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San Diego, California, United States

Greater San Diego Area

ReFind Kitchens is a zero waste kitchen and bath supply company specializing in the deconstruction and repurposing of luxury kitchens and baths. Using reclaimed and custom casework, countertops, and appliances, we design spaces that satisfy people, planet and pocketbook.Our goal is to make sustainable luxe design accessible to everyone. We offer a free configuration of ReFind cabinets for your space, including building custom cabinets to match your chosen kitchen, and a full suite of design services. If you'd rather just purchase great cabinets from us, we're happy to sell you luxury cabinets at up to 90% off retail. Find out more at www.refindkitchens.com

San Diego, California, United States

Licensed California General Building Contractor (Lic# B-1057818)As deconstruction contractors, we remove building materials from remodel projects and instead of dumping them in the landfill, we coordinate their donation to local non-profits. We divert over 90% of would-be waste from landfill while helping to fund affordable housing initiatives. Find out more at dontdemo.com.

Montevideo, Uruguay

Served on U.S. embassy selection committee for SUSI student exchange grantsBuilt from scratch a school garden in the first private, free, and secular middle school serving the poorest neighborhood in Montevideo; project continues successfully in my absence, led by two 12 year olds I trainedUsed experiential/acting/storytelling activities to teach language skills to over 400 students of all agesTaught didactics and classroom management techniques to 30 students studying to become teachers of EnglishWrote, produced, and co-directed two plays to enhance English-language learning of 5th and 6th grade students Organized a symposium for 100 university students of foreign languages to present research to their peers (https://vocesestudiantiles.wordpress.com/)

Fairfax, Virginia

Assembled full curriculum report and marketing presentation—consistent with a MOU between The EDGE and GMU’s New Century College and Center for Well-Being—explaining how EDGE programming could aid in reaching pedagogical goals; led to 20% growth in university salesDuring the writing period, met with deans, faculty, participants, and facilitators in order to analyze and improve program qualityCompiled responses into an internal feedback memo; resulted in 30% more efficient staffing practices, improvements to staff training, new guidelines for high-functioning university groups, and a complete website overhaul

Manassas, Virginia

Managed over 50 clients’ programming, payment, and paperwork Coordinated between facilitators and clientsEvaluated program effectivenessRefined facilitation techniques

Manassas, Virginia

Empowered individuals and groups using experiential learning techniques (e.g. cognitive, social and physical challenge activities that are tailored to clients’ age and abilities)Taught more than 1,750 participants effective communication, collaboration and problem solvingHelped individuals develop leadership and followership skillsExpanded participants knowledge of the surrounding ecosystem and broader environmental cycles

George Mason University

As part of the Mason Center for Social Entrepreneurship, SVC assists nonprofit enterprises in the development of strategic communication, maturity, and management plans.Served as the client contact for The Giving Project (now School the World)Managed research and data compilationHeld meetings and guided 4 consultantsLed the writing of the final strategic report on donor and press outreach and online visibility with the help of experienced consultants from Deloitte

Ashburn, Virginia

Seeding, weeding, picking, collecting, carrying, cleaning, packaging, storing, arranging, selling-- All the normal requirements of a small, environmentally conscious, diversified vegetable farm that does a CSA and farm stand. http://www.willowsford.com/farmhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/567476446603253/

Milwood, Virginia

Wrote a $10,000 grant proposal for the expansion of the Center’s educational programsDeveloped educational fact sheets on wildlifeMade a presentation board illustrating the Center’s operationsEntered animal case dataPrepared diets

Tucson, Arizona Area

Synthesized media coverage for policy briefs Revised office protocolAnswered constituent phone calls and queries Organized phone banks

Bs, Economics

Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, University ScholarsGPA 3.98 (4.0 in major)

Diseño Grafico

Activities and Societies: Club de Montaña RAUC, Voleibol

Minor In Applied Conservation Studies, Conservation Biology

Semester long, hands-on training in conservation biology at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute.