Andrea Shull Resume
Andrea Shull
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EDUCATION
Appalachian State University, Boone, NC — B.S. Sustainable Development: Agroecology &
Sustainable Agriculture
AUGUST 2016 - MAY 2020
? Minored in Communications
? Active Member & Fundraising Chair for Students Helping Honduras Club
? Took service trips to Honduras in January 2017 and in January 2018
Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand — Study Abroad
JANUARY 2019 - JULY 2019
? Studies supported focus area in Food Systems & Public Health Communications
EXPERIENCE
Advanced Internship in Agroecology, Fleetwood, NC— Sustainable Development Teaching &
Research Farm
JANUARY 2020 - MAY 2020
? Worked with a team to harvest, wash, prepare, and package orders for chefs
? Analyzed past years’ data to make decisions regarding what to grow on the farm in the coming season
? Created an ecologically-based pest management for a small diversified farm
? Collaborated with university food services to provide students with food grown on the farm locally
? Helped to construct and carry out a plan for a successful hydroponics system in a greenhouse setting
Practicum in Farm Operations, Fleetwood, NC — Sustainable Development Teaching &
Research Farm
AUGUST 2019 - MAY 2020
? Learned basic practices involved in maintaining and operating a small diversified farm
? Gained experience with tools, equipment, building, and farm maintenance
? Worked as a crew leader on the farm, assisting with skills training and facilitating farm activity
? Worked in a greenhouse setting starting seeds, transplanting, propagating and harvesting crops
Internship with Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture, Boone, NC
AUGUST 2018 - JANUARY 2019
? Created flyers, selected grants and carried out grant writing, wrote emails, drafted news releases,
interacted with stakeholders, entered data for online record keeping and provided research based input to a
local nonprofit
? Promoted programs with community groups, developed fundraising campaigns, developed materials to
make their healthy food incentive program easier to access
? Drafted the website redesign of Lettuce Learn as well as regularly updating Blue Ridge Women in
Agriculture's Collaborative Regional for Farmer Training page
Cashier at Earth Fare, Boone, NC
JULY 2017 - FEBRUARY 2020
? Processed customer payments quickly and returned exact change and receipts
? Trained new team members in cash register operation, stock procedures and customer service
? Maximized customer satisfaction by providing assistance with purchases, locating items and signing up
for rewards programs
Farm Laborer at MOGO Organic Farm, Mount Pleasant, Iowa
APRIL 2015 - OCTOBER 2015
? Greeted customers and assisted them with ordering and purchases
? Worked outdoors in all conditions and in greenhouse conditions to plant, maintain, and harvest vegetables
? Cleaned and prepared vegetables for CSA pickup and packaged vegetables to be sold at farmers markets
SKILLS
? Ability to work with a group or independently to complete tasks effectively
? Experience in leadership, community organization, nonprofit work and promotion, gained during
internship with Blue Ridge Women In Agriculture
? Safe food handling, proper harvesting methods, farm planning, and coordination between farm and food
services were learned during Advanced Internship in Agroecology
? Greenhouse growing, starting, transplanting, seed saving and small diversified farm general maintenance
and operation experience gained in Practicum in Farm Operations
? New employee training, customer service, issue resolution and POS systems operation experience gained
at Earth Fare
Andrea Shull
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EDUCATION
Appalachian State University, Boone, NC — B.S. Sustainable Development: Agroecology &
Sustainable Agriculture
AUGUST 2016 - MAY 2020
? Minored in Communications
? Active Member & Fundraising Chair for Students Helping Honduras Club
? Took service trips to Honduras in January 2017 and in January 2018
Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand — Study Abroad
JANUARY 2019 - JULY 2019
? Studies supported focus area in Food Systems & Public Health Communications
EXPERIENCE
Advanced Internship in Agroecology, Fleetwood, NC— Sustainable Development Teaching &
Research Farm
JANUARY 2020 - MAY 2020
? Worked with a team to harvest, wash, prepare, and package orders for chefs
? Analyzed past years’ data to make decisions regarding what to grow on the farm in the coming season
? Created an ecologically-based pest management for a small diversified farm
? Collaborated with university food services to provide students with food grown on the farm locally
? Helped to construct and carry out a plan for a successful hydroponics system in a greenhouse setting
Practicum in Farm Operations, Fleetwood, NC — Sustainable Development Teaching &
Research Farm
AUGUST 2019 - MAY 2020
? Learned basic practices involved in maintaining and operating a small diversified farm
? Gained experience with tools, equipment, building, and farm maintenance
? Worked as a crew leader on the farm, assisting with skills training and facilitating farm activity
? Worked in a greenhouse setting starting seeds, transplanting, propagating and harvesting crops
Internship with Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture, Boone, NC
AUGUST 2018 - JANUARY 2019
? Created flyers, selected grants and carried out grant writing, wrote emails, drafted news releases,
interacted with stakeholders, entered data for online record keeping and provided research based input to a
local nonprofit
? Promoted programs with community groups, developed fundraising campaigns, developed materials to
make their healthy food incentive program easier to access
? Drafted the website redesign of Lettuce Learn as well as regularly updating Blue Ridge Women in
Agriculture's Collaborative Regional for Farmer Training page
Cashier at Earth Fare, Boone, NC
JULY 2017 - FEBRUARY 2020
? Processed customer payments quickly and returned exact change and receipts
? Trained new team members in cash register operation, stock procedures and customer service
? Maximized customer satisfaction by providing assistance with purchases, locating items and signing up
for rewards programs
Farm Laborer at MOGO Organic Farm, Mount Pleasant, Iowa
APRIL 2015 - OCTOBER 2015
? Greeted customers and assisted them with ordering and purchases
? Worked outdoors in all conditions and in greenhouse conditions to plant, maintain, and harvest vegetables
? Cleaned and prepared vegetables for CSA pickup and packaged vegetables to be sold at farmers markets
SKILLS
? Ability to work with a group or independently to complete tasks effectively
? Experience in leadership, community organization, nonprofit work and promotion, gained during
internship with Blue Ridge Women In Agriculture
? Safe food handling, proper harvesting methods, farm planning, and coordination between farm and food
services were learned during Advanced Internship in Agroecology
? Greenhouse growing, starting, transplanting, seed saving and small diversified farm general maintenance
and operation experience gained in Practicum in Farm Operations
? New employee training, customer service, issue resolution and POS systems operation experience gained
at Earth Fare