In this episode, Miriam Miller talks with Samantha Levy about her transition from working in theater to working in politics, bringing your authentic self to the workplace, and translating skills during a career change.
Samantha is a New York University alumna, holding a BFA in Drama from NYU Tisch and MA in Food Studies from NYU Steinhardt. She is currently a New York Policy Manager for American Farmland Trust (AFT) where she conducts research on, builds coalitions around, and advocates directly for public policies and programs at all levels of government that keep land in farming, keep farmers on the land, and help farmers adopt sound farming practices in New York. Samantha leads the Alliance for New York’s Farmland, a coalition advocating for farmland protection and farmland access for a diverse new generation of farmers. She also established New York Grown Food for New York Kids, a coalition advocating for Farm to school policy which worked successfully to create the 30% NYS Initiative incentivizing K-12 schools across the state to buy more New York grown food. Additionally, Samantha authored Growing Opportunities, leads AFT’s climate work in New York, and is currently a member of LEAD NY Class 18 through Cornell University. When not working to change the world, she enjoys yoga, cooking, theatre, and hiking with her pup, Ash. Samantha recently was named one of City and State's 40 Under 40, 2020 Albany Rising Stars.
For a full transcript of this episode, please email career.communications@nyu.edu.
