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Education
Candidate, Master of Science
Department of Community Sustainability
Michigan State University
Environmental and Natural Resource Economics Bachelor of Science
Minors: Leadership Studies, Hunger Studies, Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems
Peace Corps Pre-Program (Agriculture, Environment)
Oaxaca, Mexico (Sustainable Agriculture, Gender and the Environment)
Honors Program
University of Rhode Island (URI)
Research Experience
Research Assistant
URI Department of Plant Sciences and Entomology
May 2017-August 2017
Current and historical production and use of herbs by ethnic and migrant communities in Providence, RI
Student Researcher
URI Honors Program
May 2016-May 2017 Kingston RI
Buen Provecho: Dominican Immigrants food culture changes in Providence, RI
Needs Assessment Researcher
URI Cooperative Extension
October 2014-December 2016, Kingston
RIHorticulture Education Access of Minority Groups in the City of Providence
Science and Engineering Fellow
URI Department of Marine Affairs
May 2015-August 2016 , Kingston,RI
First Steps Towards Seaport Resilience Index: Bananas, Climate Change and U.S. Food Supply
Leadership and Service
Leadership and Service
Outreach and Communications Chair
Rhode Island Food Policy Council
January 2017- August 2018, Providence, RI
Board Member
North Providence Juvenile Justice Hearing Board
May 2014 – August 2017, North Providence, RI
Board Member
North Central Chamber of Commerce
January 2014 –January 2015, North Providence, RI
Academic Affairs Chair
URI Student Senate Inc.,
October 2013-April 2017, Kingston, RI
President
URI Student Action for Sustainability
April 2014-April 2016, Kingston, RI
Academic Resources Chair
URI Seeds of Success
April 2014-April 2015, Kingston, RI
President
URI Environmental & Natural Resources Economics Student Association
April 2016-April 2017, Kingston, RI
Ambassador
URI College of Environmental & Life Sciences
September 2014-April 2016, Kingston, RI
Chair
North Providence Youth Commission
July 2012 – June 2013, North Providence, RI
Employment History
Bilingual Outreach And Education Facilitator
RI Resource Recovery Corporation
February 2018-August 2018
Policy Analyst Intern
USDA Agricultural Marketing Services National Organic Program, Washington, DC
September 2017-December 2017
URI Master Gardener Program Volunteer Education Assistant
URI Cooperative Extension, Kingston, RI
September 2016-August 2017
Natural Resources Specialist
Bureau of Land Management, Washington, DC
June 2016- August 2016
Student Coordinator
URI Housing and Residential Life, Kingston, RI
September 2014-May 2016
Outreach & Education Intern
URI Cooperative Extension
September 2013 – December 2016, Kingston, RI
Co-Manager North Providence Farmers Market
Town of North Providence Recreation Department
April 2013 – August 2017, North Providence RI