Larisa graduated magna cum laude with honors in International Relations from Brown University in 2003. She worked at New York City’s FoodChange as a Program Assistant in the Food Access Department, where she contributed to program development, media campaigns, and grant applications, including a USDA award for $125,000. Larisa she studied abroad in Buenos Aires and authored a thesis on the social implications of the Argentine economic crisis.
Field placement: Utahns Against Hunger
Salt Lake City, Utah
Policy placement: Food Research & Action Center
Washington, D.C.