Experience

Center on Global Energy Policy

• United States
• Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Associate

  • Jan 2021 - Present

  Research focus: Greenhouse gas emissions from food systems; decarbonization across the food supply chain; methane abatement in waste and agriculture; soil carbon sequestration; food loss and waste.Current projects: Analyzing GHG emissions from cold chains; nexus of food systems, energy systems and economic development; co-benefits of food system GHG mitigation strategies; methane abatement in agri-food systems. Research focus: Greenhouse gas emissions from food systems; decarbonization across the food supply chain; methane abatement in waste and agriculture; soil carbon sequestration; food loss and waste.Current projects: Analyzing GHG emissions from cold chains; nexus of food systems, energy systems and economic development; co-benefits of food system GHG mitigation strategies; methane abatement in agri-food systems.



FAO

• Italy
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Consultant, Environmental Statistics

  • Aug 2020 - Present

  Conduct original research on GHG emissions from activities across the food value chain (e.g. from fertilizer cproduction to food waste disposal), and develop and disseminate GHG emissions data through FAOSTAT. I author multiple FAO publications as well as scholarly articles published in peer-reviewed scientific journals. Pioneer new methodologies, write detailed metadata, create effective data visualizations for publications. Present research methods and findings internally to UN stakeholders, and at conferences and events.



GreenItUp

• Co-Founder

  • Sep 2019 - Jan 2021

  Developing a browser extension that grants shoppers instant information on the sustainability of their online grocery purchasesWrote the business plan, built a life-cycle assessment model for food supply chains, and pitched successfully into the final round of a start-up accelerator Developing a browser extension that grants shoppers instant information on the sustainability of their online grocery purchasesWrote the business plan, built a life-cycle assessment model for food supply chains, and pitched successfully into the final round of a start-up accelerator



Columbia University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Staff Research Associate

  • May 2020 - Aug 2020

  Worked with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations to develop new data indicators that track greenhouse gas emissions from food systems by country and region.

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • Feb 2020 - May 2020

  Assisting a machine learning project to analyze and engage far right extremism and hate speech on social media



NYC Office of the Mayor

• United States
• Government Administration
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Graduate Consultant

  • Jan 2020 - May 2020

  Analyzing a list of indicators that are used in the NYC Wellbeing Index to examine structural inequities across NYC Researching and developing data driven case studies to better understand pressing city-wide public policy issues Analyzing a list of indicators that are used in the NYC Wellbeing Index to examine structural inequities across NYC Researching and developing data driven case studies to better understand pressing city-wide public policy issues



The Rockefeller Foundation

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Summer Associate, Food Initiative

  • Jun 2019 - Aug 2019

  Led strategy for a grant stream designed to improve nutrition education for healthcare professionalsCo-wrote concept notes for large grants in the global portfolio, including international research and data initiatives Led strategy for a grant stream designed to improve nutrition education for healthcare professionalsCo-wrote concept notes for large grants in the global portfolio, including international research and data initiatives



Growing Gardens

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Food Project Farm Program Manager

  • Jan 2016 - Nov 2017

  Launched an educational farm in a diverse low-income neighborhood that addressed issues of food insecurity, community empowerment, ecological awareness, and nutritional education. Launched an educational farm in a diverse low-income neighborhood that addressed issues of food insecurity, community empowerment, ecological awareness, and nutritional education.



Castanea Collective Farm

• Canada
• Farming

• Founder

  • Nov 2013 - Dec 2015

  Built a financially viable and environmentally sustainable farming business from the ground up. Pioneered innovative for-profit models that made high-quality produce accessible to low-income households. Built a financially viable and environmentally sustainable farming business from the ground up. Pioneered innovative for-profit models that made high-quality produce accessible to low-income households.