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Kyla Thurston
Advocacy & Research Fellow, The Federation of Southern Cooperatives
Location: Tuskegee Instiutue, AL United States
Joined: Oct 2nd, 2024

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Tougaloo College class of 2023

Undergrad Major: Political Science

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Zeta Phi Beta

Tuskegee University class of 2028

Grad Major: Public Policy Analysis

Experience

I currently work with The Federation of Southern Cooperatives as Advocacy & Research Fellow
I have 1 years of experience working in the Government and Policy industry.

MSI Student Worker | USAID Feed the Future Food Systems for Nutrition Innovation Lab (FSN-IL) x 1890 Universities Foundation
From October 2023 to December 2024 • 1 year(s)
• As a first activity, students will conduct surveys to identify the needs of students at 1890 universities related to leadership and career-building opportunities in the global food systems space. • Based on the gaps, identified students will provide input and assistance to FSN-IL leadership in identifying student workshops in leadership and academic areas such as proposal writing, data analysis, budgeting, and global food system career opportunities. • The student group would organize the appropriate workshops. • Serve as “boots on the ground,” identifying engagement opportunities among student groups and institutions within the 1890 community. • Identify global food system research opportunities within the 1890 institutions and then assist students with finding those opportunities in research or leadership. • Create a database of the relevant opportunities so that students in all institutions learn about the research opportunities. • Create contacts to build networks and foster collaboration between the 1890 Student Working Group institutions. • Create opportunities for 1890 students to engage with the global food system research, programming, and policy community through designed activities. This could be through participation in identified policy and academic seminars, webinars, and/or scientific symposia.

Fannie Lou Hamer Government Relations Fellow | Congressional Black Caucus Institute
From June 2024 to August 2024 • 0 year(s)
I was placed with Alliance to End Hunger as their Summer Intern; working directly with faith-based groups, non-profits, foundations, and international organizations to advocate and educate on climate resiliency and food security. Through this program, I was able to write and publish two articles for The Alliance regarding climate change and its impact on food security whilst also bringing awareness and recommendations on the current famine that plagues South Sudan.

Congressman Bennie G. Thompson's Leadership Development Student Research Fellow | Tougaloo College
From April 2023 to August 2024 • 1 year(s)
• Designed, developed, and implemented a major small business development, social entrepreneurship, and economic justice component focused on building food economies in the Mississippi Delta. • Implemented an initiative in which we partnered with rural communities, nonprofit organizations, and local government in the core Mississippi Delta counties, implemented community projects, and provided services to local community organizations. • Implemented a public health and wellness education campaign. • Qualitative and quantitative research, data collection, and evaluation plan that identified local, statewide, and regional needs across the Mississippi Delta to make policy recommendations for the Farm Bill related to food system development.

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