Françoise Cattaneo
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Summary
Swiss, Italian, American citizen. Team-player, self-directed, hard-working, with more than 5 years of experience research, NGO, public and private sector, working in nutrition and public health. Organized, adaptable, and detail-oriented, successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Core Team, Food Systems Facilitator
Glocolearning
12.2022 - Current
- Facilitate co-learning and co-creation of change pathways through scenario-building and participatory mapping workshops using food systems tools and methodologies to empower individuals and organizations in driving food systems change (see workshops)
- Independent research project in collaboration with CGIAR’s Sustainable Healthy Diets program, supervised by Dr Inge Brouwer exploring transformative food systems transitions and the issues related to contextual factors that determine the impact of successful interventions
- Some other projects include: 1) Wageningen MSc Course on Food Systems for Sustainable Healthy Diets on the Backcasting Method and 2) Cornell University’s Wild Future’s Project on building a food systems taxonomy to source innovations in non-academic databases.
- Identified research needs, conceptualized long-term business requirements, and mentored junior researchers and facilitators, fostering a positive learning environment
Researcher
International Livestock Research Institute
01.2023 - 08.2023
- Conducted literature review, collected and synthesized data, and wrote details research report on MSc thesis on the "Diet Quality Questionnaire (DQQ) indicator scores and association with sociodemographic characteristics of pastoralist women of reproductive age (15-49)" in two sub-counties in Isiolo, Kenya
- Identified research gaps for future research through the 'Scoping Review: Food Environment, food choice, diets, and nutrition outcomes of pastoralist's in Africa'
- Developed strong relationships with local stakeholders by effectively communicating complex scientific concepts to diverse audiences
- Facilitated a series of focus group discussions to integrate a participatory approach in quantitative research studies
Program Associate
Global Alliance For Improved Nutrition – Innovations For Health And Planet
06.2021 - 12.2022
- Managed the Innovative Food Systems Solutions (IFSS) Portal together with core team at GAIN, the Alliance of Bioversity-CIAT, and EAT Foundation
- Facilitated training sessions of food systems tools and organized events, forums and panels in collaboration with partners
- Coordinated the EatSafe Innovation Food Safety accelerator in Nigeria & Ethiopia, in partnership with USAID Feed the Future, EatSafe Program, the Scaling Up Nutrition Business (SBN) Network, International Livestock & Research Institute (ILRI) and DTU Skylab Food Lab
- Conducted research and analyzed data to inform program decisions through a 6-month Wageningen research project, "Mapping the Food Systems Dashboard’s '42 Policies and Actions' to the innovative food system solutions featured in the online IFSS Portal initiative database" (supervisor Dr Inge Brouwer)
- Supported the screening phase for Theme 4; 'Food Environment, Consumer Choice and Retail Promotion for the new Food System for Nutrition Innovation Lab (FSN-IL) at Tuft’s University under the USAID Feed the Future program
- Launched the Youth Engagement Network to support young researchers and entrepreneurs in the food systems space share knowledge and build skills around food systems tools and methodologies
- Trained Wageningen Masters students in Nutrition & Health students on their Academic Consultancy Training (ACT) research project in sourcing consumer-facing innovations that reduce environmental impact & improve diets.
Junior Consultant
Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition – Innovations for Health and Planet
06.2021 - 08.2021
- Managed submissions to complement the existing database of innovative solutions
- Worked with new functionalities, tools and resources on the portal in the moving to action section
- Supported outreach efforts and promotion of the portals use across different groups working in the food system space.
- Participated in partner and donor meetings to understand, offering specific expertise on the portal's databased in developing action plans.
Partnerships Lead, former Founder
Freshi
09.2019 - 12.2022
- Launched Freshi, a start-up based in Dar es Salaam that directs unsold post-harvest fresh produce from rural small-scale farmers to consumers
- Conducted target market research to scope out industry competition, customer segment interviews, and built responsive website
- Oversaw advertising and communications, leveraging partnerships (i.e World Food Programme, GAIN, European Central Bank, BU Innovation Lab)
- Participated in 9-mo business accelerator at the BUild Innovation Lab around defining Freshi’s Sustainable Business Model and Stakeholder Ecosystem.
AMR Project Coordinator
PA International, PA Europe, PA Indonesia
08.2020 - 06.2021
- Developed a global multi-stakeholder platform on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), built website (stopAMR.edu), liaised with EU Institutions, Member States and civil society, and partnering with teams in Indonesia and India
- Reported on strategic position papers, conducted interviews, drafted funding proposals and SWOT analyses
- Supported senior staff on scientific dossiers related to antimicrobial resistance, sustainable food systems, gene-editing technologies, along with regulatory approvals in the food and feed sector at the EU level
- Supervised multiple projects including the OTIFA project, supplying children from Tasikmalaya, Indonesia with fortified mixes through an 8-week intervention program and the CEMARA plastic waste-to-marketable end product project for plastic waste-based 3D printing technology
Case Investigator
Partners in Health (PIH)
04.2020 - 08.2020
- Phoned cases of COVID-19 and individuals who may have come in contact with a COVID-19 infected person, documenting symptoms on Salesforce and referred them for testing and various services (i.e social support structures, grocery shopping, testing, clinical care)
- Supervised a unit of 20 PIH employees remotely
Clinic Assistant
Boston Medical Center Grow Clinic
12.2019 - 06.2020
- Provided compassionate care to children experiencing nutrition deficiencies, organizing events to alleviate hunger among inner-city children
- Taught cooking lessons around anti-inflammatory diets using affordable nutritious meals from the food pantry.
Program Manager
Afterschool Program of the Community Service Center at Boston University
05.2019 - 05.2020
- Cultivated partnerships with afterschool programs, developing and delivering tutoring, STEM, music, performing arts, and visual arts curricula
- Recruited, trained, and mentored 65 peer and site leaders to support success of programs, and volunteers to fill them
- Collaborated with other program managers on community engagement (programs, partnerships, transportation, events)
- Developed financial literacy program for high school students to accustom them to budgeting, saving, debt, credit score, etc.
Research assistant
Division of Oral Medicine and Dentistry, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
05.2018 - 12.2019
- Performed 300 hours in clinical research and enhanced my overall college training in research and exposure to oral medicine
- Extracted data from medical records to perform basic statistical analyses on patients with oral pharyngeal cancers.
- Maintained up-to-date records of research activities and results for future reference.
Intern
Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)
03.2019 - 08.2019
- Authored chapter 1, Global Landscape of Malnutrition in Infants and Young Children, for the Nestle Nutrition Institute Series, Volume 93
- Created presentation on malnutrition in children with a focus on India’s malnourished population for Nestle Nutrition Series Workshop in India
- Wrote abstracts, analyzed and entered data for 415 documents (project reports, advocacy documents, conference presentations, tool and guidance documents, and datasets) to be included in GAIN’s new online resource center
- Provided additional support as needed during the web development process (e.g
- Edited testimonials of nutrition deficiency experiences, reviewed Glossary terms on nutrition, highlighting any areas that seem too technical for a general audience).
PHE Educator, Leadership Council, Treasurer
Peer Health Exchange (PHE)
09.2017 - 05.2019
- Taught sexual, physical, and mental health education weekly to ninth graders around the greater Boston area
- Empowered a class of 20 students to make healthy decisions while having discussions about topics including sex, and communication
- Trained new applicants as a member of the PHE Leadership Council on how to best approach health topics and discussions.
Research Assistant and Clinical Observer
Boston Health Care for the Homeless
09.2016 - 12.2018
- Collaborated with researchers and scientists to design and execute a health-sensitive research study
- Conducted qualitative research study with patients experiencing homelessness on drug usage, health status, and demographics
- Performed data analysis, presented findings with graphs and charts, highlight recommendations for practioners
- Organized creative arts and crafts guided patients on how to use technology and smart-phones.
Education
M.S. Nutritional Epidemiology and Public Health - Food Systems
Wageningen University and Research
05.2023
B.S. Biomedical Science - International Public Health
Boston University
05.2020
Skills
- Data Analysis (R, STATA, SPSS, GIS)
- Website management (Wordpress, Drupal, Salesforce)
- Other IT skills: Microsoft Office, Excel, Google Drive
- Project Management, Group facilitation
- Community Outreach, Interpersonal Communication
- Organization and Time Management
- Analytical, Critical Thinking, Writing Skills
Accomplishments
- Be The Change Leadership Member
- Scarlet Key Recipient
- Twinness Senior Award
- Brashears Trotman Leadership Award
- Santander Scholar
- Sons of Italy Scholar
Publications
- Mapping the Food Systems Dashboard’s “42 Policies and Actions” to the innovative food system solutions featured in the online IFSS Portal initiative database
- Scoping Review: Food Environment, food choice, diets, and nutrition outcomes of pastoralists in Africa (paper in progress)
- Diet Quality Questionnaire (DQQ) indicator scores and association with sociodemographic characteristics of pastoralist women of reproductive age (15-49) in two sub-counties in Isiolo County, Kenya (MSc thesis)
- GAIN Working Paper on Co-developing responsible ecosystems for food systems change (paper in progress)
- The Global Landscape of Malnutrition in Infants and Young Children for the Nestle Nutrition Institute Series, Volume 93 (PubMed, 2020)
- Vitamin D status in patients with oropharyngeal cancer: Association with HPV status and prognosis (Oral Diseases, 2021)
- Food Systems Thinking around Buguruni Informal Fresh Food Market Rehabilitation using the IFSS Portal’s backcasting approach (Blog Link, 2022)
Trainings and Workshops
- 12/2023 – Co-creation a vision GAIN’s Food Fortification Innovation Challenge
- 03/2023 – Wageningen Food Systems Course on Sustainable Healthier Diets: using the backcasting methodology for food systems thinking
- 12/2022 – Induction on Intercultural Communication in Food Systems
- 10/20/2022 – GAIN’s 20th anniversary, ‘Food Systems Thinking: Buguruni Informal Market Rehabilitation’
- 06/21/2022 - ANH Learning Lab - Food Systems Dashboard & IFSS
- 06/09/2022 - GAIN Lunch & Learn on Making Markets Work Cluster
- 06/07/2022 - Developing Pathways-to-Impact for the EatSafe Innovation Challenge
- 06/22/2022 - EatSafe Innovation Challenge and IFSS Portal Backcasting Method
- 05/15/2022 - Academic Consultancy Training for the Wageningen Masters course on the IFSS Portal initiative
- 09/17/2022 - Youth Engagement in Food Systems Transformation network with NutritionConnect.org
- 11/23/2021 - N4G side-event with SBN & ATNI on Scaling up the Contribution of SMEs to Nutrition
- 08/12/2021 - World Food Programme UN-Youth Dialogues on Women in Agri-Business (Freshi)
- 07/28/2021 - UNFSS Parallel Session - Introduction to the IFSS Portal Initiative
Languages
French
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Italian
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Timeline
Researcher
International Livestock Research Institute
01.2023 - 08.2023
Core Team, Food Systems Facilitator
Glocolearning
12.2022 - Current
Program Associate
Global Alliance For Improved Nutrition – Innovations For Health And Planet
06.2021 - 12.2022
Junior Consultant
Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition – Innovations for Health and Planet
06.2021 - 08.2021
AMR Project Coordinator
PA International, PA Europe, PA Indonesia
08.2020 - 06.2021
Case Investigator
Partners in Health (PIH)
04.2020 - 08.2020
Clinic Assistant
Boston Medical Center Grow Clinic
12.2019 - 06.2020
Partnerships Lead, former Founder
Freshi
09.2019 - 12.2022
Program Manager
Afterschool Program of the Community Service Center at Boston University
05.2019 - 05.2020
Intern
Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)
03.2019 - 08.2019
Research assistant
Division of Oral Medicine and Dentistry, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
05.2018 - 12.2019
PHE Educator, Leadership Council, Treasurer
Peer Health Exchange (PHE)
09.2017 - 05.2019
Research Assistant and Clinical Observer
Boston Health Care for the Homeless
09.2016 - 12.2018
M.S. Nutritional Epidemiology and Public Health - Food Systems
Wageningen University and Research
B.S. Biomedical Science - International Public Health
Boston University
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