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Newman Wetlands Center

• Manage daily operations of Newman Wetlands Center
• Lead a dedicated team with the goals of encouraging honest and kind communication, maintaining a safe work environment, and rewarding continual growth
• Coordinate project work with Recreation staff and volunteer groups to manage a 32-acre wetland, trail system, and wild plant garden while prioritizing biodiversity management
• Inspect habitat and facility enhancement projects for compliance, accessibility, and efficiency and recommend improvements
• Serve as a knowledgeable and dependable liaison between CCWA and other community organizations, such as Finding the Flint, Georgia Audubon, Outdoor Afro-Atlanta, & local schools
• Develop and nurture partnerships with local and state organizations to provide excellent learning opportunities for professionals and local community members

Newman Wetlands Center

• Led guided interpretive tours of Boardwalk Trail, highlighting phenology, cultural and natural history, and wetland ecology
• Developed experiential-based, hands-dirty environmental education programs centered on wetlands, water, and local wildlife
• Managed Newman Wetlands Center’s Facebook page
• Designed print and virtual interpretive media
• Managed overabundant plant species, such as Ligustrum sinense, Elaeagnus angustifolia, and Celastrus orbiculatus
• Provided exceptional customer service to visitors

• Co-founded Just Language to update the language traditionally used in ecological education to be inclusive and welcoming
• Co-lead national-scale virtual conservations with ecologists, educators, and community leaders regarding the language we use to teach “invasive species” concepts
• Lead ongoing development of inclusive and antiracist invasive species educational programming
• Compose grant proposals to fund Just Language events

Corbin, KY

• Taught physical science to 9th-grade students in the absence of their teacher
• Provided structure and enforced classroom rules in K-12 classrooms as needed

• Designed and implemented environmental education lessons for 6th-8th grade students with an emphasis on inquiry-based learning and scientific data collection
• Planned and implemented experience-based learning adventures at Black Rock Forest for 6th – 8th grade students

Urban Assembly Institute Of Math And Science For Young Women

• Provided assistance in the classroom and during lunch tutoring sessions for 6-12 grade girls at Urban Assembly Institute of Math and Science for Young Women in physics, life science, earth science, humanities, Spanish.

• Planned and executed week-long ornithology and wetland ecology summer camp programs for middle and high school students from NYC and surrounding cities
• Led hands-dirty experiences including hiking Black Rock Mountain, kayaking on the Hudson River, amphibian and turtle surveys, a hawk dissection, and s’mores making

Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center

• Taught diverse groups of K-12 students about GA wildlife using experiential & interpretive education
• Co-led canoeing, archery, and fishing programs
• Performed live animal outreach education programs
• Designed educational advertisements, posters, bulletins, and flyers
• Authored three grant proposals, including two that were fully funded to enhance wildlife education programming for middle schoolers and local educators

Baraboo, WI

• Gave over 80 interpretive guided tours to guests of live animal exhibits
• Developed interpretive programs for K-12 students
• Designed educational posters and flyers
• Assisted with event planning and donor relations
• Assisted with feeding and enrichment of cranes
• Maintained a garden plot and participated in crop sharing

Master’S Degree, Environmental Conservation Education

Bachelor’S Degree, Environmental Science

Activities and Societies: Delta Zeta Sorority