Name:
Brenna Dolen
How long have you been an ambassador?
3 years
What organization(s) have you been proud to sponsor?
Feed HV
Thoughts you have on your advocacy and the organization(s).
My first experience with grant writing was with the Ascienzo Family Foundation. It is a unique opportunity to have the support and guidance, funds, and framework set up to assist a worthy cause. The grant for FeedHV focused on a website revamp, allowing their organization to prevent more food from going to waste in the Hudson Valley and divert that food to food insecure families. The Ascienzo Family Foundation has nurtured a community of change-makers and it's an honor to be a part of the AFF family. .
If you are in a profession or field of work, what background/present employment status would you like to share? What do you really enjoy about what you do?
I am a youth educator, supporting elementary students through distance learning and delivering backyard STEAM [Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics] workshops and virtual classes. My new favorite class is an online kitchen science class (cooking with kids over zoom?! So fun!). This job focuses on developing STEAM skills through play and curiosity. I love seeing the benefits of this approach.
Anything you'd like to share about your personal life? Fun thing or things you still do, in spite of the pandemic? I love snorkeling, cooking, stretching in the sunshine, listening to music, and practicing acro-yoga.