Leona Davis
Earth Grant Program Coordinator, Arizona Institutes for Resilience at University of Arizona- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Grant Writing Certificate
The Grantsmanship CenterJan, 2014- Oct, 2024
Experience
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University of Arizona
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Earth Grant Program Coordinator, Arizona Institutes for Resilience
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May 2021 - Present
- Develop and facilitate the Earth Grant program, a leadership development and paid internship program for University of Arizona students passionate about community and environmental resilience - Develop and facilitate the Earth Grant program, a leadership development and paid internship program for University of Arizona students passionate about community and environmental resilience
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Teaching Team Member
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2011 - Present
- Educational program planning, facilitation, and evaluation of the annual 72-hr Permaculture Design Certification Course, and one-day workshops on related topics - Educational program planning, facilitation, and evaluation of the annual 72-hr Permaculture Design Certification Course, and one-day workshops on related topics
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Event and Programs Coordinator
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2019 - May 2021
- Management of the Mellon-Fronteridades Creative Scholars fellowship program- Facilitation of the Confluencenter's many programs which promote collaborative, innovative, interdisciplinary scholarship at the University of Arizona, including Show & Tell and Innovation Farm - Management of the Mellon-Fronteridades Creative Scholars fellowship program- Facilitation of the Confluencenter's many programs which promote collaborative, innovative, interdisciplinary scholarship at the University of Arizona, including Show & Tell and Innovation Farm
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Research Associate
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2017 - 2019
- Environmental health citizen science program implementation, data collection and analysis, and disseminating findings through scholarly writing and presentations- Personal research focused on 1) citizen science program design for greater participation of diverse citizen scientists, and 2) participatory environmental health research models for community action - Environmental health citizen science program implementation, data collection and analysis, and disseminating findings through scholarly writing and presentations- Personal research focused on 1) citizen science program design for greater participation of diverse citizen scientists, and 2) participatory environmental health research models for community action
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Director of Partnerships and Community Impact
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2014 - 2017
- Managing relationships with 250 partner organizations across southern AZ- Facilitating collaborative food distribution and community capacity building activities with partners- Managing the departmental budget and annual small grant program- Supervising a team of five staff- Conducting program evaluation and communicating program impact - Managing relationships with 250 partner organizations across southern AZ- Facilitating collaborative food distribution and community capacity building activities with partners- Managing the departmental budget and annual small grant program- Supervising a team of five staff- Conducting program evaluation and communicating program impact
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Education and Advocacy Coordinator
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2010 - 2014
- Facilitating public education events and workshops related to food security- Collaboratively launching the community-run Las Milpitas de Cottonwood farm project- Collaboratively founding and co-facilitating “Closing the Hunger Gap,” a national network of progressive hunger relief organizations - Facilitating public education events and workshops related to food security- Collaboratively launching the community-run Las Milpitas de Cottonwood farm project- Collaboratively founding and co-facilitating “Closing the Hunger Gap,” a national network of progressive hunger relief organizations
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Technicians for Sustainability (TFS)
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United States
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Renewables & Environment
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1 - 100 Employee
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Water Harvesting Department Manager
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2008 - 2010
- Managing an installation team, departmental budget, customer communication, system design, material orders, permits, and project follow-up for residential and commercial rainwater harvesting and greywater projects - Managing an installation team, departmental budget, customer communication, system design, material orders, permits, and project follow-up for residential and commercial rainwater harvesting and greywater projects
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Education
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University of Arizona
Master's degree, Education -
University of Arizona
Bachelor of Science - BS, Natural Resources and Conservation