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Resume of Heather Mojer

AIM To save the world and its inhabitants via food

EDUCATION
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
Bachelor of Science in Plant, Soil, and Insect Science, December 2006
▪ Concentration: Sustainable Agriculture
▪ Focus: Community Food Systems, and Business
▪ Self-Financed Education

RELEVANT COURSES
Community Food Systems Dialogue on Agricultural Issues
Food Production Management Herbs, Spices + Medicinal Plants
Introduction to Food Marketing Nutrition
Organic Farming and Gardening Seed Saving Vegetable Production

EXPERIENCE
6/2008 - current The Fishmonger Cambridge, MA
Apprentice/ neighborhood woman owned/operated fish market

8/2007 - 6/2008 Parallel Seventeen Denver, CO
Server/ contemporary Vietnamese bistro and bar

3/2007 - 8/2007 Chada Thai Denver, CO
Server/ neighborhood, family-owned/operated restaurant

2005- 3/2007 Amherst Coffee Amherst, MA
Barista/ full-service cafe, specializing in artisan and single-origin products and services

6/2005- 2006 Charles Lacey Construction Cape Cod, MA
Carpenters helper/ custom home framing company

2002 - 12/2006 Greeno Sub Shop Amherst, MA
Co-manager/ student-run, cooperative non-profit on the UMass-Amherst campus

Summer 2004 Bartlett's Farm Nantucket, MA
Prep cook/ family-owned/operated full-service farm and market

Summer 2004 Amy Manning Landscaping Nantucket, MA
Laborer/ full-service, high-end landscape company specializing in herb gardens and native plantings

Summer 2003 Hardwick General Store Hardwick, MA
Assistant manager/ small, (own) family-run deli and market

Summer '99-'02 Camp Frank A. Day E. Brookfield, MA
Counselor, certified swim instructor/ away camp for youths ages 7-16 run by the West Suburban YMCA

1996 - 2/2002 The Whistling Swan Sturbridge, MA
Server/ (own) family-owned/operated high-volume, fine dining restaurant

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Amherst Farmers' Market, Amherst, MA
Booth Volunteer, Summer 2006
▪Assisted the representative of a nearby artisanal bakery with daily market tasks
▪Spoke regularly with the Farmers' Market manager about operations
▪Informed visitors to the Farmers' Market, and bakery booth about the business, the market, and local food production

University of Massachusetts/Community Food Systems, Amherst, MA
School Lunch Program, Spring 2004
▪Developed a Farm to School program for the course, Community Food Systems, under the direction of the instructor
▪Acquired useful feedback from the results of the project, from the elementary school students of whom we tested
▪Networked local farmers with the local public schools for contracts growing greens for newly implemented cafeteria salad bars

ACTIVITES
Amherst Farmers Market, Summer 2006
Amherst Survival Center, Fall 2006
Board of Student Business, 2003-2005
Garden-share, student-run community plot, 2005/6
Herbfest celebration, Spring 2004
S.O.S. Taste of the Nation, 1999 - 2003

SKILLS
Language
▪ Conversational Spanish.
Computer
▪ Proficient in Windows and Macintosh Operating Systems.
▪ Working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
Office
▪ Effective written and oral communications.
▪ Efficient, organized, and detailed multi-tasking skills.
▪ Gifted resourcefulness.