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Tampa, Florida, United States

Oversees a team of more than 25 tours guides and program specialists in the design, delivery, and evaluation of behind-the-scenes tours, overnights, children's programs, and other in-depth, premium experiences for National Aquarium guests. The goal of each program is to engage guests with the National Aquarium's mission to "inspire conservation of the world's aquatic treasures" by connecting program subject matter with each individual audience in order to create excellent guest experiences that motivate participants to join us in taking action to protect our blue planet.

Baltimore, Maryland Area

Baltimore, Maryland Area

Works as part of the Visitor Programs team, providing excellent customer service while forging connections between aquarium visitors and marine life through various interpretive programs. Tailors messaging to suit audience interests and empowers guests to take action to support conservation in their daily lives.

Key Biscayne, Fl

Connected children of various ages with marine and coastal habitats of Biscayne Bay through outdoor field trip and summer camp classes. Programming included explorations of hardwood hammock, dune, mangrove, and seagrass habitats, as well as snorkeling and kayak adventures, art projects, and hands-on classroom activities.

Seward, Alaska

Interpreted living and non-living exhibits to guests and led behind the scenes tours, classes, and presentations. Aided the exhibits department in the development of messaging for a new exhibit on marine debris, as well as updates to existing exhibits. Developed a conceptual drawing for a mural to increase visitor connection with an underutilized aquarium display. Executed an independent evaluation of visitor response to a new exhibit on sustainable fisheries in Alaska, including timing and tracking and survey techniques. Recommended improvements based on results from the evaluation, and provided baseline data for future exhibit updates.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Provided care for various syngnathid species, as well as invertebrates, tropical reef fish, and live food cultures. Maintained aquarium systems ranging from 200-1,000 gallons by siphoning, water quality testing, cleaning filtration, water changes, and basic LSS maintenance. Participated in daily record-keeping, disease diagnosis and treatment, and quarantine procedures.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Assisted aquarium staff in care and maintenance of saltwater systems, including water quality testing, food prep, feeding, and maintenance of LSS

Magnolia, Arkansas

Performed lab procedures on DNA samples from plants of the Genus Passiflora in preparation for genetic sequencing. Aided in the completion of other lab and departmental projects including cataloging the university's vertebrate specimen collection and developing write-ups for a display showcasing current and past research within SAU's chemistry, biology, and physics departments.

Magnolia, Arkansas

Assisted students, faculty, and staff in various levels of the writing process, including brainstorming, editing, citation styles, etc. Developed and executed training sessions on scientific writing techniques.

Solomons, Maryland

Reproduced paleoclimate records using the ratio of oxygen isotopes found in a coral core sample from the Caribbean. Compared results to findings from an earlier publication to determine if the two studies showed the same trends. Presented results via written report and on-site conference, as well as at the Association for the Sciences of Limnology & Oceanography 2011 conference. Developed a graphic using Adobe Illustrator to aid in explanation of research concepts.

Pea Ridge National Military Park, Garfield, Ar

Directed and managed 10 youths, ages 15-18, in completion of various projects including restoring historic fence, invasive plant removal, and general park maintenance. This opportunity provided these teens with practical work experience through hands-on resource management projects.

Pea Ridge National Military Park; Garfield, Ar

Worked as part of the Wildland-Urban Interface seasonal crew in the Resource Management Department to construct a fireline around a portion of the park’s perimeter by removing dead and down brush, as well as thinning Eastern Red Cedar populations.

Pea Ridge National Military Park; Garfield, Ar

Completed various park maintenance tasks, including cleaning the visitor center, maintaining the park grounds, and construction/maintenance of historic fences and hiking trails.

Master Of Professional Science, Marine Conservation

Studied Marine Conservation with an emphasis on education and outreach. Graduate Project: Assessment of Visitor Response.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Biology, General

Activities and Societies: Chemistry Club, Biology Club, Beta Beta Beta National Biological Honor Society, Alpha Chi Honor Society.