- Founded a foster-based dog rescue specializing in training difficult dogs to live healthy home lives.

- Developed individualized instruction for children and adolescents regarding all facets of snowboarding, in private lessons or groups of up to 30 students.

- Developed strategies and special events to increase revenue- Managed store day to day operations - Trained and hired new employees

- Implemented a highly advanced training protocol specifically for large breed service dogs to assist disabled veterans and other members of the community suffering from PTSD. - Researched databases to assess grant eligibility, cataloged and applied for qualifying grants, and tracked and updated organization information. - Increased annual fundraising goals by executing creative fundraising techniques.

- Conducted one-on-one fieldwork with Dr. Wofford, one of the most accomplished botanists at the University of Tennessee. - Dried, mounted, and sorted specimens in one of the top 25 Herbaria in the United States, which is the primary repository of plants collected from Tennessee and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. - Assisted visiting researchers in finding and identifying specimens.