EDUCATION

B.A. in Liberal Arts, Concentration in Critical Geography and International Development, Sarah Lawrence College 2013 (3.8 GPA)

Graphic Design Certificate, Parsons, expected completion 2021

TRAINING

Rise Up Resource Mobilization Training, 2021

Uprooting Racism in the Food System, Soul Fire Farm, 2020

Adamah Jewish Farming Fellowship, 2017

B’Naiture Youth Mentor Apprenticeship, 2015

Wilderness Skills Immersion, 2015

International Permaculture Design Course, Hasera Farm, 2014

Ladakh Project Internship, International Society for Ecology and Culture, Leh, Ladakh, 2014

Volunteer Summer, American Jewish World Service, 2009

California College of the Arts Pre-College Program, 2008

EXPERIENCE

Graphic Designer & Illustrator, Freelance. November 2015 – Present  

Consult and coach entrepreneurs and small businesses in digital communications and online marketing; Graphic design of visual materials for online and print distribution; Branding design; Project management;  Newsletter writing and publication; Business coaching; Social media management; Squarespace web design, Canva, Facebook, LeadPages, Mailchimp, Google Docs, Zoom. 

Co-Director, Linke Fligl. Millerton, NY—August 2017 – Present

Manage organization as part of a 3 person collective; Manage communications, grant writing, fundraising and staff team; Care for 200 chickens and 1⁄4 acre of organic vegetables; Lead Jewish rituals and organize to build Jewish ritual communities and networks; Plan and facilitate off-grid community programs including Rosh Chodesh farm days, Shabbatonim, and annual multiple day Sukkot festival; Run year long Cultural Organizing Team leadership development program.

Director of Organizational Change, Isabella Freedman. Falls Village, CT—October 2017 – January 2020

Managed scheduling, staffing, training and orientation for retreat center, serving groups from 10-300 year round; Managed change projects at the organizational level including how we collect and utilize evaluation data, facilitate all staff meetings and cross-departmental process, improve authority and communication across the org; Improved staff culture through planning and facilitating staff retreats for diverse multi-racial, class and gender diverse staff of 50; Coordinated and managed work trade program of 100 participants per season.

PROJECTS

• Nishmat Shoom, Founding Member & Ritual Leader: Northampton, MA—Fall 2018-Present

• JVP Havurah Network, Strategy Team: Remote— Spring 2018-Fall 2020

• Qualitative Research, Microfinance and the Poverty Alleviation Fund: Nepal— Spring 2012

• Linda Vista Community Garden: Ontario, CA— Fall 2011