Kirsten Bourne Consulting

I consult with school, business and nonprofit clients to build mission-based community and increase stakeholder engagement. I’m passionate about minimizing food waste, creating healthy habits in our personal lives, and communicating the impact of our habits on the environment.

Focus Areas

• Organizational sustainability asset mapping & vision articulation

• Zero waste school operational systems implementation

• Curricular design, including developmentally-appropriate environmental education strategies and scaffolding for English language learners

• Educational programming and events strategy

• Public relations & media promotion

• Community engagement, including partnership development & management

• Copywriting; online content curation for websites, newsletters & social media

• Live moderation and interviewing. Prior engagements have included:

  • Natural Products Expo East: Interview with Carla Vernon, Natural & Organic Operating Unit President at General Mills (2018)

  • Pineapple Collaborative: Moderator, Against the Grain event panel (2018)

  • General Assembly: Moderator, Now You're Cooking: Making It as a Food Startup (2012)

Consulting Clients

• Environmental Education Consultant, Public Schools of the Tarrytowns, Sleepy Hollow, NY (2023)

• Marketing Consultant, Common Grain Alliance, Washington, DC (2022)

• Retail and Marketing Consultant, Glen’s Garden Market, Washington, DC (2018, 2013)

• Business Communications Consultant, Trickling Springs Creamery, Washington, DC (2014)

• Panelist on Social Media for food retail, National Specialty Food Association January and July 2013

• Panelist, UT Austin McCombs Business School Net Impact Sustainability Summit, 2012