Christopher Rain Email & Phone Number

East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, United States

Process and respond to all open records requests per the Pennsylvania Right to Know Law.

East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, United States

Manage all operations of township parks including maintenance, improvements, and grants. Maintain department files and records.Coordinate activities of the parks committee and golf committee. Serve as recording secretary at public meetings. Maintain meeting agendas and minutes.Public Outreach: Manage the marketing of parks and parks events, manage the parks social media accounts, and respond to residents' questions and needs. Coordinate marketing for golf course and golf events.Event Planning: Plan and execute six annual events, coordinate additional public events/classes with other organizations including Eastern Monroe Public Library and Penn State Master Gardeners, coordinate rentals of two park pavilions and 99 community gardens plots.Facilities Management: Manage the cleaning and maintenance of township facilities including the Whispering Pines Banquet Hall (since 2015), Community & Cultural Center (since 2020) and the township municipal building (since 2021).Website Management: Manage content and all updates to four websites belonging to Middle Smithfield Township (since 2020). All websites run on Wordpress. Manage township’s social media presence.SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS:Develop sixth annual parks event, Volunteer Day & Touch a Truck, a community event to promote volunteer organizations in the community, 2021.Receive $25,000 Healing the Planet Grant from Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful and The Giant Company for park rehabilitation project, 2021.Coordinate with Pocono Mountains Visitors Bureau, et al., to establish Pick Up the Poconos Day, a county-wide litter cleanup program based on MST’s litter program, 2018Coordinate grant-funded improvements to Mt. Nebo Regional Park, 2018Coordinate construction and opening of River's Edge Family Bike Park, 2017Increase park usage and visibility since 2015: Double annual pavilion rentals; increase community gardens plots from 35 to 99; double parks Facebook following

East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, United States

Manage the Whispering Pines Banquet Hall and Community & Cultural Center including maintenance, event bookings, event coordination, and social media accounts.Coordinate staff coverage for rental events, 60+ events annually at the Whispering Pines.Increase annual Whispering Pines Banquet Hall rentals from 13 in 2015 to 65 in 2018.

Morristown, Nj

• Maintained 35+ years of collections records and electronic database. Accessioned incoming donations. • Provided administrative support to the curator of collections and the assistant director of historic sites. • Prepared historic sites for major programs and events.• Supervised seasonal staff and volunteers in collections projects.• Mounted exhibits including research, design, and fabrication.• Monitor construction projects at historic sites for archaeological resources and historic preservation and produce reports. • Conduct research about historic properties. Key Achievements:• Involved with mounting over 10 exhibits including research, design, and fabrication.• Participated in the creation of the Fosterfields Working collection: artifacts for use by staff and visitors in educational programs

Morristown, Nj

• Assisted curator in all collections related projects.

Morristown, Nj

Worked for MCMEC summers 2005-2007• Collected and examined catch from mosquito traps around Morris County, NJ to monitor populations.• Collected and delivered catch from mosquito traps around northern and central NJ counties and delivered to laboratory in Trenton for West Nile Virus testing.• Conducted experiment on effects of copepods on mosquito larvae as means of population control.

Lancaster, Pennsylvania Area

• Inventoried artifact collection from 1950s excavations • Provided information and insight to school groups and visitors