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New York, Ny, Us

To contribute to developing supply chains for low-value forest biomass from wildfire fuel reduction projects through policy support and market-based initiatives.

+ Collaborate and consult with nonprofits to develop 12- to 18-month grant funding plans for community projects+ Pitch, report, and write journalism articles for science and travel news outlets

+ Write up to 5 contextualizing translation materials per month to prepare magazine features for international publication+ Coordinate with researchers, writers, and photographers remotely to fact-check on urgent deadlines

Washington, District Of Columbia

+ Pitched and wrote 1-2 online science, travel, and culture articles per day+ Built collaborative workflow with editors and videographers+ Produced webpages and managed archive databases

Moab, Utah, United States

+ Managed state fuels reduction projects on private land in southeast Utah to prevent catastrophic wildfires+ Organized and staffed monthly fire awareness events in 4 rural counties; designed and distributed marketing materials+ Presented resources and fielded questions at public meetings; liaised with landowners and fire management personnel+ Supervised 4-person field crew and rotating volunteer crews; communicated with landowners about property risk+ Administered budgets and contracts; wrote and edited grant applications, project reports, and wildfire prevention plans+ Conducted fuels reduction fieldwork, including felling trees, chipping branches, applying herbicide, and wildfire operations

Marianna, Florida, United States

+ Deployed to disaster-affected communities to manage resources and facilitate recovery via disaster response nonprofit+ Trained and supervised up to 7 volunteers in home rebuild construction; remediated client and stakeholder concerns+ Managed project timelines, tracked database progress, and coordinated with staff team for logistics, operations, etc.+ Forged partnerships with local nonprofits and managed volunteer outreach projects

Westbrook, Connecticut, United States

+ Trained and supervised high school students in trail building and maintenance for summer program with U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service+ Organized conservation projects with wildlife refuge staff+ Coordinated with environmental experts for educational talks

Houston, Texas, United States

+ Led, trained, and mentored volunteers in rebuild operations (including insulation, drywall, trim, household appliances, etc.)+ Planned and executed daily work agenda, tracked volunteer hours+ Interacted with homeowners, conducted meetings+ Coordinated and led local conservation outreach projects

Greater St. Louis Area

+ Disaster Response-May 2019, Illinois Tornado: Ran intake for county-wide Multi-Agency Resource Center-April–May 2019, Nebraska Flooding: Managed volunteer/homeowner hotline, attended stakeholder meetings, ran MARC intake-March 2019, Missouri Tornado: Sawed hazard trees and managed volunteer field teams-Oct.–Nov. 2018, Florida Hurricane: Managed logistics and PR for AmeriCorps teams, assessed houses, and visited worksites+ Environmental Stewardship-Partnered with national, state, and local conservation agencies to restore ecosystems through prescribed burning, timber stand improvement, invasive species removal, and habitat surveys-Completed facilities, campground, and trail maintenance+ Local Outreach-Ran intake for winter warming shelter for people experiencing homelessness in extreme weather-Participated in monthly city service days and capacity building

+ Collaborated with team on episodes for locally focused podcast+ Edited script and audio

Greater Pittsburgh Area

+ Recorded audio, wrote scripts, logged tape, and corresponded with local musicians for medical magazine’s monthly podcast+ Reported and proofread short features for print magazine+ Wrote social media posts and episode summaries; collected analytics

Pittsburgh, Pa

+ Pitched and wrote culture and news articles for daily publication

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

+ Managed photographers, illustrators, and graphic designers on daily student newspaper projects; mentored on social media usage+ Collaborated with editors on special editions and daily issues+ Designed and published creative, original newspaper covers

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

+ Researched and reported weekly news stories for website+ Edited magazine features+ Attended magazine and design meetings

Rabat, Morocco

+ Posted on daily Twitter feed for international student news website+ Reported on environmental issues; edited online articles

Greater Pittsburgh Area

+ Pitched and wrote stories for watchdog journalism site on the environment, health, politics, and criminal justice+ Fact-checked investigative features; compiled daily briefings

Pittsburgh, Pa

+ Interviewed nonprofit event planners on best practices+ Researched and wrote B2B white papers

Pittsburgh, Pa

+ Wrote online articles on local news and culture+ Pitched and published short profiles; fact-checked print magazine

Pittsburgh, Pa

+ Managed reporters and columnists for weekly summer publication

Pittsburgh, Pa

+ Gathered art history research using primary and secondary sources+ Recorded and reflected on experiences on workshop blog

Strongsville, Oh

+ Tutored and mentored high school students in English writing+ Presented to tutoring project to Ohio Department of Education

Berea, Oh

+ Sewed costume alterations for university theater productions

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Sustainability

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), English Writing (Nonfiction), Linguistics

Women'S Southwest Rock Climbing

Critical Language Scholarship, Arabic

Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs; Arabic

Activities and Societies: Social Media Editor, Reporting Morocco

English: Creative Writing, Art History

Activities and Societies: Wordsmiths Writing Club, Art Attack Fine Arts

High School

Activities and Societies: Hands-On-Stage Crew (Stage Left Manager), Chamber Orchestra, Shoreline Youth Symphony Orchestra, HOME Mission.