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New Plymouth, Nz

Shaping New Plymouth District Council’s approach to sustainability and engagement, spearheading initiatives that contribute to a greener, healthier, and more sustainable future for the residents. This role drives climate action, promotes healthy homes and wider environment, enhancing sustainability and influencing changes in community behaviour, and manages energy and emissions. This position also includes implementing and overseeing policies, strategies, and projects to ensure the community's… Show more Shaping New Plymouth District Council’s approach to sustainability and engagement, spearheading initiatives that contribute to a greener, healthier, and more sustainable future for the residents. This role drives climate action, promotes healthy homes and wider environment, enhancing sustainability and influencing changes in community behaviour, and manages energy and emissions. This position also includes implementing and overseeing policies, strategies, and projects to ensure the community's wellbeing and the protection of the environment for future generations as well as ensuring all stakeholders are appropriately engaged with. Show less

Manage the city's kerbside collection and transfer stations contract to ensure a great service for the community. Assist with the continued development of the waste management and minimisation services in the New Plymouth District to help work towards our Zero Waste goal and the actions in the Waste Management and Minimisaon Plan.

Tauranga

To provide leadership, development and effective management of City wide behaviourchange initiatives and projects to minimise waste to landfill and to support the WasteManagement and Minimisation Plan.

Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

Assist the development and implementation of national-level systems and processes within the New Zealand Department of Conservation.

Kapiti Wellington District Office

As a Community Ranger for the Department of Conservation, I developed effective communications plans, business cases, and analyses for public events and campaigns throughout the Wellington region. In my role as a Partnerships Ranger, I’ve worked closely with various businesses and interest groups, which taught me to build interagency relationships and focus on meeting customer needs. I’ve been the project manager for numerous events, including Pest-Fest 2013-2015 and Restoration Day 2012-2015… Show more As a Community Ranger for the Department of Conservation, I developed effective communications plans, business cases, and analyses for public events and campaigns throughout the Wellington region. In my role as a Partnerships Ranger, I’ve worked closely with various businesses and interest groups, which taught me to build interagency relationships and focus on meeting customer needs. I’ve been the project manager for numerous events, including Pest-Fest 2013-2015 and Restoration Day 2012-2015. Additionally, this role involved: drafting media releases and newsletters, networking and developing relationships with local community groups, working with iwi, advocating effective restoration and conservation techniques, managing a team of volunteers, and assisting with the development of new educational programmes. Additionally, as a health and safety representative, I have experience in health and safety management practices for my team and community. Show less

Sacramento, California

Reared two moth colonies, Obliquebanded Leafroller and Apple Pandemis. Maintenance involved collecting eggs, transferring larvae to diet, gathering pupae, creating special formulated diet, and cage upkeep. Performed several biocontrol projects and field experiments including parasite production and release, assessment of establishment, and impact of Trichogramma species on invasive moth populations.

Performed plant maintenance and upkeep for UC Davis research plants, transplanted seedlings weekly, assisted researchers, worked with and distributed biological control agents for control of whiteflies, thrips, aphids and spider mites. Prepared soil medias (using a combination of peat moss, vermiculite, sponge rock, sand and dry fertilizers), mixed fertilizers for fertilizer injectors at various rates for research applications in greenhouses. Operated forklift to distribute green medias and… Show more Performed plant maintenance and upkeep for UC Davis research plants, transplanted seedlings weekly, assisted researchers, worked with and distributed biological control agents for control of whiteflies, thrips, aphids and spider mites. Prepared soil medias (using a combination of peat moss, vermiculite, sponge rock, sand and dry fertilizers), mixed fertilizers for fertilizer injectors at various rates for research applications in greenhouses. Operated forklift to distribute green medias and steamed/autoclaved various medias in order to keep plant diseases at low levels Show less

Answering phones, filing paperwork, billing, started an office building recycling program

Master Of Science (Msc), Ecological Restoration

Activities and Societies: Society for Conservation Biology, VUWSA My thesis relates to citizen science and its contribution.

B.S, Environmental Biology And Management

Related Classes: Urban & Region Planning, Land use & growth, Conservation Biology Policy Education Abroad: Sustainable of Northern Europe.