resistance, air pollution, and obesity; Led and developed workshops for Yale graduate students to practice skills such as systems thinking, negotiation, and health communication in applied exercises. Teaching Fellow for the Major Health Threats Course; Covered antimicrobial resistance, air pollution, and obesity; Led and developed workshops for Yale graduate students to practice skills such as systems thinking, negotiation, and health communication in applied exercises.



Love Fed Initiative

• New Haven, Connecticut, United States

• Yale President's Public Service Fellow

  • May 2020 - Aug 2020

  Love Fed is a Black-led organization that supports the populations most affected by food apartheid and environmental injustice in New Haven to achieve food sovereignty, maintain personal wellness, and practice land stewardship. Love Fed is a Black-led organization that supports the populations most affected by food apartheid and environmental injustice in New Haven to achieve food sovereignty, maintain personal wellness, and practice land stewardship.



NEW HAVEN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Contact Tracing Volunteer

  • Apr 2020 - Jun 2020

  Collaborated with the New Haven Department of Health on a team of volunteers from Yale School of Public Health and Yale School of Medicine to interview folks from the New Haven area who tested positive for COVID-19. Collaborated with the New Haven Department of Health on a team of volunteers from Yale School of Public Health and Yale School of Medicine to interview folks from the New Haven area who tested positive for COVID-19.



Yale Hospitality

• New Haven, Connecticut, United States

• Student Wellness Manager

  • Sep 2018 - May 2020

  Developed nutrition education, wellness workshops and infographic materials for college students and conducted research to support community initiatives in New Haven. Developed nutrition education, wellness workshops and infographic materials for college students and conducted research to support community initiatives in New Haven.



Orange County Public Schools

• Primary and Secondary Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Summer Food, Grants, and Nutrition Education Intern

  • May 2019 - Jul 2019

  Worked with the Grants, Nutrition Education and Summer Food team and engaged with community members at summer food service sites. Worked with the Grants, Nutrition Education and Summer Food team and engaged with community members at summer food service sites.



WHITE MEMORIAL CONSERVATION CENTER

• Litchfield, Connecticut, United States

• Wildlife Research Assistant

  • May 2018 - Jul 2018

  Conducted wildlife surveys and environmental quality assessments, led environmental education activities for middle school-aged children, and designed a community engagement platform on the web to support conservation efforts. Conducted wildlife surveys and environmental quality assessments, led environmental education activities for middle school-aged children, and designed a community engagement platform on the web to support conservation efforts.



Yale University School of Medicine

• United States
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Medical Research Assistant

  • Sep 2017 - Apr 2018

  Practiced biological and chemical lab skills and read academic papers to support research of hookworm disease and treatment at the Cappello Lab. Practiced biological and chemical lab skills and read academic papers to support research of hookworm disease and treatment at the Cappello Lab.