Experience

City of Portland, Maine

• United States
• Government Administration
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Sustainability Associate

  • Aug 2022 - Present

  Supporting the Sustainability Office’s mandate to collaborate with all City departments, other municipalities, community organizations, citizens, and businesses seeking to conserve energy, reduce waste, and preserve our natural resources. Responsibilities include assisting with the development, implementation, and management of sustainability programs and policies related to energy efficiency, waste reduction and recycling, active transportation, pesticide reduction, coastal resilience, and One Climate Future, the City’s climate action and adaptation plan. Other duties include developing campaigns, outreach materials, and reports to educate the community about current sustainability initiatives and garner support and compliance with new policies and programs in Portland.



University of Maine

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Honors Associate

  • Aug 2021 - Jun 2022

  My role as an Honors College Associate entailed pursuing, developing, and improving communication among the Honors College and important constituencies to include alumni, prospective students, donors, faculty, and campus units. I also advised students across all four years in the Honors College, coordinated a sequence of lecture sessions, co-taught an upper level Honors course, and helped upperclassmen through the Honors thesis process. Other responsibilities included supporting the Dean and other fellow staff members in the office, maintaining administrative academic records, training and supervising a team of undergraduate Honors student ambassadors, and improving the curriculum, programs, and opportunities of the Honors College.



ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, MAINE DEPARTMENT OF

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sustainability Intern

  • May 2021 - Aug 2021

  Sustainability Intern at Maine Department of Environmental Protection, coordinated through the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center. In this position, within the Materials Management Division, I focused on projects involving Maine's product stewardship programs and outreach on voluntary waste reduction and recycling initiatives with municipalities, businesses, and community groups. Sustainability Intern at Maine Department of Environmental Protection, coordinated through the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center. In this position, within the Materials Management Division, I focused on projects involving Maine's product stewardship programs and outreach on voluntary waste reduction and recycling initiatives with municipalities, businesses, and community groups.



University of Maine Cooperative Extension

• Orono, Maine, United States

• Field Research Assistant

  • Jun 2020 - Apr 2021

  Working with Dr. John Jemison, extension professor and operating director of the Orono Community Garden, to conduct various agricultural research projects. The role also includes managing and maintaining the Orono Community Garden project: growing fresh food, delivering produce to local senior housing complexes, and learning how to build community-driven civic agricultural systems. Working with Dr. John Jemison, extension professor and operating director of the Orono Community Garden, to conduct various agricultural research projects. The role also includes managing and maintaining the Orono Community Garden project: growing fresh food, delivering produce to local senior housing complexes, and learning how to build community-driven civic agricultural systems.



Maine Center for Research in STEM Education

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Student Instructor

  • Sep 2018 - Dec 2020

  Employed by Dr. Sara Lindahl, and followed by Dr. Jonathan Kreps, and then Dr. Chatenever as a Maine Learning Assistant for the department of chemistry at the University of Maine. Later assisted Dr. Ek Han Tan as a MLA for a course in genetics. This positions have provided experience in preparing material to be used in the classroom, meeting weekly with professors, facilitating review sessions, and assisting students in large-enrollment STEM courses through the difficult concepts and assigned problems.



Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions

• United States
• Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Undergraduate Research Assistant

  • Aug 2019 - Jun 2020

  Working with an interdisciplinary UMaine faculty and student led team, part of the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions, we are currently in the process of conducting research and meeting with the stakeholders involved in the production and diversion of food waste in Maine, evaluating solutions that could fit their specific needs, and proposing solutions that Maine, as a state, could use to help reduce generated food waste, lower business operating costs, and fight food insecurity in the 9th most insecure state in the nation. My team worked with Maine’s major food business stakeholders including retailers, distributors, farmers, manufacturers, hospitality, hospitals, schools, Congresswoman Pingree’s office, and more to identify the food waste solutions that would be most appropriate for Maine. As of June 2020, we had identified our six food waste solutions, reviewed them in a series of stakeholder presentations, and finalized a report on our findings. I ended my engagement with the project, however the project is still moving forward beginning implementation next steps – additional state government presentation sessions, external private/public funding proposals and meetings, and a pilot project design and launch.



Krista's Restaurant and Catering

• Cornish, Maine

• Waitstaff

  • Feb 2014 - Jan 2020

  Trained and employed as a waitress, hostess, bartender in a fast-paced, high-quality restaurant. Responsible for managing any positions in the front of the house and responding to a variety of customer needs. Trained and employed as a waitress, hostess, bartender in a fast-paced, high-quality restaurant. Responsible for managing any positions in the front of the house and responding to a variety of customer needs.