Alexandra Tursi graduated from Cornell University in 2005 with a bachelor's degree in Government. She returned home to Vermont after graduation where she worked in the legal field, then moved into the world of social media. She is currently Social Media Strategist with Fletcher Allen Health Care. She is the former Director of Social Media at Kelliher Samets Volk, a marketing communications agency, where she worked for 5 years with clients in the energy, public health, higher education and sustainability spaces. She has also consulted on projects for the Vermont Fresh Network and other food-related ventures and organizations. She is the social media columnist for The Burlington Free Press and WCAX-TV. Alexandra’s interests include: food systems, public health, and technology.