Experience

The Beecher's Foundation

• United States
• Food and Beverage Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Director

  • Feb 2020 - Present

• Director Of Programming

  • Oct 2017 - Feb 2020

• Curriculum Development Specialist

  • Sep 2016 - Oct 2017

• Beecher's Foundation Food Educator

  • Jan 2014 - Sep 2016

  Lead hands-on workshops throughout the Puget Sound that empower fourth and fifth graders with the cooking skills and health education to make better food choices for themselves and their families.



PCC Community Markets

• United States
• Retail Groceries
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Chef Instructor

  • Jun 2014 - Jun 2016

  Design and teach hands-on cooking classes for kids and adults in seven professional kitchens throughout the greater Seattle area. Design and teach hands-on cooking classes for kids and adults in seven professional kitchens throughout the greater Seattle area.



Pegasus Therapeutics

• Medical Device
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Crowdfunding Campaign Manager

  • Jan 2015 - Jun 2015

  -Managed IndieGoGo campaign that met goal of raising $50,000 to help design a medical device to help heal kids with coronary aneurysms. -Worked with founders to design website and create brand identity for medical device start-up -Managed IndieGoGo campaign that met goal of raising $50,000 to help design a medical device to help heal kids with coronary aneurysms. -Worked with founders to design website and create brand identity for medical device start-up



LuckySteps

• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Marketing Lead & Brand Editor

  • Mar 2014 - Nov 2014

  -Performed market analysis and advised founder in development stages -Worked closely with founder to create and develop brand identity of tech startup (website design, brand image, driving values) -Represented and pitched company in various final stage Business Plan Competitions and Incubators -Performed market analysis and advised founder in development stages -Worked closely with founder to create and develop brand identity of tech startup (website design, brand image, driving values) -Represented and pitched company in various final stage Business Plan Competitions and Incubators



Net Impact

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Co-President

  • Dec 2011 - Dec 2012

  Worked with a small team to create and manage on-campus events that connected student body with local and international efforts that use the power of business to create positive and lasting social change. Worked with a small team to create and manage on-campus events that connected student body with local and international efforts that use the power of business to create positive and lasting social change.



Wild Flavors

• Boston, MA

• Consultant, Writer and Editor

  • Feb 2010 - Oct 2011

  Worked closely with the author in developing and editing content. Authored all "Growing" sections and contributed to sidebars and page spreads. Worked closely with the author in developing and editing content. Authored all "Growing" sections and contributed to sidebars and page spreads.



Newton Community Farm

• Director of Education

  • May 2010 - Sep 2011

  -Worked closely with the farm manager and board of directors to develop and implement farm-based educational programming including summer camps for kids, gardening workshops for adults, field trips and after-school programs -Managed website and created online registration system for workshops and classes -Worked closely with the farm manager and board of directors to develop and implement farm-based educational programming including summer camps for kids, gardening workshops for adults, field trips and after-school programs -Managed website and created online registration system for workshops and classes



Haley House

• Co-Founder: Take Back the Kitchen

  • May 2007 - Aug 2011

  -Co-founded an after-school culinary arts and health education program that used food to teach cultural sensitivity to low-income teens who were at-risk for gang involvement. -Worked closely with Executive Director and Head Chef to expand and grow program to include kids, teens and parents who were disproportionately at-risk for diet-related diseases -Created new positions, hired and trained new staff -Built relationships with over thirty community centers, schools and churches in… Show more -Co-founded an after-school culinary arts and health education program that used food to teach cultural sensitivity to low-income teens who were at-risk for gang involvement. -Worked closely with Executive Director and Head Chef to expand and grow program to include kids, teens and parents who were disproportionately at-risk for diet-related diseases -Created new positions, hired and trained new staff -Built relationships with over thirty community centers, schools and churches in the area -Managed annual budget -Created and managed volunteer program -Co-wrote and edited grant proposals

• Founding Manager - Wholesale Cookie Account

  • 2008 - 2010

  -Developed and managed a wholesale cookie account that supported Haley House's social enterprise model by securing a source of steady and substantial income. -Hired and trained all employees for production line (all previously unemployed or underemployed) -The wholesale cookie account was later developed into Haley House's transitional employment program.



Eva's Garden

• South Dartmouth, MA

• Seasonal Grower

  • Mar 2009 - Nov 2009

  Lived and worked on small farm with Eva Sommaripa, pioneer of the organic farming movement in New England. Specialized in rare, high-end herbs and foraged plants. In 2010, worked closely with chef and author Didi Emmons in writing "Wild Flavors," a book about Eva's Garden. Lived and worked on small farm with Eva Sommaripa, pioneer of the organic farming movement in New England. Specialized in rare, high-end herbs and foraged plants. In 2010, worked closely with chef and author Didi Emmons in writing "Wild Flavors," a book about Eva's Garden.