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Seattle, Washington, United States

- Sampled and sorted waste for city and county clients. Working knowledge of materials management.- 1000 + Residential recycling carts tagged for contamination reduction research.- 500 + transfer station customer interviews - conducting research, compiling environmental data.- 20+ coastal, roadside, and waterway locations surveyed for a California state-wide litter estimation study. - 970 + hours (6 months full-time equivalent)

Seattle, Washington, United States

Our Commitment to EquityThe Y actively promotes a culture free from bias and injustice. We are dedicated to removing institutional and systemic barriers that result in oppression and racism. We will be accountable to marginalized communities for creating equitable and sustainable environments where social justice is woven into every facet of our programs, and by caring for our communities in a culturally versatile and respectful manner.Summary: As a Wilderness Instructor, my co-lead and I are responsible for the physical and emotional safety of up to 10 participants while engaging them in activities such as backpacking, rock climbing, and mountaineering in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. Instructors work from a set itinerary, manage the risks of backcountry travel, and facilitate a variety of workshops and activities that will help participants develop their own leadership style.Responsibilities: - Facilitate the learning of outdoor skills during our 8-22 day wilderness-based backpacking, rock climbing or mountaineering courses.- Ensure both a physically and an emotionally safe environment.- Create values-forming experiences for adolescents.- Create an inclusive environment for youth in the outdoors.Critical Success Factors:- Model cultural humility and celebrate diversity, effectively working with people of different identities, backgrounds, experiences, and abilities- Excellent judgment and decision-making skills- Strong group facilitation, communication, and conflict resolution skills- Experience facilitating activities addressing issues facing adolescents- Experience making the transference of a wilderness experience relevant to the everyday lives of underserved youth- Personal or professional experience in backpacking, rock climbing, paddling, and/or mountaineering- Know how to have fun!

Seattle, Washington, United States

Rebuild Seattle University Drumline program after being shuttered for two years. Recruit, retain, and teach young adult drummers in basic music reading, practice skills, and performing arts.Collaborate with campus partners to support community building, school spirit, performance opportunities, recruitment opportunities, and donation opportunities. Social media marketing campaigns to increase community awareness of the Drumline program. Create an inclusive environment for students to build confidence, make friends, and direct the program experience with their feedback. Event logistics, rehearsal logistics, travel logistics, space reservations, equipment maintenance, volunteer coordination, food orders, gear and uniform orders, flier design, sticker design. Perform snare drum and quad drum during basketball games while relaying game flow information via headset.

Seattle, Washington, United States

Train nine youth interns in facilitation skills, outdoor adventure skills, and job readiness skills.Plan and facilitate weekly virtual and monthly in-person training programs for youth interns. Manage staff team dynamics, organize staff meetings, and support building cleaning and logistics while there was no supervisor for four months. Re-create and re-write protocol documents and community partnerships as the No Child Left Inside Grant program began after the city’s sustainability work had been shuttered for two years.

Seattle, Washington

As a Program Instructor with YESC, I assist youth leaders in six environmental clubs across the Puget Sound Region. I provide leadership development and service opportunities for middle and high schoolers by organizing events, partnering with environmental professionals, and delivering project materials to clubs, based on their interests and needs. I've helped youth complete waste-reducing DIY and recycling projects, campus clean-ups, habitat restoration, and a no-idling educational campaign, all empowering their peers and communities to make positive individual and collective change!

New York, United States

I was honored to participate in Broadway Disney's first ever virtual production! Ratatouille: The Tiktok Musical was crowd-sourced from the TikTok community and crafted to perfection by Seaview Productions. I got to be a rat back-up dancer in the Actors Fund charity benefit presentation of the musical, which was streamed for 72 hours beginning on January 1, 2021. The concert featured an all-female, majority women-of-color orchestra called the Broadway Sinfionetta, along with a star-studded cast. I'm incredibly grateful for such a stellar opportunity to usher in a much-anticipated New Year.

Seattle, Washington, United States

I drove a 14-passenger mini bus to the Olympic Peninsula and the North Cascades for YMCA Boys and Girls Outdoor Leadership Development program!

Seattle, Washington

- Organized contact information for community outreach and fundraising efforts. - Created a social media communications plan. - Inventory and organization of auction supplies. - Edited video for a GoFundMe campaign.

Seattle, Washington

Event planning and volunteer coordination.Community education and outreach via booths, workshops, and waste-sorts. Poster design and strategic writing for effective communication campaigns.Donation sorting, cardboard baling, and compost mixing for reuse and recycling.

Seattle, Washington

Social media campaigns, recycling/compost education booths, general waste education and consultation for campus community.

Kirkland, Washington

Working on collaborative RSA programs for unincorporated King and Snohomish County to provide recycling education and technical assistance to apartment complexes.- Assisted businesses and apartment complexes with educational signage, dumpster placement and capacity, and door-to-door resident education. - Hosted outreach booths at community events throughout the Puget Sound area. - Practiced cold calls, customer service, relationship building, and culturally competent recycling education.

Seattle University

Working to revive the Seattle University Green Team and assisting SU's Recycling Coordinator, Eric Elliott. Hosted recycling/compost education booths at five athletic events. Conducted informal focus group on student straw usage for food service provider, Bon Apetít.

Kirkland, Washington

As part of Waste Management's outreach and education team, I visited local businesses and apartment complexes to help improve their recycling programs. Along with my fellow interns, I talked to hundreds of people about recycling in the Pacific Northwest at smaller events like farmer's markets, as well as bigger events like Seafair. It was an incredible opportunity to learn from industry experts about the ins-and-outs of waste diversion, as well as apply my Environmental Education and Communication major in the professional world.

Greater Seattle Area

Working with a mentor, I learned how to paint and build sets for a community theater production of Hairspray the musical. I also helped the tech department with microphones.

West Seattle

I directed team projects to better our school community and raise awareness for environmental issues. My tasks often involved planning and leading meetings, organizing events and service projects, researching environmental issues, designing project materials, recruiting members, and networking.

Seattle

I completed an independent project which involved creating a poster, powerpoint, and flyers as resources for schools to start composting programs. After the project, I participated in a girl’s leadership development river rafting expedition with YMCA’s Girls Outdoor Leadership Development program.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Environmental Studies

International Baccalaureate

Activities and Societies: Marching/concert band, Jazz band, Percussion Ensemble, Women's basketball, Green Team, Girl Scouts, National.