Brittney Van Der Werff Email & Phone Number

Albuquerque, NM, US

Albuquerque, New Mexico Area

• Project manager for multiple partner sub-award projects. Ensure deliverables are on time and on budget.
• Generate short films, print publications, monthly newsletters, and manage all social media platforms.
• Primary content creator, videographer, and photographer. Maintain NM EPSCoR's media content database.
• Organize training webinars with subject matter experts for student and faculty professional development.
• Chair of National NSF EPSCoR communications group.
• Board member of NSF EPSCoR EOD Council.

Jemez Springs, NM

• Serve as the Adobe CC expert for Valles Caldera National Preserve (VCNP) and nearby NPS units. Responsibilities include design and creation of VCNP waysides, visitor center exhibits, interpretive displays, pamphlets.
• Awarded $11,000 for proposal to create and design the first two interpretive wayside exhibits at VCNP - a new National Park Service unit. Waysides were completed on-time and under-budget.
• Organize large (600+ attendees) events for VCNP. Responsible for event budget, logistics, and advertising.
• Procured $36,000 in grant funds to expand the VCNP education programs available to local teachers and students.
• Manage 20+ volunteers to staff the VCNP visitor center. Duties include interviewing, onboarding/training, scheduling, hours tracking, and performance evaluations.
• Cater to a variety of learning styles by creating videos, short stories, hands-on demonstrations, and program ‘touchables’ to explain VCNP geological, cultural, and natural resources to visitors.

Jemez Springs, NM

• As the Education Coordinator for the Valles Caldera Trust (VCT), I created, administered, evaluated, and coordinated all educational programs at VCT. While in this position I earned the highest performance rating in.
• Received $80,000 of funding from National Park Foundation to continue the education programs I created for the VCT under the National Park Service.
• Spearheaded the creation and administration of all education programs (20+) for both K-12 and college audiences. Programs compliment New Mexico state education standards and Common Core.
• Awarded funding for Nature Conservancy environmental education grant in 2014.
• Committee chair of Santa Fe Rio Grande Water Fund environmental educators working group.
• Generated thematic educational programs about VCT archeological sites, earth skills, and traditional land use history. Volunteer Management

Jemez Springs

• Due to the strong interpretation, communication and leadership skills I exhibited as an intern, I was selected as lead designer for the VCT National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Website. Website was completed on.
• Created VCT NEPA website. Design guided by goals and objectives targeting usability and navigability.
• Interpreted complex legal framework of NEPA and translated it in a way accessible to both the general public and local stakeholders.
• Incorporated visual displays, info-graphics and interactive website components to engage internet audiences with different learning styles. Verbally recognized at all-staff meeting by supervisor for innovative ‘Guide.
• Participated in group planning for interpretive NEPA website project.
• Proof-read, edited, and converted over 120 policy reference documents into web appropriate formats.

• Collaborated with multidisciplinary agency experts to gain understanding of the organization’s flagship science-based adaptive management style implemented by Congress in 2001.
• Led the creation/development of a new multi-themed interpretative station for the preserve staging area. Materials were later used to supplement pre-existing interpretive programs.
• Spearheaded the research, trail routing, interpretation and creation of the Valle Grande Pond self-guided hike.

• Created new course materials later adopted by the larger Phoenix and Tucson branches
• Taught all new employees courses on caregiver policy requirements, medication administration, incident reporting, HIPPA, behavior treatment plans & ethical care of mentally disabled adults
• Instructor of First Aid, CPR and AED (certified by NSC)
• Managed HR concerns, all new hire paperwork, monthly tracking reports
• Coached in three group homes as a support provider for disabled adults

• Responsible for the week long care of 12 campers, ages 13 to 14, all from under-privileged, inner-city areas of Albany, New York.
• Mentored youth unlikely to have ever been outside urban areas for extended periods of time.
• Facilitated involvement in programs and integration into the camp community.
• Successfully led numerous camp activities. Demonstrated a high level of flexibility, creativity and adaptability in challenging situations

Masters Of Science School Of Natural Resources & Environment, Behavior, Education And Communication

Activities and Societies: SNRE OUTside, LambdagradsWorked under Raymond DeYoung and studied psychology as it pertained to conservation..

Bachelor Of Science, Psychology

Activities and Societies: International Student Volunteers, Golden Key International Honour SocietyUndergraduate research on self-reported.

Minor, Sociology

Worked under experts in the field of sociology, to earn my minor in the subject area.