Rykia Amos
Washington,DC
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Program Fellow
City Blossoms
Washington, DC
07.2024 - Current
- Assist with the planning and facilitation of garden and nature based programming for youth in the DC area
Counter - Shift Lead
Bandit Tacos & Coffee
Madison, WI
03.2023 - 12.2023
- Promoted to FOH Shift Lead after 6 months
- Maintained high standards of customer service and cleanliness while preparing and serving food and drink orders during high-volume shifts
- Prepared and served coffee, espresso drinks, teas, and alcoholic beverages quickly and with attention to detail to produce high quality products for customers
- Performed basic knife skills by prepping onions and fruit garnish, and supported the BOH team by assembling side dishes and making handmade corn tortillas
- Performed opening and closing duties including counting money in register drawer.
Outreach Manager
UW-Madison Campus Food Shed
Madison, WI
12.2022 - 12.2023
- Established new partnerships with organizations and businesses in downtown Madison to recover unsellable produce and meals
- Organized weekly food dropoffs to the Campus Food-Shed fridge on campus.
Urban Farm Trainee
Rooted
Madison, WI
03.2022 - 09.2022
- Maintained 5-acres of farmland while adhering to sustainable and organic farming standards
- Inspected fields regularly for pests, weeds, diseases and other potential problems
- Harvested vegetables for the local farmer's market and for donation boxes by picking, cleaning and packing with labels.
Part Time Youth Leader
AmeriCorps
Madison, WI
08.2020 - 08.2021
- Organized weekly academic, cultural, and social enrichment programming for middle and high school students
- Converted an approximate 200 sq ft strip of grass into a garden plot for a summer youth employment program
- Coordinated field trips to local farms and other outdoor learning sites, providing guidance on the importance of sustainability
- Developed lesson plans that incorporated learning activities related to gardening, sustainability, food access, and cooking.
Education
Community And Environmental Sociology, B.S.
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI05.2024
Skills
- Gardening
- Social Media Management
- Outreach
- Customer Service
Timeline
Program Fellow
City Blossoms
07.2024 - Current
Counter - Shift Lead
Bandit Tacos & Coffee
03.2023 - 12.2023
Outreach Manager
UW-Madison Campus Food Shed
12.2022 - 12.2023
Urban Farm Trainee
Rooted
03.2022 - 09.2022
Part Time Youth Leader
AmeriCorps
08.2020 - 08.2021
Community And Environmental Sociology, B.S.
University of Wisconsin-Madison