AlyssaA.

Wood
alyssawood28806@gmail.com

EDUCATION

SUMMARY

FloridaAtlanticUniversityHarrietL.WilkesHonorsCollege,
Jupiter,FloridaB.A.inEnvironmentalStudies,2012.
Undergraduatethesis:DinnerConversation:EatingSustainably
withoutDietaryElitism

ExperiencedNonprofitprofessional
seekingworkintheAshevillearea.
Morethanfiveyearsexperiencein
sustainableagriculturewith1year
experienceinWesternNCspecific
agriculture.

EXPERIENCE
Garden and Kitchen Coordinator, El Sol
Jupiter, Florida 2013-2014
ManagedElSolscommunitygardenandhotlunchprogram.
Raisedallnecessaryfundsforbothprogramsaswellasother
undesignatedfundsfortheagency.Plannedandexecuted
gardeningandhealthyeatingworkshopsaswellasmanaged
gardenmembership.

SKILLS
grantwritingandfundraising
programmanagement
volunteermanagement
membershipmanagement
SustainableAgriculture
forgingpartnerships
foodsafetymanager

Accomplishments

Plannedandestablishedasuccessful10,000squarefoot
organicCommunityGardenwith30plotsandover20
familiesonthewaitinglist.
Coordinatedover15,000healthymealsforfoodinsecure
clients
Plannedseveraleventsforagencyincludingannual
Thanksgivingdaydinners.
Harvestedmorethan1,000poundspergrowingseason

REFERENCES
LauraSeelbach,DigInYancey
CommunityGarden
laura.digin@yahoo.com
JocelynSkolnik,ElSol
jocelyn@friendsofelsol.org

Systems Developer VISTA, El Sol

Jupiter, Florida 2012-2013
DevotedyeartoservicetoendpovertyintheJupiterarea.Duties
toElSolashostagencyincludedcleaningupallinhouse
databases,trainingvolunteersincomputerskills,grantwriting,and
buildingoverallcapacityoforganization.
Accomplishments

Createdmanualsforallinhousedatabasesandoversaw
trainingsforallstaff.
Evaluatedprogramdataandthecollectionofthatdatato
makedatamoreefficientandaccurate

WWOOF Volunteer, Wwoof USA

Western North Carolina 2012
VolunteeredforDigInYanceyCommunityGarden,Mountain
EdibleArts,MaverickFarms,andSmokyMountainRoseManor.
Accomplishedregularandspecialtasksinfieldsandwithanimals.
Accomplishments

PlannedandbuiltseveralhugelkulturbedsatSmoky
MountainRoseManor
DesignedhumanureouthouseforDigInYancey
CommunityGarden
Designedrotatingpastureforsmallflockofchickensat
MountainEdibleArts

Intern, Florida Agricultural Extension Agency

Vero Beach, Florida 2011
AssistedwithMasterGardenersduties,communitygarden
management,elementaryagriculturaleducation,andpropagation
ofplantsandmushrooms.
Accomplishments

Designedagencysbutterflygarden
TravelledtolocalElementaryschoolstoeducatekidson
localfoodproductionandthesourceoftheirfood
AssistedMasterGardenerswithsoiltesting,pestIDs,and
logginghourselectronically.