J_Sundberg_Resume_BWP.pdf
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This document is a professional resume for Jilliann Sundberg, highlighting her extensive experience in education, nutrition, and nonprofit management across Arizona. Her professional roles have primarily involved organizations and initiatives within Arizona, including Blue Watermelon Project, Arizona Farm to School Network, Osborn School District, and Arizona State University, with additional international experience in Mexico and Ecuador.
Throughout her career, Sundberg has focused on educational programming, nutrition education, and community development. Key achievements include expanding the Chef in the Garden program statewide, designing professional development for 200 educators, coordinating a procurement project benefiting 30,000 students with local Arizona produce, and managing nutrition and community programs. Her roles have emphasized strategic planning, grant development, program management, and creating sustainable educational and agricultural initiatives, with a strong emphasis on local community engagement and food systems improvement.
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Jilliann Sundberg
EDUCATION
Southern Methodist University May 2009
Bachelor of Arts • Major: Corporate Communications and Public Affairs • Minor: Sociology Dallas, TX
Arizona State University, Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College May 2011
Master of Education • Program: Induction, Master's with Arizona Certification (InMAC) Phoenix, AZ
Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) Certification July 2012
Program: WorldTeach- ACCREDITAT, Center for International Development at Harvard University Ecuador
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Blue Watermelon Project- Executive Director June 2024 - present
• Collaborate with the Board of Directors to create and implement a multi-year strategic plan
• Develop and manage the organization’s staff, annual activities, impact and budget
• Diversify revenue streams to include federal/state/local government grants, corporate sponsorship, relationships with foundations and individual donor stewardship
• Participate in groups, speaking engagements and collaborative partnerships in ways that strengthen organizational awareness and drive both engagement and impact
Project Manager August 2023 – May 2024
• Expand the Chef in the Garden program to new pilot markets in Northern AZ Statewide
• In collaboration with ASU and other AZ non-profits, design professional development for 200 educators, called Step Outside, with an interest in bringing the outdoors to their teaching
Arizona Farm to School Network- Procurement Chair March 2019 - December 2020
• Nominated as a founding member of the network to further Arizona’s goals, determined by stakeholders Statewide
• Designed and executed a procurement project where 30,000 students in 5 metro-Phoenix school districts ate Arizona produce, honoring the farmers with a fair wage while removing the financial burden of buying more expensive local products;
Funding provided by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Blue Watermelon Project
Osborn School District- Nutrition Education Program Coordinator July 2016 - June 2020
• Created and delivered lessons to over 90 Kinder-8th grade classrooms, teaching students about food growth, Phoenix, AZ preparation, smart consumption and conservation
• Increased access to and consumption of healthy foods by collaborating with the food service team to create nutrient rich cafeteria meal items, which often included using school garden produce; hosted structured taste tests to promote these options
• Overhauled the waste management system in all 5 cafeterias, reducing our landfill trash by 50%
• Served as the Site Supervisor for FoodCorps Service Members; recruited, hired, trained, supported, set goals, mentored, assessed and complied with AmeriCorps’ legal requirements
• Oversaw 35 raised garden beds on our five campuses by obtaining donated resources and coordinating community volunteers
Encanto Elementary School, Osborn District – Community Liaison 2015 - 2016
• Managed the McKinney-Vento federal grant program for over 50 displaced families; addressed barrier to transportation, clothing, hygiene and food to help maintain stability for students
• Organized parent trainings and classes, delivered in Spanish and English, in partnership with local organizations and non-profits
Encanto Elementary School, Osborn District – Classroom Teacher, 1st grade 2013 - 2014
• Taught the Structured English Immersion class; used data to re-classify 100% of the SEI students without IEPs
Community Links International – Program Manager 2012 - 2013
• • Tutored students from a rural village, ages 6 to 12, in literacy and math using culturally relevant curriculum Puebla, Mexico
• Wrote grants and received funding from the Arizona Community Foundation and the service branch of the Mexican government
• Trained women in the community to teach center-based learning activities to increase program sustainability
Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo –Teacher, English Language 2011 - 2012
• Developed a curriculum, assessments, lesson plans and taught English to university students, university Riobamba, Ecuador employees and community members employed in various industries with a wide range of language proficiency
Arizona State University Prep Academy – Classroom teacher, 3rd and 4th Grade 2009 - 2011
• Followed a co-teaching model and collaborated with three team members to design long term and daily plans Phoenix, AZ
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & LEADERSHIP
Conferences and Trainings 2015 - 2024
• AZ Impact for Good, Sprout’s Growing School Gardens Summit; School Nutrition Association’s Annual National Conference;
University of Arizona’s Summer Agriculture Institute; ASU’s National Sustainability Teachers’ Academy; NAU’s Culturally
Responsive Practice in Indigenous Early Childhood Education Conference; Native Seed/SEARCH Seed Saving Workshop
Teach For America (TFA) -- Corps Member 2009 - 2011
• Selected from 40,000 applicants nationwide; mentored incoming teachers as a Transitional Team Leader Phoenix, AZ
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