Anya Hunter Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, California, United States

Instructor of a care-provider and child class developing and delivering a quality age-appropriate educational program for children and a multi-level emergent educational program for the adults

Fort Collins, Colorado, United States

• Created and delivered guest lectures for the following graduate courses:
• Natural Science course (NSCI) 693 PSM Seminar - Empathy and Leadership in Animal Organizations
• NSCI 621 Workplace Wellness for Animal Professionals - Difficult Conversations
• NSCI 611 Leadership for Animal Professionals - Inspiring Conservation Action

Springfield, Oregon, United States

• Manage store sales, budget, recruitment, hiring, staff development, performance evaluations and details pertaining to running a retail store with staff of 24 employees.
• Manager representative on Sustainability Task Force Sustainability to improve sustainable practices
• Ensure employees/store uphold(s) American Humane Animal Welfare certification
• Increased customer service culture resulting in improved metrics and increased store sales by 37%
• Improved staff retention rate through check-ins, honest feedback, evaluations, effective training and scheduling
• Drove sales in the aquatics, reptile, bird and small animal departments by up to 126% over projected targets

Salem, Oregon, United States

Salem, Oregon, United States

• Created and implemented care and training on animal husbandry for saltwater and freshwater aquatic vertebrates and invertebrates, reptiles, small mammals and birds.

Greater Seattle Area

• Developed content and facilitated trainings for 600+ volunteers aligned with WPZ’s vision for empathy, inclusion, conservation messaging and current strategic principles, in accordance with branding standards and.
• Created, delivered and evaluated a 12- week, blended learning curriculum concentrating on communication, equity, inclusion, conservation and animal natural history
• Researched and created original & inclusive interpretive materials, communications, and fliers (Publisher and MS Office), as well as contributed to IMLS grant reports and adult learner focused workshops geared towards.
• Created first train the trainer module for WPZ’s empathy training; teaching how empathy leads to action
• Brought volunteer education materials in line with Universal Design for Learning standards
• Routinely supported online and in person meetings with staff and/or volunteers while mitigating conflict, building consensus between stakeholders, and managing a diverse array of projects and action items

Fort Collins, Colorado Area

• Delivered curriculum on the biology of vertebrates and invertebrates to undergraduate biology labs
• Created original lesson plans, homework assignments, visual aids, exam questions, and adjusted pre-existing material to make it more relevant, as well as accessible for different learning styles and abilities
• Problem solved to encourage inclusive participation from students with phobias and and/or who needed accommodation

Greater Denver Area

• Conducted and analyzed Differential Feeding Study with African Social Carnivores
• Presented research findings as a scientific poster at the Association of Zoo and Aquariums Conference
• Facilitated Predator Ridge educational demonstrations to communicate conservation and training messages with zoo visitors
• Provided enrichment and husbandry for African social carnivores

Santa Barbara, California Area

• Recruited, trained, and managed scheduling for a team of 300 volunteers and 10 staff for the Butterflies Alive! exhibit
• Managed supply and livestock ordering with a budget of $50K, provided animal husbandry, and ensured all USDA protocols were upheld
• Created first ever documentation, guide and technical training materials for Lepidoptera husbandry and instruction for opening and running the seasonal Butterflies Alive! exhibit
• Recruited, trained and scheduled staffing for special events and behind-the-scenes research opportunities.

Los Angeles

• Supervised a team of 16 gallery interpreters (museum educators) and 50+ volunteers
• Developed and delivered natural history-based informal public programs, using cutting-edge educational philosophies, such as Visual Thinking Strategies (VTSS), that promote interaction and participation with a.
• Evaluated thematic, engaging, inquiry-driven and interactive formal and informal tours in accordance with NAI standards
• Ensured proper documentation of time sheets through Paylocity
• Designed and conducted curriculum focused on animal biology & handling, history, taxidermy, watershed ecology and oceanography for K – 12 learners

Ambalahanko, Nosy Be, Madagascar

• Assisted with active surveys of lemurs (black, sportive and mouse), 50 reptile species, 30 bird taxa, 3 butterfly species and 15 amphibians to document population abundance in primary, secondary and degraded forest.
• Managed and taught volunteers about data collection, conservation and species identification.
• Assisted with planning and preparation of the camp field site, located away from civilization within the Nosy Be forest.
• Aided staff members in the development and implementation of their personal scientific projects through data collection, research, identifying bird populations by song, digging pit traps, and creating baited butterfly.
• Assisted in the creation of an original field guide on opisthobranches of Nosy Be, Madagascar.

• Responsible for invertebrate husbandry for living museum collection. Responsible for rearing butterflies and arachnids for Butterfly and Spider Pavilion Seasonal Exhibits, including adhering to USDA containment.
• Trained education staff on handling and interpretation techniques for invertebrate collections
• Responsible for invertebrate, reptile, and amphibian husbandry for living collections
• Responsible for aquatic care of pond ecosystem

Student Health Outreach And Promotion, UCSC Student Health Center

• Education Coordinator for Student Health Outreach and Promotion (SHOP) as part of the Chancellor's Undergraduate Internship Program (CUIP)
• Designed and implemented a series of original educational workshops at UCSC, provided to students that promoted overall wellness, communication skills and risk reduction behavior around drugs, alcohol and sexual health.
• Recruited and supervised 14 volunteers to help in the implementation of educational programs ran out of the student healthcare center.

Professional Science Masters, Natural Science; Zoo And Aquarium Management

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Anthropology

Activities and Societies: Physical Anthropology Society/Lab Student Health Outreach and Promotion (S.H.O.P) Condom Co-op Marine Mammal.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Medieval and Early Renaissance Society Lectures/Events. Ancient Near East in Los Angeles (ANELA) Lectures.

Senior Fellow, Environmental Education

Activities and Societies: Supporting visionary, action-oriented, and diverse leadership for a just and sustainable futureTrained as an.