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

Core Qualifications

Special Skills