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Kelly Graziadei

@kellygraziadei

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Sustainable agriculture professional focused on community food systems, education, and program leadership.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I seek roles combining program coordination, community food systems, and education where I can lead hands-on programming, use data to improve outcomes, and support equitable access to healthy food.

I am a sustainable agriculture professional with hands-on experience in urban farming, food literacy education, and youth program management. My academic foundation is a B.S. in Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems from UC Davis, complemented by a minor in Environmental Horticulture and Urban Forestry.

I have coordinated large seasonal programs, supervised teams of educators, and managed logistics for up to 160 students while maintaining safety and program quality. As a McNair Scholar and student researcher, I analyzed urban tree and crop data using Excel and R Studio to support climate-ready, food-producing urban landscapes.

My field experience includes surveying state park facilities and trails to improve GIS datasets, running urban farm plots that supply community distributions, and delivering hands-on nutrition and cooking programs across multiple elementary schools. I prioritize clear communication, data-informed decision-making, and inclusive education.

I am eager to bring practical program coordination, curriculum facilitation, and agroecological expertise to roles that strengthen community food systems and expand access to healthy food and environmental education.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Site Coordinator & Lead Educator

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Kodely

Jun 2024 - Present (1 year 8 months)

Supported daily operations and led lessons across seasonal and academic youth programs for TK–6, coordinating schedules and logistics for a summer program serving up to 160 students while supervising and training a team of 5–8 leads to maintain program quality during staffing shortages.

Program Coordination Classroom Management Lesson planning Staff Supervision Logistics Communication

Program Educator Intern

Food Literacy Center

Aug 2025 - Nov 2025 (3 months)

Coordinated and delivered hands-on afterschool nutrition and cooking programs across 8 elementary schools, leading interactive lessons for 30–60 students per session and training educators and volunteers on safety and program logistics.

Nutrition Education Cooking Instruction Lesson Kit Preparation Food Safety Program Delivery

College Access Mentor

AmeriCorps & Improve Your Tomorrow

Jan 2025 - Jun 2025 (5 months)

Managed a cohort of 25 high school students, co-facilitated seminars on college readiness and socio-emotional skills, and tracked student progress using data to inform interventions and goal attainment.

Mentoring College Readiness Data Tracking Youth Development Conflict Resolution

Facilities Inventory Intern

ACE Epic & CA State Parks

Jun 2024 - Dec 2024 (6 months)

Surveyed over 22,000 acres and inventoried 26 parks and 5,112 acres of trails using mobile Field Maps, performed QC on collected data, and linked GIS map information with facility attributes to improve maintenance and public information.

Survey Fielding Field Map Attention To Detail

McNair Scholar & Student Researcher

UC Davis Urban Science Lab

Aug 2022 - Mar 2024 (1 year 7 months)

Conducted McNair research on 1,123 US urban tree species to analyze edibility and climate niches, presented findings at conferences, and organized/analyzed data in Excel and R to inform an online tool for urban growers.

Research R Excel Data Analysis Science Communication Presentation Urban Forestry

Student Lab Assistant

UC Davis Brummer Lab

Feb 2022 - Aug 2023 (1 year 6 months)

Collected and organized crop data for multiple species, coordinated planting and harvesting tasks, and prepared plant samples for research to improve yields and understand stress effects on crops.

Field Data Collection Crop Sampling Laboratory Coordination Agroecological Practices Team Collaboration Research Support

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

University of California, Davis

Bachelor of Science, Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems

Grade: GPA 3.69

Activities and societies: Ronald E. McNair Scholars Program; student researcher at UC Davis Urban Science Lab; Student Lab Assistant at Brummer Lab.

Bachelor of Science in Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems with a minor in Environmental Horticulture and Urban Forestry; participated in the Ronald E. McNair Scholars Program.