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Jess Gerrior, PhD
EDUCATION
& AWARDS
Doctor
of Philosophy in Environmental Studies, awarded 2023
Antioch University New
England, Keene NH
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Dissertation: Eating
Change: A Critical Autoethnography of Community Gardening & Social Identity
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Service Learning Project: Cultivating
Community: Portraying Work in Local Food Systems
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C&S Doctoral Fellowship, 2014-2019; Graduate Scholar,
Common Ground Publishing, 2016
Master
of Science in Environmental Studies, Environmental Education
Concentration, awarded 2011
Antioch University New
England, Keene NH
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Ginsberg-Wessels Leadership Award; Cap & Gown Book
Award; President’s Merit Scholarship
Master
of Science in Microbiology, attended 1999-2001
University of New
Hampshire, College of Life Sciences & Agriculture, Durham NH
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Graduate Teaching Assistantship, 1999-2000; Early
Admissions, 1999; Golden Key, 2000
Bachelor
of Science in Biology, awarded 1999
University
of New Hampshire, College of Life Sciences & Agriculture, Durham NH
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Magna cum laude; Golden
Key National Honor Society
FORMAL
TEACHING & LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
Lecturer, University of
New Hampshire, Agriculture, Nutrition, and Food Systems, 2023-present
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Courses: Sustainable Agriculture & Food
Production, Culinary Arts Skills Development, Taste of the Tropics,
Introductory Horticulture, Plant Pathology, Community Nutrition
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CITI Certification: Social, Behavioral, and Education (SBE)
Sciences Responsible Conduct of Research
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Faculty Service: Curriculum Committee, Student Capstone
Project Co-Principal Investigator
Lecturer, University of
Southern Maine, Food Studies Program, 2020-2023
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Courses: Food & Environment; Introduction to Food
Systems: Food, Power, and Social Justice
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Faculty Service: Food Studies Council, Curriculum Committee
Adjunct Instructor, Keene
State College, MS in Public Health Nutrition + Dietetic Internship, 2020
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Courses: Food, Wellness, and Social Environment; Food
Systems & Sustainability
Visiting Instructor,
Antioch University New England, Environmental Studies
Program, 2015-2019
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Courses: Environmental Interpretation & Exhibit Design;
Guest Lecturer in Environmental Education
Sustainability Coordinator & Educator, Franklin
Pierce University, 2012-2015
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Courses: Sustainability Project; Sustainability Seminar;
Digging In/First-Year Inquiry
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Directed the Sustainability Center, working with
Administration, Faculty, and Staff to improve sustainability pedagogy while
implementing the university’s sustainability and operations plans
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Facilitated and developed leadership capacity within the
Sustainability Council, representing Facilities, Purchasing, Communications,
Food Service, Housing, Information Technology, and Recreation
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Developed and managed the Sustainability Certificate
Program, guiding student projects related to food, housing, recycling, waste
reduction, land and water conservation, asset mapping, media campaigns, etc.
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Researched and advocated for policies and practices to
support institutional commitment to climate neutrality; served as liaison to
the American College & University Presidents' Climate Commitment
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Represented the university’s sustainability efforts at
local, regional, and national conferences
Adjunct Professor,
Community College System of New Hampshire, Biological Sciences,
2002-2011
Courses: Biology Lecture +
Lab, Microbiology Lecture + Lab, Anatomy & Physiology Lecture + Lab
NONFORMAL TEACHING
EXPERIENCE
Garden Educator &
Program Specialist, Cornucopia Project, 2018-2022
·
Coordinated and delivered edible education in elementary
school gardens, middle school kitchens, and high school farm program aligned
with school curriculum
·
Engaged adult audiences including University of New
Hampshire Master Gardener Volunteers and community members, garden educator
team, families, classroom teachers, farm interns, and visitors
·
Established, maintained, and transitioned projects such as
hydroponic towers and growing tables
C&S/AUNE
Workplace Garden Project Director, Antioch University New
England, 2014-2019
·
Developed and led company-wide workplace gardening projects
for employees, families, and community members, including outreach,
management, communication, and charitable giving
·
Developed, conducted, and shared research on gardening for
local food security, wellness, and sustainability
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Supervised and mentored graduate interns in garden
education, outreach, and related areas
·
Conducted program evaluation with focus on developing best
practices from local to national scale
GRANTS
Cornucopia Project, 2018-2024
- USDA Farm to School “High School Food Systems Journey,” $50,000
- Community Impact Grant, NH Charitable Foundation, $20,000
University of Southern Maine, 2020-2022
- Summer Academy for Adult Learning and Teaching (SAALT), $1,000
- Teaching with Maps; Osher Map Library and Smith Center for
Cartographic Education, $1,000
PROGRAM
& PROJECT MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE
Grants & Impact Specialist, Cornucopia
Project, 2022-present
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Grant writing and reporting, including federal, state, and
local funding sources
·
Create timelines, tools, and templates for grant and
program evaluation activities
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Develop and maintain relationships with community partners,
sponsors, and donors
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Coordinate implementation of grant and evaluation
activities among staff and volunteers
Director, NH Gleans, 2020-2022
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Support the network: organize, design, and facilitate
periodic meetings of regional leads; ensure funds are disbursed; ensure uniform
use of tools and data collection
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Fundraising; grant prospecting and writing for the network;
assist regional leads in fundraising efforts; reporting and evaluation to
funders and sponsoring organization; develop and implement communications;
develop communications and marketing materials
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Conduct training: create and update a handbook, templates
of documents, and how-tos; onboard new regional leads and provide periodic
re-training
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Build partnerships; seek out new leads and expanding
gleaning efforts across the state; build relationships with other statewide and
regional food system organizations
Project
Manager, Monadnock Food Co-op, 2011
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Facilitated the transition of a new food cooperative from
planning to operation stage, working with Board of Directors, Membership,
Marketing, Facilities & Finance Committees
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Outreach to members, farmers, local businesses and
consultants; organized first annual meeting
PROFESSIONAL
SERVICE & LEADERSHIP
Network Leader, NH Food Alliance,
2019-2023
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Responsible for guiding the strategic direction of the Food
Alliance and helping to ensure network actions align with constituent goals
·
Collaborated in strategic planning, event and program
planning, facilitation, and evaluation
Board
Member, The Community Kitchen, 2020-2022
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Serve on Advocacy Committee, responsible for engaging
community members who receive food assistance for experiential expertise,
evaluation, and leadership development
·
Support fundraising, outreach, and strategic planning
collaboratively with Board, funders, and staff
Board
& Working Group Member, Monadnock Farm & Community
Coalition, 2011-2019
·
Worked with working group and Board members to conduct
activities within the organization and community to enhance food access for
low-income groups in alignment with strategic goals
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Guided efforts of organizational members (farms,
conservation groups, institutions & nonprofits) through forums, policy and
education forums, outreach and communications
Education
& Professional Development Committee, Association for the
Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2012-2016
·
Served in a consulting capacity on developing AASHE
professional development offerings
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Provided an educator perspective on design and delivery of
programs including conferences, webinars, student & faculty case studies,
online tools, curricula and outreach
NextGen
Fellow, Center for Whole Communities, 2012
PUBLICATIONS
Gerrior, J. 2020. Framing
the fight: Food, history, and meaning in the mess [Book review]. Journal of
Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 10(1), 281–283.
Cultivating Community:
Portraying work in local food system issues as experienced by people in the
Monadnock Region - Doctoral Service Learning Project for Monadnock Farm
& Community Coalition
Making it work: How land,
people, and the largest wholesale grocery supply company in the U.S. are
changing the landscape of food access - 2015
Digging In, Serving Up at
Franklin Pierce University: Reflecting on Sustainable Food and the Farm to
Institution Summit - 2014
Food Insecurity in the
Monadnock Region - Keene Sentinel, 2013
What's The Best Formula
For a Sustainable Campus? - Huffington Post, 2014
Pierce Radius:
Sustainability Matters - 2013, 2014
Flying on a Dream
(Monadnock Table - 2012
Opening Doors to Happier,
Healthier Lives: Report and Recommendations from the NH Children in Nature
Coalition - White paper for NH Children in Nature Coalition, 2010
PRESENTATIONS,
FORUMS & WORKSHOPS
Multi-Campus,
Interdisciplinary Faculty Interest Groups As A Vehicle For Improving
University-Level Online Teaching And Learning: University of Maine Faculty
Institute 2023
Fall into Farm to School:
Monadnock Farm to School Network 2023
Nuts & Bolts of Farm
to School: NH School & Youth Garden Network 2021
Stories from the Field:
Monadnock Farm & Community Coalition 2023
Universities Fighting
World Hunger 2018, 2021
Feeding Monadnock:
Gardening as Learning, Conservation, and Partnership ⬝ New England Campus Farmer
Summit at Stonehill College 2020
Feed and Empower: A
Network-Based Approach to Regional Food Security and Justice ⬝ Universities Fighting
World Hunger Summit at the University of Southern Maine 2019
Rooted in Community:
Gardening for Food & Resilience ⬝Presenter for University of New Hampshire Master Gardener
Volunteer Program at Manchester Community College 2018
Expansion Input Sessions ⬝ Facilitator for Monadnock
Food Co-op, Keene NH 2018
Gardens at Work: How to
Reap the Benefits of Workplace Gardens at American Community Gardening
Association Conference, Hartford CT 2017
Future of Farming in a
Changing Climate ⬝ Panel
moderator for The Cornucopia Project 2017
Care and Feeding of
Educational Community Gardening Projects ⬝ New England Grassroots Environmental Fund RootSkills
Conference, Manchester NH 2017
Tending Gardens, Raising
Resilience: A Recipe for Community, Served Three Ways ⬝ Panelist for University
of Vermont Food Systems Summit, Burlington VT 2016
Improving Local Food
Access to Moderate & Low Income Communities ⬝ Spotlight speaker for Monadnock Farm & Community
Coalition Spring Quarterly Forum, Keene NH 2016
A Scholar’s Garden: The
Landscape of Food Justice Scholarship & Implications for Sustainability
Education ⬝
Presenter, On Sustainability Knowledge Community International Conference,
Portland OR 2016
Sustainability Officers:
The Dream, the Sometimes Harsh Reality, the Reasons You Want Us on Your
Leadership Team ⬝
Co-presenter at AASHE Annual Conference, Minneapolis MN 2015
Climate Justice &
Environmental Education: An Open Space Dialogue ⬝ Co-facilitator at New England Environmental Education
Alliance (NEEEA) Conference, Waterville Valley NH 2015
Everyone Eats: Community
Gardening as a Practice of Civic Ecology & Resilience ⬝ Co-facilitator; NEEEA
Conference, Waterville Valley NH 2015
Postcards from Peru ⬝ Presenter at AASHE 2014
Annual Conference, Portland OR; Hancock (NH) Town Library; Franklin Pierce
University 2014
Indicators for Assessing
Impact: Beyond Campus Greening ⬝ Presenter at International Association of Universities
(IAU) International Conference, Iquitos, Peru 2014
Living AUNE’s Mission:
Advancing Sustainability as a Campus Coordinator ⬝ Speaker at Antioch University New England, Keene NH 2013
Digging In: A First-Year
Food & Sustainability Experience ⬝ Presenter at Farm-to-Institution New England (FINE) Summit
2015; AASHE Annual Conference, Nashville TN 2013
A Place at the Table ⬝ Keynote at Monadnock Farm
& Community Coalition Film Viewing & Panel Discussion, Keene NH 2013
Voices: Engaging
Communication in Sustainability ⬝ Panelist for Pierce Media Group, Franklin Pierce
University, Rindge NH 2013
Weaving Green Threads:
Sustainability Students as Creators & Connectors ⬝ Presenter at AASHE Annual
Conference, Los Angeles CA 2012
Sustainable Leadership
Plan ⬝ MBA in
Sustainability, Antioch University New England 2011
Monadnock Food Co-op ⬝ Speaker at Keene Green
Drinks; Cheshire TV, Keene NH 2011
Food
for All ⬝
Facilitator for Antioch University New England, Cheshire County Conservation
District, Vision 2020, Southwestern Community Services, & Monadnock Food
Co-op 2011
PROFESSIONAL
INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE
Environmental
Education Program Intern
Cornucopia
Project, Peterborough NH (2011)
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Successful $20,000 community impact grant to establish a
food production and education garden
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Planned & delivered school-based and after-school
gardening programs, working with educators and food service directors to ensure
activities meet program goals
Environmental Education
Project Intern
NH Children in Nature
Coalition, Concord NH (2010)
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Authored white paper informing a statewide movement to
ensure access to the benefits of nature
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Facilitated committee work and represented the Coalition at
state, regional, and national events
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Assisted with coordinating conferences and meetings
Environmental Program
Intern
NH Dept of Environmental
Services, Concord NH (2010)
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Conducted site visits at Small Quantity Generators (SQGs)
of hazardous waste to provide outreach and assistance with enforcement for
self-certification
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Documented waste labeling, storage, and transport
practices, working with specialists as needed to address barriers to
communication and compliance
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT, CERTIFICATIONS & CONTINUING EDUCATION
NH Nutrition Equity Summit
2023, 2024
Grants Institute, NH
Center for Nonprofits 2023
Grants Workshop, Cheshire
County (NH) 2023
Summer Academy for Adult
Learning & Teaching, University of Southern Maine 2021-2022
US Food Security Alliance
Northeast Regional Assembly 2019
New England Farm to
Institution Summit 2019, 2021
NH Food Alliance Statewide
Gatherings 2015-2022
Association for the
Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education Conferences 2012-2015
NH Environmental Educators
Annual Conferences 2010-2012
World Wide Waldens:
Environmental Ethics for Educators 2011
Interaction Institute for
Social Change: Leadership for Collaborative Change 2010
PROFESSIONAL
MEMBERSHIPS & LEADERSHIP ROLES
Food Tank, Academic
Working Group
NH Food Access Coalition
Food Systems Leadership
Network
American Community
Gardening Association
American Association for
the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education