Experience

Canopy Farm Management
• United States
• Farming
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Directory of Strategy & Business Development

  • May 2023 - Present

TerViva
• United States
• Food & Beverages
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Business Strategy Manager

  • Apr 2019 - May 2023


AgTech Consulting

• Information Technology & Services

• Managing Director

  • 2016 - 2019

  Business development, venture investing, and strategy consultant for food and agriculture technology companies. Business development, venture investing, and strategy consultant for food and agriculture technology companies.



Monsanto Growth Ventures

• Associate

  • 2015 - 2016

  Initiated an asset-light innovation strategy for crop protection discovery. Gathered and presented market and technology diligence in advance of a Series A investment. Sourced deals, built relationships with company founders, managed deal flow and analytics for quarterly reporting. Initiated an asset-light innovation strategy for crop protection discovery. Gathered and presented market and technology diligence in advance of a Series A investment. Sourced deals, built relationships with company founders, managed deal flow and analytics for quarterly reporting.



HM.CLAUSE, Inc.

• Product Management Intern

  • Jun 2015 - Sep 2015

  Evaluated trials across California for new vegetable crop varieties; outlined product advancement recommendations through data collection and analysis; interfaced with Breeding, Product Development and Sales teams. Advanced a novel IP position for cucumber breeding. Evaluated trials across California for new vegetable crop varieties; outlined product advancement recommendations through data collection and analysis; interfaced with Breeding, Product Development and Sales teams. Advanced a novel IP position for cucumber breeding.



UC Davis

• United States
• Health, Wellness & Fitness
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graduate Researcher

  • Sep 2010 - Jun 2015

  Explored plant genetics at the intersection of the cell wall and stress response in grasses.

• Partnership Coordinator

  • Jan 2014 - Jun 2014

  Represented the university in corporate meetings with biopharmaceutical companies.Coordinated and hosted companies on campus to foster collaborative opportunities with faculty and leadership.Nurtured partnership opportunities in the agricultural and biopharmaceutical industries.



Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

• United States
• Law Practice
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Business Development Specialist

  • Sep 2008 - Aug 2010

  Led the design and implementation of a series of education courses for the firm’s CRM software. Tracked the firm’s diversity statistics; compiled a five-year trend for the Diversity Committee and firm leadership. Coordinated the firm’s 100-year anniversary event across all seven offices. Led the design and implementation of a series of education courses for the firm’s CRM software. Tracked the firm’s diversity statistics; compiled a five-year trend for the Diversity Committee and firm leadership. Coordinated the firm’s 100-year anniversary event across all seven offices.



Wildman Harrold

• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Marketing Assistant

  • Sep 2006 - Aug 2008

  Coordinated a website redesign; liaised with external agencies and marketing leadership. Ensured deadlines between internal and external stakeholders were met. Represented the firm at marketing events, maintained databases of attorney listings, managed the firm’s CRM software. Coordinated a website redesign; liaised with external agencies and marketing leadership. Ensured deadlines between internal and external stakeholders were met. Represented the firm at marketing events, maintained databases of attorney listings, managed the firm’s CRM software.



Center for Teaching and Learning in China

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• English Teacher

  • Aug 2005 - Apr 2006

  Taught oral English lessons at Bibo Middle School. Taught oral English lessons at Bibo Middle School.