Benoit Jurion
2024-2025 Fellow
Veggielution - Policy and Research Assistant
2024-2025 Fellow
Veggielution - Policy and Research Assistant
Management Major, Real Estate Minor
Hometown: Seattle, Washington
What aspect of your fellowship has been most rewarding?
First, I believe that leading bilingual interviews and navigating translation challenges with local community members taught me the importance of active listening, question tailoring, and including community engagement and support in any of my work. Putting the community members and voices first has been crucial in any of my work at Veggielution. Secondly, designing and analyzing a strategic framework for our food buyer’s club gave me real-world entrepreneurial experience in first stakeholder management and then analyzing quantitative and qualitative data to make educated decisions and manage risk for future endeavors.