This work required me to gather feedback from staff across multiple departments, which was overwhelming at first, but over time, as I settled into my role, I appreciated the opportunity to improve my skills in project management and interacting with the staff. I was honored to be part of drafting such an important report and I felt supported from every direction as I started drafting an outline, co-leading stakeholder feedback sessions, and writing different sections of the report. The goal for the final report is to drive internal conversations around DEI and hold the organization accountable to its values. The purpose of this report is to document the progress made from their different DEI projects, identify areas for improvement, and pinpoint future priorities. The final portion of my field placement with Common Threads focused on leading the writing process for their inaugural Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Progress Report. In the end, I finished the course feeling more confident in my teaching abilities and I plan to continue pursuing teaching opportunities in the future! DEI Progress Report As I learned how to make each lesson more enjoyable for my students, I found myself enjoying the experience more and more as well. I began to focus on getting to know my students and asking for their feedback, which improved my rapport with them. My biggest challenge was getting the class’s attention and engaging them in the lesson. Of course, teaching did not come without its challenges. My main goals were to 1) B ring my students into the lesson planning/preparation process and 2) Cater each lesson to their needs and preferences. At first, I was quite nervous, but I recognized that it would be an amazing opportunity to teach on my own for the first time. While working with Common Threads, I was able to build on that experience by facilitating an after-school Small Bites class teaching nutrition and healthy snack-making to middle school students. In 2019, I served in Peace Corps Mongolia as a Health Volunteer I assisted with English lessons and co-taught elementary, middle, and secondary students on a range of health and life skills topics. Cooking and Nutrition Education: Teaching Small Bites I also learned how to write content and create compelling graphics that fit into a branded story and engage an audience. Overall, I learned how to manage digital media and market programs in a professional, organized, and efficient way. I also helped ensure that posts, across all social media platforms, accurately depicted Common Threads’ diverse audience. As a member of the M&C team, I composed blogs, drafted and scheduled social media content, created newsletters, and captured photo and video content. In the hope of building on that experience, I listed Media/Communications as one of my skills in my Emerson Fellowship application I was overjoyed to find out that I would get to focus on M&C with Common Threads. Marketing and Communications (M&C)īefore working with Common Threads, I served as a Food Systems Development AmeriCorps Member in Reno, Nevada creating social media content for the Desert Farming Initiative (DFI), an organic farm. Upon my acceptance into the program, I was thrilled to move across the country to Miami, FL for my field placement with Common Threads! In my time with Common Threads, my work and contribution to the organization was focused in three main areas. My interest in this field grew over time as I pursued work in international development, environmental conservation, organic farming, and food systems development. I wanted to better understand the root causes of hunger and poverty, how to apply a racial equity lens to my work, and learn how I could orient my passions of sustainable agriculture and healthy food systems toward solving complex social problems. I applied for the Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellowship in order to learn how I could enter the anti-hunger field. Written By: Allison Bunyan | Emerson Fellow
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