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Burlington, Vt, Us

Burlington, Vt, Us

Burlington, Vermont, United States

- Write grant proposals to state and federal programs for outreach & education and water quality improvement projects in the Lake Champlain Basin.- Provide place-based watershed education to all 5th grade students in four Franklin County schools.- Monitor water quality by taking bi-weekly samples on the Rock River, in Highgate, VT.- Organize educational events and online workshops and to inform community members about green stormwater infrastructure, natural shoreland erosion control practices, and water quality in Lake Champlain.

St Albans, Vermont, United States

Winooski, Vermont, United States

• Manage all volunteer requests and coordinate volunteer activities.• Develop and oversee Vermont Works for Women’s career mentoring network by onboarding new volunteer mentors and connecting them with women around Vermont seeking employment and career advice.• Conduct outreach with partner organizations and community groups to promote Vermont Works for Women’s programming• Support efforts to train and educate women about careers in the trades by organizing virtual job shadows and other events.

Saint Lawrence University

● Collaborate with faculty and the director of the prep lab to complete requests for biology lab professors and research students● Prepare all materials needed for biology labs including media, agars, culturing plates, and test tubes● Calibrate lab equipment weekly including pH meters and scales ● Test lab safety equipment weekly including emergency showers and eye wash stations● Take care of all biological waste generated in the labs and sterilize equipment using the autoclave

Montpelier, Vermont

• Authored Op-Eds for local newspapers to inform the community about local pollution issues and how they can take action• Wrote grant applications to small and large non-profits to receive support for pollution prevention and community organizing• Co-led community meetings to help residents strategically oppose their pollution concerns • Investigated water contaminants, hazardous waste, pesticides, and other pollutants in order to assist community-led action • Canvassed in neighborhoods in Vermont and Massachusetts to stop a pipeline and get petition signatures for clean water laws

Master'S Degree, Natural Resources

Bachelor'S Degree, Biology And Government

Graduated magna cum laude with honors in Government Honors Thesis: "Environmental Justice and the Distribution of Toxic Release Inventory.

Study Abroad

Restoration Ecology