Experience

Iowa Interfaith Power & Light

• United States
• Religious Institutions
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Rural Faith Organizer

  • Jun 2022 - Present

  Organizing farmers and faith leaders for climate justice Organizing farmers and faith leaders for climate justice



Pine View Angus

• Stuart, Iowa, United States

• Cattle Manager

  • Oct 2021 - Present

  Care for a 30-head cow-calf beef herd, co-manage rented cropland, CRP and hayfields, direct-market grass-fed beef through social media and relational organizing, attend Land Stewardship Project’s Farm Beginnings course, communicate with twelve farm shareholders and five board members about progress and goals, write grants for USDA cost-share programs for infrastructure improvements and pasture renovation, network with farmers, small business owners and other community members. Care for a 30-head cow-calf beef herd, co-manage rented cropland, CRP and hayfields, direct-market grass-fed beef through social media and relational organizing, attend Land Stewardship Project’s Farm Beginnings course, communicate with twelve farm shareholders and five board members about progress and goals, write grants for USDA cost-share programs for infrastructure improvements and pasture renovation, network with farmers, small business owners and other community members.



Good Courage Farm

• Hutchinson, Minnesota, United States

• Farm and Faith Intern

  • May 2021 - Oct 2021

  Facilitate weekly farm meetings, harvest, pack and deliver 10+ varieties of fresh fruits (apples, currants, grapes, sea berries, etc) and vegetables, daily goat, duck and chicken care, and assisted with on-farm events hosting farming and faith groups. As one of the first farm and faith interns at Good Courage, I worked with Jen and Kerri to establish routines and standards for the farm and the internship. Facilitate weekly farm meetings, harvest, pack and deliver 10+ varieties of fresh fruits (apples, currants, grapes, sea berries, etc) and vegetables, daily goat, duck and chicken care, and assisted with on-farm events hosting farming and faith groups. As one of the first farm and faith interns at Good Courage, I worked with Jen and Kerri to establish routines and standards for the farm and the internship.



CROSSROADS COMMUNITY FARM, LLC

• United States

• Farm Worker

  • May 2020 - Oct 2020

  Seed, transplant, harvest, wash and pack 50+ crops for thousand member CSA. Weekly CSA deliveries to Madison metro using a box truck. Seed, transplant, harvest, wash and pack 50+ crops for thousand member CSA. Weekly CSA deliveries to Madison metro using a box truck.



Lost Larson Bakery

• Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Barista

  • Dec 2019 - Mar 2020

  Greet customers, prepare specialty espresso and tea beverages, evening table service and wine pairing. Greet customers, prepare specialty espresso and tea beverages, evening table service and wine pairing.



TURNIP ROCK FARM

• United States

• Farm Worker

  • May 2019 - Oct 2019

  Daily fencing for dairy cattle grazing rotations, pig chores, seed, transplant, harvest, wash and pack 160-member CSA. Daily fencing for dairy cattle grazing rotations, pig chores, seed, transplant, harvest, wash and pack 160-member CSA.



Tillie’s Farmhouse

• St Paul, Minnesota, United States

• Barista

  • Dec 2018 - May 2019

  Prepared specialty cocktails and espresso beverages, greeted guests, ran food and operated cash register. Prepared specialty cocktails and espresso beverages, greeted guests, ran food and operated cash register.



Macalester College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• MacSHARE Manager

  • Sep 2017 - May 2019

  As co-founder of Mac Sustainable, Healthy, Anti-Racist Economy (MacSHARE), I networked with 15+ organizations and departments to problem-solve food access barriers around food insecurity and difficulty accessing culturally significant foods. I coordinated twice-monthly local/organic bulk food sale, prioritizing local BIPOC-owned farm sourced produce. I managed our books, facilitated weekly meetings, sent out weekly email blasts, recruited members and customers and presented the project at Augsburg and the Cooperative Food Empowerment Directive (CoFED). Show less

• Into the Streets Coordinator

  • Jun 2017 - Sep 2017

  Planned six civic engagement centered neighborhood tours for first year orientation week, created informative materials and trained students and staff to lead tours, identified and collaborated with community organizations such as the East Side Freedom Library, Intermedia Arts and the Walker Art Center to plan tours and activities. Led a tour of East Side Saint Paul for 30 students.

• Resident Assistant

  • Aug 2016 - May 2017

  Supervised 19 residents in an intentional vegetarian community, conducted one-on-one conversations with each resident, supported them through personal and academic difficulties, facilitated weekly meetings, and created monthly educational bulletin boards. Received mental health and safety protocol trainings, attended weekly Residential Life meetings, completed on-call duties monthly.



Centro Juvenil de Orientación para la Salud (CEJOS)

• Granada, Andalusia, Spain

• LGBTQ+ Issues Intern

  • Feb 2018 - May 2018

  Promote sexual health services to incoming University of Granada students, assisted with community and high school educational workshops about healthy relationships and sexual health, planned a workshop about consent in cross-cultural contexts and created consent and queer resources for IES Study Abroad. Promote sexual health services to incoming University of Granada students, assisted with community and high school educational workshops about healthy relationships and sexual health, planned a workshop about consent in cross-cultural contexts and created consent and queer resources for IES Study Abroad.



Macalester College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• American Studies Office Assistant

  • Sep 2015 - May 2016