Ella Wischnewsky
Montreal,QC
Summary
Organized and dependable urbanist who can manage multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Holding four years of related agriculture experience, a results-driven approach and dedication to a team and organization mission. Seeking a new challenge to test analytical, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Policy Strategist
Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group
Boston, MA - Remote
04.2023 - Current
- Manage federal policy advocacy program, including issue and target identification, strategy development, and grassroots mobilization
- Collaborate on Farm Bill advocacy work National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
- Build relationships and communicate with on-the-ground partners, farmers and food practitioners, to understand their priority issues and inform them of key action opportunities
- Created content strategies for digital media on state and federal policy actions
GIS Analyst
Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group
Boston, MA - Remote
04.2022 - Current
- Envision 5-year landscape assessment project and plan MapJams (network community events) wherein farmers and food practitioner participants network, share their offers/needs for their local food systems, and identify key policy asks
- Designed standardized protocols for data collection, creating database input guidelines
- Built out backend MapJam database; researching developer tools, similar mapping initiatives, and meeting with other organizations to generate unified mapping framework
- Operated as primary point of contact for network members, updating them about initiatives in their local food system and other organizational needs
Farmer's Market Manager
Ferme De L'Ile
Montreal, QC
07.2023 - 08.2023
- Managed sales, marketing and customer account operations efficiently.
- Monitored daily cash discrepancies, inventory shrinkage and drive-off.
- Trained new employees on proper protocols and customer service standards.
GIS Analyst
Freelance
Remote
09.2022 - 12.2022
- Created a site for a Montreal community organization working in education programming
- Mapped existing urban agriculture programs and potential partnership sites for funders
- Cross-analyzed heat island data, population demographics, and urban agriculture resources
Farmhand
Coop Cultivaction
Montreal, QC
06.2022 - 08.2022
- Developed bylaws to govern the co-op
- Met with co-op members and consulted external co-ops to identify key conflict areas and shaped bylaws to address them
- Prepared for weekly markets and took on maintenance tasks
- Cared for produce from seed to harvest
Food Safety Lead
Interius Farms
Montreal, QC
05.2021 - 06.2022
- Responsible for food safety compliance to meet Canada GAP and SQF regulations
- Integrated existing data structure with RFID tags throughout the facility for routine data maintenance
- Organized monthly check-ins with staff to review data and identify deviations and corresponding corrective actions
- Developed Interius' food safety framework
- Communicated with internal and external stakeholders in planning.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Geography: Urban Systems
McGill University
Skills
- English(native)
- Spanish(B2)
- French(A2)
- Microsoft Office
- Canva
- Java
- R
- Excel
- ArcGIS
- QGIS
- MailChimp
- Facebook Analytics
Volunteer Experience
INTERN Feb 2022-September 2022
United Farm Workers Central California
Mapped the agricultural chemical permit holders in Central California to privately-held agricultural compounds. Used county databases and open source data. Researched players at various agricultural companies in the Salinas Valley to plan for bargaining agreements.
PRESIDENT, VP INTERNAL Oct 2019-May 2022
Students for Santropol Roulant Montreal
Coordinated communication between the Roulant and students; created the newsletter and organized fundraisers. Cooked and delivered meals as an individual volunteer weekly.
References
- Erik Chevrier, Coop Founder, Coop Cultivaction, professor@erikchevrier.ca, +1-514-998-5889
- Mary Mecartney, National Representative, United Farm Workers, mmecartney@farmworkerlaw.com, +1-831-970-1674
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
French
Limited Working
Spanish
Professional Working
Timeline
Farmer's Market Manager
Ferme De L'Ile
07.2023 - 08.2023
Policy Strategist
Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group
04.2023 - Current
GIS Analyst
Freelance
09.2022 - 12.2022
Farmhand
Coop Cultivaction
06.2022 - 08.2022
GIS Analyst
Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group
04.2022 - Current
Food Safety Lead
Interius Farms
05.2021 - 06.2022
Bachelor of Arts - Geography: Urban Systems
McGill University