Manage a portfolio of conferences, collaboratives and other thought leadership initiatives—Healthy Menus Collaborative, Flavor Summit, Global Plant Forward, Worlds of Flavor—centered on foodservice operator education, sustainability, culinary innovation, and global cultural food connections.

Write press releases; copy for Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter; pitch and write essays for the website; copyediting for this nonprofit advocacy organization.

Article for CUESA Ferry Plaza Farmers Market website and newsletter highlighting two recent sellers, Ethel’s Bagels and Midnite Bagel.

Strategy and copy-editing for this global campaign engaging over 3500 youth ambassadors from around the world in Slow Food’s work on good, clean and fair food for all.

I wrote this interview and managed an accompanying Instagram takeover—click on “A-Frame Farm” in the IG highlights—for Artisan Grain Collaborative.

I wrote this interview with Brewers Association Diversity Ambassador, Dr. J., and co-organized craft beer programs for Slow Food Nations.

I wrote this interview with Quinn, founder of multi-million dollar heirloom grain company, Kamut International, for Artisan Grain Collaborative.

I founded this biweekly newsletter for Artisan Grain Collaborative to highlight the organization’s work and share news in farming, milling, brewing and distilling, and other areas pertaining to small grains. It was produced in Mailchimp and had an average open rate of 49%.

I managed communications for this nascent grassroots organization and built their following from scratch. Via social media I increased followers 700% on Instagram by introducing themed campaigns and well-received takeovers, and increased followers by 4066% on Facebook.

I led this at capacity educational program for Italian beer company, Birrificio Angelo Poretti, at this key restaurant trade show held in Chicago.

This article, focused on Turkey Red Wheat and the work of Artisan Grain Collaborative, came out of an idea and research that I pitched to the agricultural biodiversity-focused international organization, Global Crop Diversity Trust for their Food Forever 2020 website.