Kaitlin is a first year MBA student at the Ross School of Business and an SVF Associate in the Food Systems & Environment circle. Prior to Ross, Kaitlin managed international development projects funded by USAID, USDA, and private donors focused on strengthening market systems and building agribusiness capacity in Tanzania, Liberia, Egypt, Ethiopia, and the Philippines. She also led cross functional grant-writing teams to win new business for the organization and created contract management training programs for staff in Washington, DC and abroad.

Kaitlin’s passion for food and agriculture began on her family farm in Nebraska and deepened during a three-month stint working on organic and conventional farms in New Zealand. Kaitlin is originally from Omaha, Nebraska and graduated from Creighton University.