Joseph

Pool

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A leader in public policy and civic innovation using food to bridge divides.

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  • Alfond Scholarship ($74,490/yr)

  • Phi Beta Kappa Key into Public Service Scholarship ($5,000)

  • Gen. Russell E. Dougherty National Leader of the Year ($4,000)

  • Ginsburg-Phoenix Fellowship ($2,000/yr)

  • Phoenix-Ginsburg Fellowship Fellow (Civic Engagement)

  • Interfaith America BRAID Fellow (Interfaith Dialogue)

  • Student Government Leader: Served as President & Vice President, managing an $80K budget and team of over 50.

  • Founder, Breaking Bread: Led the fastest-growing campus organization, fostering dialogue across divides.

  • President, Omicron Delta Kappa: Oversaw the Rollins chapter of the National Leadership Honor Society, coordinating the largest annual conference.

  • Cohort President, Alfond Scholars: Served as a peer leader for his cohort in Rollins College’s most prestigious scholarship program.

  • Anchor of the Community Award -Breaking Bread: (Rollins College)

  • CommUnity Champion: (WESH 2 News)

  • Student Leader of the Year: (Central Florida Pledge)

  • Student Government Member of the Year

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  • Authored chapter on “Culinary Diplomacy” in the Bloomsbury Handbook of Religion and Food.

  • Honors Thesis on “Localizing Food Policy.”

  • Independent Study on “Political Economy of Agricultural Trade.”

  • Wrote op-ed on using food for community in the Orlando Sentinel.

  • Search Committee Member: Served on search committees for the new university Provost and the Dean of Religious & Spiritual Life.

  • Congressional Intern, U.S. House of Representatives.

  • Special Projects Intern, Florida House on Capitol Hill.

  • Founding Member of the Interfaith Council at Rollins College.

  • Presenter at the Parliament of the World’s Religions, Chicago.

  • Keynote Speaker at the Phoenix Generation Conference.

  • Hosted Mimouna Event: Co-led an interfaith event with the Muslim Student Union and Hillel, promoting dialogue through shared meals.

  • Spoke at First United Methodist Church on shared meals and dialogue.

  • Represented Rollins College to the City of Winter Park & Chamber of Commerce.

  • Policy & Legal Research

  • Public Speaking & Dialogue Facilitation

  • Project & Budget Management

  • AI Literacy & Conflict Resolution

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