Manager Project
Resume:
STEPHANIE SCAVELLI RIDGEFIELD, CT 06877
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EXPERIENCE
Chappaqua Farmers Market (2011 - Present) http://www.chappaquafarmersmarket.org
Manager
Oversee vendors, entertainment, and community groups to assure a smo oth and safe running market. Cultivate relationships with
shoppers by answering questions about the market, preparing and storing fresh foods, and current agricultural issues. Collaborate
with market committee for weekly planning and coordinate staff and volunteers. Account for market finances including rent
collection and bank deposits. Oversee market table displaying market merchandise and advertising announcements.
Windjammer Farm (2011 2012) North Salem, NY
Vegetable Garden Manager for eight time Oscar winner and Disney composer Alan Menken
Cultivate diversified vegetable and herb garden using low-till, organic practices. Solely responsible for ensuring a consistent harvest
throughout the season for the Menken family and leafy greens to feed seven tortoises. Designed and installed a dripline irrigation
system in a pumpkin patch expansion project, compost facility for tortoise manure, and indoor seed-starting station. Specialized in
hand-crafted dried spices, herbal teas, foraged wild edibles and seed saving.
Hilltop Hanover Farm & Environmental Center (2009 2010) Yorktown, NY
Educational Garden Caretaker & Field Hand
Trained in all aspects of diversified organic vegetable farming from seed propagation to harvest on 10 acres including hoop houses.
Instructed on how to use a 50hp John Deere tractor and BCS tiller. Planned and cared for educational Farm at Home garden and
compost display. Taught educational programs and led volunteer groups in the display garden and authored a weekly blog instructing
at-home gardeners. Documented the Collaborative Regional Alliance for Farmers Training workshops in a blog called Developing
Local Agriculture found at http://developinglocalag.blogspot.com/.
Connecticut-Westchester Mycological Association (member since 2010) http://www. comafungi.org
Vice President of regional naturalist organization formed in 1976 who promote scientific understanding and appreciation of wild
mushrooms for naturalists and general public. Oversee administrative decisions in regards to club policies and finances. Serve on the
annual foray planning committee. Teach PowerPoint presentations and lead workshops specializing in wild edibles, mushrooms, and
local ecology. Contribute articles and comics to prominent mycological publications.
Environmental Consortium of the Hudson Valley Colleges & Universities (2009 to 2010) Pleasantville, NY
Conference Organizer
Helped plan 2010 annual conference themed Advancing our Regional Foodshed: The Role of Higher Education and the 2009 annual
student summit themed Humans, Health and the Environment
Agricultural Educator (2008 to present) Westchester/Fairfield County
Led workshops on gardening basics for SUNY Purchase College garden club and on organic soil care for Cherry Lawn Community
Garden. Consultant for home gardeners. Design and assist in home garden installations. In 2011 taught child how to home garden in
one-on-one mentor program. Leading children s workshop at New York Northeast Organic Farm Association 2013 winter conference.
EDUCATION
Purchase College - State University of New York (Purchase, NY) GPA: 4.01/4.03
Bachelors of Art in Environmental Studies summa cum laude
Major Project: Developed a study comparing the quality of organic versus non -organic produce from local farms, health food stores
and supermarkets in Westchester County, NY using a Brix rating system
Honors: Dean s List; Outstanding Junior Award
Research Assistant - Member of select team sponsored by National Science Foundation assessing ecology of invasive Asian
shore crab at Edith Read Wildlife Sanctuary (Rye, NY); presented findings at Bridges 2 008 Summer Research Symposium
Westchester Community College - State University of New York (Valhalla, NY) GPA: 4.0/4.0
Concentration: Math & Science
Honors: Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society; President s List
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