Rachel Leone

841 N. Preston St.

Philadelphia, PA 19104
Email: rachelmia.leone@gmail.com
Cell: (609) 315-0836

Education:

Boston University, College of Arts and Sciences Boston, MA

Major: Environmental Analysis and Policy Graduated: January 2009

Audubon High School Audubon, NJ

Graduation: May 2004

Relevant Work Experience:

The Monkey and The Elephant Philadelphia, PA
Barista April 2018- present
● Key holder of the cafe –responsible for opening and closing duties; Making coffee and espresso
beverages on manual espresso machine; Maintaining cleanliness and adequate stocking of facilities;
Work as cashier and server , Working with former foster youth in their job training; Trained in basic
trauma awareness and response

Kylin Arts LLC Philadelphia, PA

Landscaping crew member March-July 2017
● Garden design and installation of plants, trees, and shrubs; General yard clean up; Shoveled and
spread mulch, compost, gravel, and stone; Pruned trees

Fernbrook Farms CSA Chesterfield, NJ

Apprentice March-December 2016
● Manual seeding, transplanting, cultivation, pest management; Monitored and cared for greenhouse;
Raised pigs for meat; Tractor work - seeding, cultivation, fertilizer & cover crop spinning; Managed
the farm shop during CSA pick-up hours; Kept records of seeding, harvest, inventory; Directed
volunteers and CSA work shares; Organized and delivered wholesale orders to distributor; Managed
harvest plan for the week on a rotating basis

Wild and Wonderful Foods Philadelphia, PA

Forager. Farmer & Gardener April 2015-March 2016
● Prepared personal gardens for seasonal planting; Foraged for wild edibles in Philadelphia area;
Cleaned and package wild foods for sale; Packaged homemade sauerkraut for sale

Philadelphia Java Company Philadelphia, PA

Barista Sept. 2014- Jan. 2015
● Key holder of the cafe –was responsible for opening and closing duties; Made coffee and espresso
beverages on manual espresso machine; Maintained cleanliness and adequate stocking of facilities;
Worked as cashier and server
Cummins Nursery Ithaca, NY
Farm hand March and April
2014
● Assisted with the grafting, budding, and shipping of apple and stone fruit trees; Helped build large
high tunnel greenhouses

Endless Mountains Farm -Certified Naturally Grown Benton, PA

Farm Hand July 2013-March 2014
● Maintained and repaired farmhouse and grounds; Harvested, washed and assembled food for CSA
shares; Built hay bale chicken coop and greenhouse; Weeded, watered, maintained vegetable and
flower gardens; Cared for egg-laying chickens; Inoculated logs with shiitake mushrooms

Trainings

● 24-hour Conflict Mediation Training- Good Shepherd Mediation - Phila, PA- Oct. 2017
● 2-day Restorative Justice Training - Good Shepherd Mediation - Phila, PA - Sept. 2017
● Wilderness First Responder Certification - East Burke, VT - July 2015
● Whites Confronting Racism - Wildfire Project - New York, New York - January 25, 2015
● Mental Health First Aid Certification - Healthy Minds Philly - Philadelphia, PA - January 23, 2015
● 20-hour Street/Community Medic training - Lancaster, PA - January 2015
● 40-hour Sexual Assault Counselor Certification Course through Women Organized Against Rape -
Phila., PA - Nov/Dec 2014
● 45-hour Faith and Spiritual Based Counseling at Community College of Phila. - Phila., PA - Sept-Dec
2014
● Ableism Workshop - Richelle Brown - Centre County, PA - March 2014
● Intersectionality of Oppression - Kat Stevens - Centre County, PA - March 2014
● Active listening Training - Johanna DeGraffenreid -Benton, PA - October 2013
● Non-Violent Communication Training - West Virginia - March 2012
● Facilitation skills - New York, NY- Lisa Fithian - October 2011

Volunteer and Organizing Experience

Firefly Action Medical Collective- Philadelphia, PA

May 2014 to present - Collective Member
● Providing physical, mental and emotional health support to activist actions and communities.
● Facilitating workshops and trainings on community health
● Receiving continuous trainings on pertinent health skills
● Creating group process for decision making, conflict mediation, facilitation, code of conduct and
points of unity

Women Organized Against Rape - Philadelphia, PA

November 2014 to March 2016-Sexual Assault Counselor Volunteer
● Volunteered on 24/7 sexual assault hotline for 15 hours per month
● Attended monthly meetings of counselors
● Trained and Certified as a Sexual Assault Counselor

Shalefield Justice Spring Break, March 15-22, 2014/ March 6-13, 2015 – Madisonburg, PA
www.shalefieldjusticespringbreak.org - August 2013- March 2015 - Logistics & Finance Coordinator; Agenda,
Conflict mediation and Outreach working group
● SJSB brought together 125+ members of extraction communities, college students, environmentalists
and concerned residents who are interested in learning more about fracking, other forms of
extraction, as well as other environmental justice issues. Participants will also learn about the history
of resistance, and about plugging into and collaborating with current campaigns and projects.

My roles:
● Identified and communicated with campus coordinators; identifying target demographics for
outreach; letting the world know about SJSB before, during and after camp; manage
website/Facebook page and did promotion
● Found a hosting site for camp; managed grounds, equipment, and transportation; liaised with site
director; bottom lined cleanup
● Created expected budget, negotiated donations from partner organizations, keeping track of
expenditures, tracking and proposing any travel reimbursements – In 2014, successfully raised over
$13,000 for the event through co-sponsorships, grants, registration fees, private donations and
fundraising events.
● Determined workshop agenda for the week, identified potential speakers, assigned rooms, confirmed
AV equipment and other materials
● Created frameworks for dealing with conflict within the planning collective and at camp
● Facilitated the Fracking 101 workshop

Shalefield Organizing Committee http://shalefieldorganizing.org/

November 2012- January 2015 -- Organizer
● Researched, developed and implemented a Listening Project in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania in
order to hear directly from residents about their experiences living in the shalefields and to better
understand how our organization could directly support impacted communities.
● Built organizational and movement infrastructure to sustain healthy and effective community
organizing
● Built urban-rural solidarity network; resource & information sharing around shale gas development
in Eastern Pennsylvania
● Coordinated finances by tracking income and expenditures, researched and wrote grants to fund SOC
projects – received a grant from the Center for Health Environment and Justice – fiscally sponsored
by Earthworks

Allston DIY Fest - Boston, MA

January 2011-July 2011–Logistics coordinator/promoter
● A three-day celebration of D.I.Y music, art, and activist culture, which included over 10 DIY venues in
Allston, MA
● Coordinated bands, workshop facilitators, medics and other logistics
● Interviewed with the Boston Globe, Boston Phoenix, Boston Dig and Metro publications

Bikes Not Bombs – Boston, MA

June 2010-September 2010 – Youth Instructor
● Completed 30-hour adult instructor training course on teaching methods, bike maintenance, and
anti-oppression
● Instructed a diverse group of Boston Youth ages 12-18 on bicycle maintenance and safety from the 6-
week Earn-A-Bike program