I am dedicated to increasing sustainability in food systems – and to eating deliciously. 

 

An anthropologist, I worked in international development and biodiversity conservation for 15 years. My roles extended across academia, public policy, the non-profit sector, and corporate sustainability and included serving as Forestry and Natural Resources Advisor in the Latin America & Caribbean Bureau at USAID, Chief of Staff in the Policy, Planning, and Learning Bureau at USAID, and Vice President for the Americas at the Wildlife Conservation Society, a non-profit dedicated to saving wildlife and wild places. Most recently, I worked at Oatly (the oat milk company) as co-lead of Global Sustainability, leading the company's work on regenerative agriculture and nature.

 

I am a writer on topics at the nexus of food, culture, and the environment for independent media outlets. I was the creator and lead writer for the "On Food and Conservation" column at New Worlder magazine, where I explored themes of sustainability, authenticity, and cultural identity in food and drink. I've also served as an awards judge for the James Beard Foundation, a Fellow of The Explorers' Club, an advisor to the Culinary Institute of America, and a member of the Board of Directors of Food Tank, the think tank for food.  

 

I am an avid home cook, baker, and forager of what I refer to as "public fruit", a frequenter of farmers markets, supporter of CSAs, and aficionado of agritourism establishments.  And nothing gives me more pleasure at the end of a long day than a craft saison, cider, or cocktail.

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