Experience
Food Bank For New York City
Associate Director, Nutrition Health Services / October 2018 - Present
- Direct the virtual and in-person implementation of CookShop programming including project planning and refinement; curriculum development; outreach and recruitment; training, implementation and support; budget development and procurement; contract management and deliverable achievement; program monitoring; partnership management; and supervising and mentoring of manager and coordinator level staff.
Youth Engagement Manager / May 2016 - October 2018
- Designed and led trainings for youth and education professionals focused on leadership development, organizing and advocacy skills, and issues connected to nutrition and food poverty and justice.
- Spearheaded initiatives to achieve program efficiencies and expansion; recruited, trained and supervised five coordinator-level staff; established clear goal setting; developed and ensured adherence to operational and procedures measures; and implemented and tracked budgets.
- Increased program reach by 10%, reaching over 5,000 additional students in a two-year period.
- Developed data tracking system to streamline budget and goals projections for the multi-million dollar annual budget contract.
- Redeveloped communication standards, reducing outstanding program documentation by 15%.
Senior Coordinator, Nutrition Health Services / August 2015 - May 2016
- Promoted within 10 months because of demonstrated project leadership skills.
- Prepared and led internal and external trainings to reinforce best practices, to sessions of 60-120 participants each.
- Provided oversight for teen interns in peer-to-peer health promotion and social media development.
Education Associate / July 2011 - August 2015
- Participated in research, design and development of multiple CookShop curricula.
- Coordinated post-disaster campus pantry programming for students directly affected by Hurricane Sandy in Far Rockaway, Queens.
Education
San Diego State University
Bachelor Fine Arts, Emphasis in Graphic Design / 2004 - 2008
- Dean’s List: 2004, 2007 and 2008
- Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society Member
- AIGA Student Group Member, 2006-2008
Core Qualifications
- Project & Program Management
- Educational Program Development
- Youth Leadership Development
- Social Media Strategy & Development
- Metrics & Process Improvement
- Data Collection & Tracking
- Volunteer Engagement & Management
Special Skills
- Experience Developing Salesforce Solutions and Process Improvements
- Macintosh and PC Proficient in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and Microsoft Office
- Skilled in Bookbinding and Letterpress