Experience

The Nashville Food Project
• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Director of Food Access

  • Aug 2023 - Present

Caney Fork Farms
• Farming
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Vegetable Manager

  • May 2021 - Aug 2023


Trader Joe's

• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Crew Member (Store Associate)/Mate (Assistant Manager)

  • Jul 2019 - Apr 2021

  - As a Crew member, I ordered and managed inventory for the produce department, leading a small team each morning in stocking and placement. - Boosted sales by cross-merchandising and creating attractive displays. - As a Mate, I performed various managerial duties, including task delegation, payroll, customer satisfaction, providing motivational team huddles, unloading the delivery trucks, and ensuring employee and customer safety. - As a Crew member, I ordered and managed inventory for the produce department, leading a small team each morning in stocking and placement. - Boosted sales by cross-merchandising and creating attractive displays. - As a Mate, I performed various managerial duties, including task delegation, payroll, customer satisfaction, providing motivational team huddles, unloading the delivery trucks, and ensuring employee and customer safety.



VIPKID

• United States
• E-Learning Providers
• 700 & Above Employee

• ELL Teacher

  • Apr 2017 - Nov 2019

  Online ELL teacher to students in China. Online ELL teacher to students in China.



Farm Nashville

• United States
• Insurance
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vegetable Production Manager/Consultant

  • Mar 2019 - Aug 2019

  - Designed the market garden layout, crop rotation, and crop plan for a 40 person CSA. -Designed the marketing plan, all marketing materials, and managed a small garden task force. -Once the garden was established, I transitioned into the role of weekly consultant throughout the summer season. - Designed the market garden layout, crop rotation, and crop plan for a 40 person CSA. -Designed the marketing plan, all marketing materials, and managed a small garden task force. -Once the garden was established, I transitioned into the role of weekly consultant throughout the summer season.



Magpie Farm

• United States
• Farming

• Business Owner

  • Jun 2018 - Jan 2019

  As owner and operator of Magpie Farm, I choose crops and cultivars, calculate crop yields, determine all seeding, transplanting, and harvest dates, order supplies, execute the farm's marketing plan, manage all farm accounts, and handle all sales and deliveries for restaurant orders, farmers markets, and CSA shares. As owner and operator of Magpie Farm, I choose crops and cultivars, calculate crop yields, determine all seeding, transplanting, and harvest dates, order supplies, execute the farm's marketing plan, manage all farm accounts, and handle all sales and deliveries for restaurant orders, farmers markets, and CSA shares.



Heritage Preservation Farm

• United States

• Market Garden Manager

  • Oct 2017 - May 2018

  As Market Garden Manager, I designed the garden layout and crop rotation, chose crops and cultivars, calculated crop yields, determined all seeding, transplanting, and harvest dates, ordered supplies, crafted the marketing plan, and managed the garden department accounts. As Market Garden Manager, I designed the garden layout and crop rotation, chose crops and cultivars, calculated crop yields, determined all seeding, transplanting, and harvest dates, ordered supplies, crafted the marketing plan, and managed the garden department accounts.

• Apprentice

  • Mar 2016 - Sep 2017

  As an apprentice at Caney Fork Farms, I aided in designing the market gardens, setting up irrigation, managing the greenhouse, record keeping, seeding, transplanting, and harvesting. I also participated in all tasks involved with setting up a small CSA, including marketing, sales, packaging, and delivering produce. As an apprentice at Caney Fork Farms, I aided in designing the market gardens, setting up irrigation, managing the greenhouse, record keeping, seeding, transplanting, and harvesting. I also participated in all tasks involved with setting up a small CSA, including marketing, sales, packaging, and delivering produce.



Cheonan City Department of Education

• ELL Teacher

  • Jan 2012 - Feb 2016

  Full-time ELL public school teacher for Seong Seong Middle School (2012-2014) and Somang Elementary School (2014-2016). Full-time ELL public school teacher for Seong Seong Middle School (2012-2014) and Somang Elementary School (2014-2016).



Trevecca Nazarene University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• AmeriCorps*VISTA

  • Oct 2010 - Oct 2012

  As an AmeriCorps*VISTA member for Trevecca Nazarene University’s Center for Social Justice, I worked primarily in their Environmental Justice Department, and gained diverse experience through a variety of responsibilities: Aided in the installation and maintenance of several community gardens, facilitated and coordinated several events and conferences, served as project leader for several volunteer groups, and authored two grants that came to fruition. As an AmeriCorps*VISTA member for Trevecca Nazarene University’s Center for Social Justice, I worked primarily in their Environmental Justice Department, and gained diverse experience through a variety of responsibilities: Aided in the installation and maintenance of several community gardens, facilitated and coordinated several events and conferences, served as project leader for several volunteer groups, and authored two grants that came to fruition.