Chicago Conservation Corps - Leader Trainee - Chicago Academy of Sciences

• Apr 2018 - Present

Developing and leading environmental service projects in the community on: water, energy, green space, waste & community organizing. Developing and leading environmental service projects in the community on: water, energy, green space, waste & community organizing.

Independent Researcher/Anthropologist

• Oct 2014 - Present

• Investigating historic and contemporary local food system activities (from the scale of the household to the larger regional supply chain) • Developing culturally appropriate mechanisms to capture household economy life-ways and history in local, regional and national repositories. • Investigating historic and contemporary local food system activities (from the scale of the household to the larger regional supply chain) • Developing culturally appropriate mechanisms to capture household economy life-ways and history in local, regional and national repositories.

Artist / Designer

• Sep 1990 - Present

Development - Consultant/Contractor

• 2014 - Present

• Partnering with local non-governmental community-based organizations to support educational and training programming and cultivate resources • Executing weekly produce and artisan food vendors’ market, including managing marketing and communications components to expand weekly sales of locally farmed items • Supporting artisan/value-added food incubator members expand their businesses • Facilitating meetings of and presentations to food system development entities, politicians, and government agency representatives on regional and urban agriculture contexts • Researching the local food system supply chain to increase access to opportunities for farmers, expanding community gardening, food entrepreneurship, and increase food security • Successfully secured state and private foundation funds for capital development projects and to expand operations • Delivered a presentation at a community forum and facilitated local/regional events Show less

Student Intern

• Oct 2015 - Jun 2018

• Extensive experience in both campus and off-site catering events, campus restaurant/café operations, and procurement • Facilitating execution of the Celebrity Chef du Jour plated events at the Taste of Chicago • Extensive experience in both campus and off-site catering events, campus restaurant/café operations, and procurement • Facilitating execution of the Celebrity Chef du Jour plated events at the Taste of Chicago

Volunteer - Event Facilitator for GoodFoodEXPO 2018 and the GoodFood Festival

• Mar 2018 - Mar 2018

Supported the Meet the Buyers Networking Reception event, including facilitating UIC's Student Eco-Educators on their zero-waste event activities Led the team plating tastings for the popular Chefs at Play Stage during Saturday's Good Food Fest, serving over 100+ audience per hour Supported the Meet the Buyers Networking Reception event, including facilitating UIC's Student Eco-Educators on their zero-waste event activities Led the team plating tastings for the popular Chefs at Play Stage during Saturday's Good Food Fest, serving over 100+ audience per hour

Field Supervisor

• Jun 2017 - Aug 2017

• Managed college students who were paired with high-school age youth (in the After School Matters – Summer Program) to map nearly 30,000 community assets in 6 weeks • Served as a liaison with community-based organizations, facilitating participant action research projects, and the presentation of the findings at a regional symposium • Managed college students who were paired with high-school age youth (in the After School Matters – Summer Program) to map nearly 30,000 community assets in 6 weeks • Served as a liaison with community-based organizations, facilitating participant action research projects, and the presentation of the findings at a regional symposium

College Advisor, Student Affairs

• Oct 2004 - Jul 2009

• Planned, facilitated and led large meetings, workshops, and training sessions, including career development and transition to employment • Facilitated and implemented annual student employment fair • Completed initial and final audits of students’ degree requirements and was responsible for maintaining detailed records for 800+ students • Established successful working relationships with college administrative staff and faculty • Planned, facilitated and led large meetings, workshops, and training sessions, including career development and transition to employment • Facilitated and implemented annual student employment fair • Completed initial and final audits of students’ degree requirements and was responsible for maintaining detailed records for 800+ students • Established successful working relationships with college administrative staff and faculty

Instructor - Social Sciences, Non-Western Art, Adult Education

• Sep 2002 - May 2004

• Social Science, Art/Culture Instructor: Designed and taught college-level courses in the classroom, via video conference classrooms, and on-line to: high-school dual-enrollment students, traditional college students and life-long learners • Provided training and educational support for adult-learners in Climb Wyoming program, supporting their transition to the workforce or into college programs • Social Science, Art/Culture Instructor: Designed and taught college-level courses in the classroom, via video conference classrooms, and on-line to: high-school dual-enrollment students, traditional college students and life-long learners • Provided training and educational support for adult-learners in Climb Wyoming program, supporting their transition to the workforce or into college programs