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Carlsbad, California, United States

Hooksett, New Hampshire, United States

Supervise and carry out lesson plans for classes of 15-25 students with varying needs and learning abilitiesEngage with and assist students working on assignments and projects in various core and unified arts subjectsAssist students needing a paraprofessional aid when necessary to help with understanding and focus in class

Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States

• As a summer Program Assistant, I lived on campus with 23 high school students to facilitate the SEAScapes program which aims to give students a basic introduction to oceanographic studies.
• Community Development – Live with students and supervise the development of community norms, and emotional/mental welfare of students. Plan educational, extracurricular and morale-boosting free time activities.
• Program Logistics- Accompany group on field trips, rotate through kitchen duties and clean-up, attend planning and debrief meetings.
• Medical Supervision – Work closely with the Dean of Student Services and the Academic Programs Coordinator as a front-line intervention for student safety and medical/mental health issues on campus.
• Academic Support – Support program faculty as needed by assisting students outside of the classroom with assignments, leading discussions, and helping students meet their academic goals.
• Marketing – Document the experience for students by taking quality photographs for the Marketing team

Sarasota, Florida, United States

• Primary responsibilities included assisting with fish and coral exhibit maintenance and assisting with aquarists' exhibit projects.
• Daily duties included cleaning exhibits, preparing food and feeding, testing water quality parameters, maintaining life support systems, behind the scenes housekeeping, making exhibit/animal observations and keeping.
• Completed an independent project focused on improving cuttlefish husbandry by studying the egg laying habits of dwarf and flamboyant cuttlefish.
• Learned about freshwater and marine aquariums, coral tanks, life support systems, water chemistry and quality maintenance, live feeds and quarantine procedures.

Appledore Island, ME

• Supported SML faculty to carry out course curriculum and lab activities by coordinating laboratory, sea, and small vessel operations
• Fostered a safe, inclusive, and welcoming environment in a remote island based marine lab for all SML participants (students, faculty researchers, visiting lecturers and adult education groups)
• Maintained island laboratory/classroom facilities, equipment, and live collected specimens
• Facilitated proper disinfection, disposal, and skeletal preparations for marine mammals and elasmobranchs after necropsies
• Became familiar with and helped deploy neuston nets, phytoplankton nets, and other oceanographic equipment as crew onboard research vessels

New Castle, New Hampshire, United States

• Support marine finfish aquaculture research by caring for and helping maintain a lumpfish brood stock
• Gain skills in tank maintenance and water quality control
• Become familiar with lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus) sexes, life stages and husbandry
• Gain experience working with both a filtered seawater flow through system as well as two recirculating systems
• Practice good lab etiquette for maintenance of equipment and preventing cross contamination

Supervised between 30 to 40 residents in McLaughlin Hall, Stoke Hall, and Congreve Hall over 3 school years. Worked with UNH police department when necessary to enforce university policy and federal law. Resolved interpersonal issues between residents, provided appropriate resources, and organized hall events to foster community and respect between.

Durham, New Hampshire, United States

Provided advice to students editing with Adobe Lightroom and Adobe Photoshop, helped students print their photography using Epson and Canon printers using different paper and ink types. Kept the Digital Media Lab clean, organized, and stocked with the correct inks.

Appledore Island, ME

• Collected biodiversity data in intertidal transects permanently established around the Appledore Island field station as part of a long-term monitoring program using National Park Service, Northeast Coastal Stations.
• Identified species in transects, analyzed transect data, and designed future studies.
• Gained experience identifying New England intertidal algae and invertebrates, data analysis, and conducting marine biodiversity surveys.
• Created and presented a research project and poster titled “Intertidal species with a preference for historic Gulf of Maine temperatures are declining” at the 2021 Regional Association for Research in the Gulf of Maine.

Managed staff in opening, closing, and daily tasks to keep the store in working order. Managed ice cream production, built and decorated ice cream cakes and other novelties. Provide friendly and attentive customer service.

Directed walk in partners to the appropriate departments, facilitated general administrative tasks such as managed incoming calls and mail, organized purchase orders and job details for buyers.

Wildlife And Conservation Biology, Marine Biology

Academic Semester Abroad - Centro De Lenguas Modernas, Spanish Language And Literature