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After nearly a decade of work relating to nutritional sciences and food insecurity, Kristen made the decision to embark on a new career path. With work experience in communications, graphic content creation, and calligraphy, she returned to school in pursuit of an associate degree in Graphic Design.

Inspired by high fantasy, mythology, and folklore, Kristen enjoys applying her skillsets to create visually appealing content. Kristen is a local of Lewiston, Maine- born and raised. There, you can find her slinging back lattes and spending time with her Bernese Mountain Dog.

EDUCATION

Central Maine Community College, (CMCC)

  • AA in Graphic Communications, (2024 – 2025, ongoing)

University of New Hampshire, (UNH)

  • BS in Nutrition and Dietetics,
    (2008 – 2012)

TECHNICAL SKILLS

CERTIFICATIONS:

  • Google Digital Marketing & E-Commerce Professional, (in process of attaining)

PROFICIENCY WITH:

  • Microsoft and Google Suite
  • Adobe Cloud Applications, (Acrobat, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Lightroom, After Effects)
  • Canva
  • Procreate
  • Excel

EXPERIENCE WITH:

  • Website creation and maintenance, (WordPress, Wix)
  • Web development, (HTML and CSS)
  • Digital Photography

KEY EXPERIENCE

St. Mary’s Nutrition Center (NC), Lewiston, ME

Administrative and Communications Coordinator, (January 2023 – March 2025)

  • Lead the coordination of external communications including:
    • Implementing and developing media and marketing strategies for a range of social media platforms
    • Creation and organization of print and digital marketing materials
    • Creating regular digital communications such as e-newsletters, e-blasts, website updates
    • Collection and cataloging of photos, videos, and stories from program participants
    • Promotion of programming and annual events
  • Coordinated internal communications such as scheduling, calendaring, and information management for the organization along with receiving and responding to messages
  • Positively represented the Nutrition Center to partners and the broader community; served as a liaison to media as needed
  • Supported staff recruitment and community engagement through local outreach strategies
  • Supported administrative needs of ongoing programs and special projects including implementation, tracking, data collection, reporting, and evaluation
  • Assisted with day-to-day operations of ongoing programs and special projects
  • Supported organization-wide administrative functions, including building, equipment, and supplies management; financial tracking; database management; and volunteer engagement and logistics

Good Shepherd Food Bank of Maine (GSFB), Auburn, ME

Community Health and Hunger Coordinator, (November 2020 – December 2022)

  • Managed relationships of food access programs in 120+ healthcare organizations statewide, overseeing program pilots and grant-funded initiatives
  • Conducted needs assessments, program evaluations, survey designs, and contributed to grant applications and reports
  • Assisted with food purchasing and emergency bag menu decisions, and advocated for the cross-departmental understanding of the unique needs of GSFB’s healthcare partners
  • Developed and maintained program benchmarking, tracked and reported on program data and metrics, assisted with an annual evaluation to assess program impact
  • Designed program materials and other related resources for healthcare partners using Adobe Cloud applications
  • Delivered presentations to community members and partners on food insecurity and the connection between health and hunger
  • Equity Diversity and Inclusion Human Resources Working Group Member: actively reviewed organizational HR policies to better incorporate equity and diversity practices and improve the representation of employee needs

Community Resources Coordinator, (December 2017 – November 2020)

  • Served as liaison between GSFB and member agencies to establish and maintain effective, positive working relationships
  • Provided customer service to partnered agencies, resolving account and order issues
  • Updated and maintained partner profiles to ensure the required documentation and current program information was on file for all partners, per Feeding America compliance standards
  • Maintained customer relation database, entering and extracting information on agencies/program partners
  • Maintained department and agency-related information displayed publicly on GSFB website
  • Provided administrative support to the Community Resources division
  • Managed the Food Mobile program