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Outreach & Engagement Intern, Summer 2024
email: outreach[at]ofrf.org
Tamara Masoud (she/her/hers) joins the OFRF team as the 2024 Outreach & Engagement Intern. With a BA in the History of Public Policy and Law at the University of California, Santa Barbara, she utilizes those research skills in her advocacy for food sustainability. She is passionate about ensuring food security and her devotion has been apparent in her past experiences. At UCSB she worked as a Resident Assistant for the Housing and Residential Services and hosted over 20 programs that focused on empowering communities and food sustainability. Notable programs such as Cookies & Calfresh, Green Wave Festival, and Farm Forward educated communities about food sustainability, SNAC resources, EBT qualifications, and farming techniques. Additionally, her experience as a CalFresh Advocate and Peer Mentor at the UCSB Basic Needs and SNAC Center trained her on governmental resources regarding food and financial aid. Through her previous positions, she has collaborated with local farmers and assisted over 600 members with EBT to allow better access to food resources and organic produce. Her dedication to making organic produce more accessible to disenfranchised communities drives her work and she hopes to continue to explore and network within the organic industry.