Julia Shuck

Area of Expertise:

• Agriculture, Livelihoods, Microfinance, Rural
• Capacity Building, Training, Advocacy
• Communications, Media, Knowledge Management, Editor
• Environment, Climate, Energy, Water, Sanitation
• Private Sector, Social Enterprise, Corporate Social Responsibility

Professional Experience:

Growing up on a diversified crop and livestock farm in Missouri provided me a lot of practical experience in agriculture and rural development.

My degree in agricultural journalism provided me a strong foundation in communication, allowing me to develop a variety of communication outputs specific to agricultural development, from toolkits and training of trainers manuals for NGO field staff to videos to share to donors.

A master's in international agricultural development allowed me to research the adoption and use of information communication technologies and hone my project management skills.

As a Leland International Hunger Fellow, I have gained in-depth experience with natural resource and governing common properties, simultaneously managing a team of 5 interns working on 3 disparate projects, and producing toolkits that translate development research into participatory decision-making tools.