Experience

College of the Atlantic

• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Dean of Admission

  • iul. 2013 - - Prezent

• Director of Summer Programs

  • sept. 2010 - iun. 2013

  Oversight of summer programs including: week-long residential nature program for families; graduate level courses for K-12 teachers; natural history day camp for children; field-based college credit programs for high school students; and summer conference and event services. Work included: program development and planning; marketing and recruitment; financial management; facilities scheduling and coordination.



Self-Employed

• Project Management Consultant

  • iun. 2005 - sept. 2010

  Grant-writing, research, program development and implementation, strategic planning, facilitation, writing/editing for nonprofits in eastern Maine - work was primarily in the fields of community health, environment, agriculture, food systems, and farm-to-school. Clients included: Healthy Acadia, Healthy Peninsula, Union River Healthy Communities, Hancock County Planning Commission, Friends of Blue Hill Bay, College of the Atlantic, and Child and Family Opportunities Inc. Grant-writing, research, program development and implementation, strategic planning, facilitation, writing/editing for nonprofits in eastern Maine - work was primarily in the fields of community health, environment, agriculture, food systems, and farm-to-school. Clients included: Healthy Acadia, Healthy Peninsula, Union River Healthy Communities, Hancock County Planning Commission, Friends of Blue Hill Bay, College of the Atlantic, and Child and Family Opportunities Inc.



College of the Atlantic

• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Sustainable Food Systems Program Administrator

  • dec. 2008 - iun. 2010

  Coordination, administration and implementation of a $1 million grant-funded project to link College of the Atlantic (COA) with two new transatlantic partners: the Organic Research Centre/Elm Farm (UK), and the University of Kassel's Faculty of Organic Agriculture (Germany). Work included development of internships and faculty exchanges, coordination of the "Food for Thought, Time for Action" conference in 2009, oversight of grant finances, and other projects to support the partnership and food systems academic programs.



Healthy Acadia

• United States
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Farm to School Coordinator

  • feb. 2006 - mar. 2009

  Developed and coordinated farm-to-school efforts in eastern Maine, focusing on building sustainable purchasing relationships between farms and schools/institutions. Managed all aspects of the program including fundraising/grant-writing, publications (including the Hancock County Farm to School Directory), events, and school garden development. Developed and coordinated farm-to-school efforts in eastern Maine, focusing on building sustainable purchasing relationships between farms and schools/institutions. Managed all aspects of the program including fundraising/grant-writing, publications (including the Hancock County Farm to School Directory), events, and school garden development.



Healthy Acadia

• United States
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Community Coordinator

  • ian. 2003 - iun. 2005

  Responsible for convening and coordinating participatory community development projects to build healthy communities in Maine's Mount Desert Island region, developing and administering community-based programs including a small granting program, and managing public relations and organizational support. Areas of focus: local food systems and youth empowerment. Responsible for convening and coordinating participatory community development projects to build healthy communities in Maine's Mount Desert Island region, developing and administering community-based programs including a small granting program, and managing public relations and organizational support. Areas of focus: local food systems and youth empowerment.



Institute for Social Ecology

• Program Coordinator

  • nov. 1999 - nov. 2002

  Coordinated local and regional efforts in support of sustainable, ecological agriculture. Coordinated local and regional efforts in support of sustainable, ecological agriculture.