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Sarah Day Levesque

Sarah Day Levesque

Mintel

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Sarah's work combines: Food, Writing, and Communicating / Sharing Stories

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Day In The Life

Food and Beverage Analyst

I do research in agriculture and food markets.

Skills & Education

Here's the path I took:

  • High School

  • Bachelor's Degree

    University of California-Davis

  • Graduate Degree

    Agricultural Economics

    University of California-Davis

Here's the path I recommend for someone who wants to be a Food Scientists and Technologists:

High School

Bachelor's Degree: Agricultural Economics

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Life & Career Milestones

My path in life took a while to figure out

  • 1.

    Had an interest in being part of positive change.

  • 2.

    Realized agricultural development could help feed the world.

  • 3.

    Majored in International Ag Development.

  • 4.

    Realized I needed more tools so got my Masters in Ag Economics.

  • 5.

    Did my masters research in Kenya and realized I might want to work in the US.

  • 6.

    Got interested in Ag education.

  • 7.

    Got job working on developing content for agricultural conferences.

  • 8.

    Realized I wanted to do more ag/food research, took job at Mintel.