2020 Antarctica | Baking and Decorating the Stories of Antarctic Science McMurdo Station; United States Antarctic Program (contracted full-time employee / off-hours artist) 2019 Alaska | Bakepacking: Documenting Environmental Change by Crafting Pastry in the Wild Backcountry Chugach National Forest, Exit Glacier, Harding Icefield, Matanuska Glacier, Kenai Fjords National Park 2017 East Africa (solo expedition) | Cooking, Eating, and Sharing Stories with Tribespeople, Subsistence Farmers, and Refugee Populations Democratic Republic of Congo, Lake Victoria, Remba Island, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Morocco 2015 Haiti + Dominican Republic | Studying Models of Micro-Enterprise Development, Poverty Alleviation, and Sustainable Agriculture Rio Limpio, DR; Dajabon border community; Milot, Haiti; Cap-Haitian, Haiti 2015 Patagonia | Trekking the W Circuit and Attempting to Hitch a Sailing Vessel Up the Coast of Chile Ushuaia, Argentina; Parque Nacional Torres del Paine; Parque Nacional Los Glaciares 2015 Colombia | Exploring One of the Most Densely Populated Islands on Earth Santa Cruz del Islote, Cartagena
O U T D O O R T R A I N I N G // C E R T I F I C A T I O N S
2021-23 Alaskan Glacier Guide: interpretive glacier hiking and ice climbing trips (Exit Glacier Guides) 2020 Antarctic Winter Search and Rescue Team Member (JASART) 2020 Radio Communication: Daily Work and Emergency (JASART + USAP) 2020 HAZWOPER: Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Management (Lion) 2020 Equipment Operator: Forklift, Bucket, Tracks, Snowmobile, Hägglund, Piston Bully (USAP) 2019 Wilderness First Responder + CPR (NOLS/WMI) 2019 FEMA IS-100.C: Introduction to the Incident Command System (EMI) 2019 FEMA IS-200.C: Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response (EMI) ** Backcountry proficiency includes snow/crevasse rope rescue systems, RADAR/GPS/RDF/FLIR, four-season camping, glacier crossing, kayaking, canoeing, backpacking, top-roping, belaying, rappelling, snow shelter construction, white-out training, basic ice climbing, emergency response, medical monitoring, triaging, gear inspection and maintenance
C O N S U L T I N G
2021 Weeping Willow Cakes; Queenstown, New Zealand (menu development + business strategy) 2016 Craft Kolache; Richmond, VA (on-site culinary development) 2016 Argencove Chocolate; Nicaragua (remote competitor analysis + industry research)
E X T E R N A L E M P L O Y M E N T
2022-2024 NASA Camp Field Coordinator; US Antarctic Program, Antarctica 2021-2023 Lead Guide; Exit Glacier Guides, Alaska 2022-2022 Soundscape Ecology Assistant; Anchorage Museum, Alaska (3-month contract) 2018-2020 Hazardous Waste Technician (winter) + Sous Chef (summer); US Antarctic Program, Antarctica 2015-2018 Head of Production; Nine Cakes, Brooklyn, NY 2015-2018 Agriculture Apprentice (2015) + Pastry Chef-in-Residence (2016-2018); Brooklyn Grange Rooftop Farm, Brooklyn NY 2013-2015 Education Outreach + Events Coordinator; Mast Brothers Chocolate, Brooklyn, NY 2010-2013 Head Chef + Catering Director; Stella’s Restaurant, Ithaca, NY 2011-2013 Pastry Sous Chef; Sarah’s Patisserie, Ithaca, NY 2009-2010 Pastry Lead Chef; Lake Powell Resort, Page, AZ