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I’m a product designer who builds real-world solutions to social problems.
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Designing Food Infrastructure for Humans
Designing Food Infrastructure for Humans
We’ve decided what counts as “infrastructure.” Roads.
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Why Hospitals Need Mobile Markets
Why Hospitals Need Mobile Markets
Every hospital’s about to face the same problem: they’re screening for food insecurity, and the results are…
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We Need More Social Vitamins
We Need More Social Vitamins
I keep coming back to this idea: food gives us calories, but community gives us social vitamins. And right now, those…
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The NEW Cherry Truck: Designed for the Food Movement
The NEW Cherry Truck: Designed for the Food Movement
For years, the cheapest way to deal with surplus food was to send it to landfill. Now, laws like California’s SB1383…
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First in Canada: New Brunswick’s Breakfast Program for Every Student!
First in Canada: New Brunswick’s Breakfast Program for Every Student!
Back to school always brings me back: fresh new Pogs, new shoes, the excitement (and nerves) of meeting new people on…
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Mobile Markets Win: The Only Food-as-Medicine Model Delivering Long-Term Change
Mobile Markets Win: The Only Food-as-Medicine Model Delivering Long-Term Change
In food policy circles, we talk a lot about food as medicine. We celebrate produce prescriptions, medically tailored…
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Farmers’ Truck Joins USDA’s Healthy Food Financing Initiative to Expand Food Access
Farmers’ Truck Joins USDA’s Healthy Food Financing Initiative to Expand Food Access
We’re proud to share that Farmers’ Truck has officially been approved as a Technical Assistance (TA) provider for the…
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From Crayons to Kale: Sparking Food Literacy with Farmer Freddy
From Crayons to Kale: Sparking Food Literacy with Farmer Freddy
Coloring books and carrots have more in common than you’d think. We’ve been quietly building out tools to support food…
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What Racehorses Teach Us About Building a Better Workforce
What Racehorses Teach Us About Building a Better Workforce
Ask any racehorse owner: “When’s the best time to race a horse?” They’ll say: “When the horse is well rested. Well fed.
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10 Years Ago, I Had No Idea What I Was Doing
10 Years Ago, I Had No Idea What I Was Doing
This year marks 10 years since we launched The Farmers' Truck. It feels wild to even say that.
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The Economic Fallout of Suspending SNAP Benefits Suspending SNAP payments during a government shutdown can have immediate and far-reaching…
The Economic Fallout of Suspending SNAP Benefits Suspending SNAP payments during a government shutdown can have immediate and far-reaching…
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You are invited! (with a small donation upfront...) 😏
You are invited! (with a small donation upfront...) 😏
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Please check out our Clinate Resilience Strategy for California Agriculture! Much work from many who care deeply about CA ag and climate change went…
Please check out our Clinate Resilience Strategy for California Agriculture! Much work from many who care deeply about CA ag and climate change went…
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Education
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President
Enviro Plus - A Second Chance Workshop Initiative
- 2 years
Economic Empowerment
Second Chance Workshop builds self-sustaining training environments where people facing unemployment can rebuild confidence, acquire hands-on skills, and boost their employability.
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Board Member
Enviro Plus - A Second Chance Workshop Initiative
- 1 year 7 months
Economic Empowerment
Help with fundraising, business decisions, business plan, marketing, branding, vision elaboration and mentoring.
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Member of the Marketing & Communication Committee
United Way of Greater Moncton and Southeastern New Brunswick
- Present 14 years 11 months
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Member of Community Advisory Committee
Horizon Health Network
- 1 year 5 months
Health
Being the voice of the community regarding addiction & mental health services.
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Co-lead
Startup Weekend
- 5 months
Economic Empowerment
Learn, Network, Startup
In just 54 hours, you will experience the highs, lows, fun, and pressure that make up life at a startup. As you learn how to create a real company, you'll meet the very best mentors, investors, cofounders, and sponsors who are ready to help you get started. Your community is here to help you — find an event today! -
Co-lead
Startup Weekend
- 4 months
Economic Empowerment
Learn, Network, Startup
In just 54 hours, you will experience the highs, lows, fun, and pressure that make up life at a startup. As you learn how to create a real company, you'll meet the very best mentors, investors, cofounders, and sponsors who are ready to help you get started. Your community is here to help you — find an event today! -
Speaker
Startup Canada
- 1 month
Economic Empowerment
We are entrepreneurs working together to build a Canada for entrepreneurs and give a voice to the Canadian startup community.
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Volunteer
Portage
- Present 16 years 4 months
Social Services
Help Portage Atlantic with various marketing campaigns, marketing strategy, speaking engagements, MC for the recognition day. I am a graduate of Portage and a proud supporter!
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Honors & Awards
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Nominated for Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the year 2013
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French
Native or bilingual proficiency
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I'm excited to share the launch of "The Urgent Call for a U.S. National Food Strategy". I'm so proud to have worked on this project this summer along…
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Check out this new series on food law policy issues in the MAHA report! In the first part of this three part series, University of California, Los…
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Thank you to everyone who chooses to donate at the checkstand during our holiday hunger relief campaigns. Due to your consistent support, we can…
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My colleagues like to joke that I’m direct and to the point. So, in that spirit, and better late than never, I’m proud to share that I graduated this…
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Thanks to Agri-Pulse Communications for publishing my National Oilseed Processors Association (NOPA) op-ed yesterday titled "Uncertainty over tax…
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The World Trade Organization (#WTO) has ruled in favor of the #EuropeanUnion in the ongoing table olive trade dispute with the United States. The…
The World Trade Organization (#WTO) has ruled in favor of the #EuropeanUnion in the ongoing table olive trade dispute with the United States. The…
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Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research has another open position! This one will be on my immediate team: Partnerships & Development…
Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research has another open position! This one will be on my immediate team: Partnerships & Development…
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We are so honored to have had the opportunity to work with The Center for Cultural Power on their Rooted in Joy project by Ash Lukashevsky. What a…
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Over 350 households have now registered for The GrowHaus Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Program distributions at our Park Hill warehouse, and…
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