Vanessa provides essential support for OFS’s communications and marketing needs, including graphic design, social media, blogging and SEO, video development and overall communications strategy. She works across departments to develop program-specific content and contributes to OFS internal communications. She is responsible for third-party fundraisers, guiding and promoting the efforts of those who hold campaigns on OFS’s behalf.

Before joining the team, Vanessa worked as a data quality specialist at ScaleAI. Her previous experience e-commerce management at Beaver Industrial Supply and work at a digital marketing agency. She holds a degree in Digital Media from the University of Missouri St. Louis.

In her spare time, she likes to play video games, make various kinds of art, and watch MMA.

From Vanessa: “In a perfect world, everyone would have everything that they need with what capacity that we collectively have. But in the actual world, I’m glad to be able to contribute to a cause that helps materially benefit people experiencing hunger today, while simultaneously working towards a hunger free tomorrow.”