About Me
Since 2017, I’ve been studying and working with the mission to advocate for sustainable fisheries in food systems. During my thesis at Hampshire College I investigated perceptions of sustainable fisheries and aquaculture products and process in New York and the greater New England Area. Since, I have been motivated to support sustainable fisheries and aquaculture by working with and supporting companies with the drive to provide sustainable products and education to consumers.
Previous Work
Wholesale & Retail Staff Training
With this project, my goal was to support and educate staff on sustainable products and processes. I assisted in the implementation of training programs. Specifically, my role was to inform staff of any products the company carried that were considered sustainable by specific standards, as well to inform them of any updates to those products or additions of new ones.
Future Work
Projects I would like to engage with over the next few years include:
Chef Collaboration
Chefs are key players in consumers perceptions of food and therefore, can push the philosophy and practice of supporting sustainable seafood. I would like to work with chefs that are advocated for sustainable seafood or are interested in supporting sustainable seafood and want to learn more about fisheries food systems.
Content Development
Documentation of the sustainable seafood movement is a necessary means of engaging advocates. High quality writing, photos, and videos are key in documentation. I would like to engage with production of content with the processes behind sustainable seafood, and education of sustainable seafood in mind.
Sustainable Seafood Accessibility
There is a price to sustainable, transparent food systems and high quality product. I would like to learn more about efforts to increase accessibility of sustainable seafood products and responsible consumption education. I am especially interested in efforts to increase education efforts about sustainable seafood and food systems in public school systems.
