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Design and facilitate community engagement processes
Facilitate community engagement planning
Develop a community engagement strategy
Provide training on community engagement, capacity building, and community advocacy

Plan for the Future

Collaborated with Indigenous Kinship Circle (IKC) Mexico partners and Indigenous leaders to successfully local capacity and grants to support climate resilience and cultural revitalization for Indigenous peoples
Founded a community-driven nonprofit Together for Nature (TFN) focused on engaging BIPOC, environmental justice communities, and youth to participate and lead in sustainability efforts in Lake County, IL
Developed the compliance process for compostable laws for the City of San Rafael, CA
Conceived and implemented a reusable container program Eco-2-Go for Beloit College, Beloit, WI
Created and taught sustainability education programming for middle and high schoolers for in Beloit, WI
Created and led an internship program and vendor outreach plan for a sustainable start-up Sparkl Reusables in San Rafael, CA
Developed recommendations for integrating underserved producers and local climate friendly food into federal food procurement for a national organization Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) in Santa Monica, CA

Conceived, prepared, and obtained a $250,000 grant to fund community-driven research in SD with the Indigenous Kinship Circle
Developed surveys for the IKC that identify how Indigenous leaders interact with and prioritize social and ecosystem services in the Northern Great Plains
Collaborated with Buffalo Nations Grasslands Alliance to plan research that supports the socioecological resilience of Indigenous people in the Northern Great Plains
Developed an equitable community engagement plan for underserved communities for the City of San Diego, CA
Worked to institutionalize equity education at Beloit College, Beloit, WI through Students for an Inclusive Campus
Organized community to pass a school resolution to protect immigrant families in Waukegan, IL through Lake County Immigrant Advocacy (LCIA)
Compiled and analyzed a Community Needs Assessment in Beloit, WI through Community Action, Inc
Established a Complete Count Committee to include all underserved groups in the Census in Lake County, IL through LCIA
Compiled recommendations for developing equitable programs for payments for ecosystem services for a national nonprofit in Santa Monica, CA for NRDC
Developed and implemented a Sustainability Mentorship Program for youth in Lake County, IL for TFN

Led equitable engagement for IKC in order to develop community-driven strategy and connect with Indigenous communities across Turtle Island/North America
Developed a Young Professionals Working Group for the North America team of the IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic, and Social Policy
Obtained and compiled community priorities to develop a Social-Ecological Working Group for the Central Grasslands Roadmap in North America
Guided IKC in identifying priorities and shaping organizational strategy with community input
Mentored and coordinated underserved youth volunteers, developing their professional skills in Lake County, IL
Directed campaigns to challenge oppression from the local to the national in Wisconsin and Illinois through United Students for Fair Trade and LCIA
Guided and mentored a group of young professionals, teaching them how to create institutional change to advance immigrant rights in Lake County, IL through LCIA
Planned and directed community engagement efforts for a variety of direct service nonprofits in Lake County, IL
Managed partnership development for a variety of nonprofits in Lake County, IL