Mary
Connolly
3661 Partridge Path
Apartment 6
Ann Arbor MI, 48104
248-804-7176
connmary@umich.edu
Education
Michigan
State
University
Nutritional
Science
B.S.
Global
and
Area
Studies
B.S.
Minor
in
Womens
Studies
Lyman
Briggs
Outstanding
Senior
Recipient
of
the
MLK
Advancing
Inclusion
through
Research
award
Marilyn
Mook
Endowed
Scholarship
2014,
2015
The
Rachel
A.
Schemmel
Undergraduate
Research
Scholarship
2014,
2015
University
of
Michigan
-
Current
Master
in
Public
Health
Nutrition
(Dietetics)
Deans
Scholarship
Recipient
Third
Place
internship
poster
session
Moderator
of
the
Farm
to
Table
Speaker
Series
NUTR
600
Nutritional
Science
Student
Association
Communications
Chair
Experience
Project
Manager
for
Dr.
Katherine
Bauer
and
Dr.
Kendrin
Sonneville
(May
2015-current)
IRB
Application
Management
Participant
Recruitment
and
Communication
Team
member
communication
Lab
organization
through
learning
programs
like
UM
Health
Research,
Redcap
and
Google
Drive
Assisting
in
research
including
qualitative
and
quantitative
analysis
Intern
at
Washtenaw
County
Public
Health-Prescriptions
for
Health
(April
2015-December
2016)
Program
monitoring
and
evaluation
Leads
program
enrollment
sessions
Plans
special
events
and
educational
opportunities
at
the
participating
farmers
markets
Facilitates
communication
between
clinic
staff
and
program
coordinator
when
needed
Assists
in
Community
Health
Worker
training
and
education
Research
Assistant
with
Dr.
Katherine
Alaimo
on
Keep
Growing
Detroit
(December
2013-September
2015)
Organized
garden
sale
data
and
soil
test
results
helping
to
increase
farmer
productivity
and
sales
Analyzed
operational
functions
such
as
sales,
soil
content,
and
farmer
experience
Performed
qualitative
coding
of
28
gardener
interviews
resulting
in
a
better
understanding
of
the
physical
and
mental
benefits
of
urban
gardening
Food
Access
Specialist
and
Outreach
Worker
at
Northwest
Initiative
(May
2014-September
2014)
Surveyed
food-deserted
neighborhoods
to
engage
people
in
a
discussion
on
food
and
distribute
resources
in
the
hopes
of
getting
fresh,
nutrient
rich
food
in
Lansing
homes
Assessed
needs
of
different
community
households
Helped
people
gain
access
to
resources
like
food
stamps
and
Medicare,
then
continue
follow
ups
to
help
residents
maintain
healthy
lifestyles.
Aided
in
weekly
food
distributions
and
headed
food
demos
to
encourage
healthy
cooking
practices
Mary
Connolly
3661 Partridge Path
Apartment 6
Ann Arbor MI, 48104
248-804-7176
connmary@umich.edu
Marketing
Coordinator
for
MSU
Libraries
Text
Management
Branch
(May
2013-
May
2015)
Educated
faculty
and
staff
on
campus
on
the
resources
available
to
sustain
responsible
copyright
usage
Developed
social
media
and
marketing
materials
for
Maker
Space
located
within
the
department
Researched
prospective
collaborators
for
the
Espresso
Book
Machine
During
my
time
at
MSU
Libraries
I
went
from
intern
to
part
time
worker
and
aided
my
department
in
almost
doubling
sales
and
distribution
of
materials.
Under
Secretary
General
of
Red
Cedar
Model
United
Nations
(May
2012-March
2015)
Headed
a
middle
school
conference
called
Red
Cedar
Model
United
Nations
(RCMUN)
under
a
5013
non
profit
organization,
Michigan
State
University
Model
United
Nations
Recruited
participating
middle
schools
and
handled
all
communications
between
organization
and
advisers
Coordinated
financial
planning
in
conjunction
with
the
staff
financial
adviser
Managed
a
staff
of
over
100
volunteer
students
to
help
plan
and
coordinate
the
day
long
event
After
three
years
of
managing
this
conference
I
was
able
to
grow
it
from
an
enrollment
of
40
students
to
almost
300
and
almost
doubled
the
staff
size
Volunteer
with
the
Healthy
Foods
for
All
Action
Team
of
Lansing
(May
2014-present)
Helped
with
community
events
and
outreach
projects
Attended
weekly
action
team
meetings
held
at
the
Allen
Neighborhood
Center
of
Lansing
Worked
to
develop
nutrition
education
resources
for
a
grant
funded
project
developing
a
fresh
food
truck
Related
Skills
and
Interests
Experience
with
Microsoft
Excel,
Word,
Outlook,
PowerPoint,
Access,
SPSS,
Google
Drive
and
Drop
box
Basic
Spanish
Excellent
public
speaking
skills
Interests
include
cooking,
fitness,
history
and
music
