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Vienna, Austria

Vienna, Austria

Vienna, Austria

Vienna, Austria

Vienna, Austria

Rhinebeck, New York, United States

• Collaborated with the Town of Rhinebeck and their Climate Task Force to accomplish and document specific climate action tasks to certify the Town in state-sponsored climate and clean energy programs, earning them state grants for future climate initiatives.

Annandale-On-Hudson, Ny

• Recruited institutions to host a Worldwide Teach-in and join weekly professional development webinars• Prepared and presented skills-based workshops for 3 student leadership online conferences

Wolf Lake, Indiana

• Crafted and administered organizational and programmatic messaging through 4 collaborative focus groups and several interviews with internal and external stakeholders, leading to renewed visioning, a new website, and efficient onboarding• Developed strategic campaigns through social media, website content, advertising, and storytelling, increasing social media following by 2,000, monthly e-newsletter receivers by over 900 and quarterly newsletter receivers by over 1,500

Goshen College

• Delivered trail-based environmental education programs to over 3,000 PreK-12 school groups and families annually• Coordinated with the education team to create curricula, policies for program efficiency, and professional development guides for local teachers to incorporate nature into their learning settings

Honolulu, Hawaii

• Forged institutional partnerships in outreach programs at James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge by leading tour groups with new partners, writing stories, and representing USFWS on volunteer work days• Conducted albatross bolus (pellet) fieldwork and an albatross translocation project, contributed to website content and curricula for classroom bolus dissection activities, and taught bolus curricula for local students and tour groups• Collaborated with other team members to write blogs and content for the web, news releases, and develop social media posts and campaigns

Elkhart, Indiana Area

• Instructed and rehearsed a group of 16 high school students in playing musical instruments, sparking curiosity for ensemble music and instilled confidence in students’ musical and team skills

Bloomington, Indiana

• Partnered with local institutions to share resources with bike riders and citizens, leading to the formation of a bike advocacy group and engagement with an underserved neighborhood for knowledge-sharing around accessible transportation

Bloomington, Indiana

Bloomington, Indiana Area

For the classes Stigma: Culture, Identity & Abject and Introduction to Socio-Cultural Anthropology:• Assisted the professor and assistant graduate instructor with logistical and practical tasks including: running errands, contacting students, completing paperwork, grading journals, hosting study sessions and creating PowerPoint slides• Improved communicated between students and the instructors by promptly mediating issues• Regularly met with the professor and attended each class to give feedback as a participant observer.

Oldupai Gorge, Tanzania

• Developed skills in field geology and archaeology for fossil analysis, site formation interpretation, and data recording• Applied coursework from lectures to inform fieldwork, experimental archaeological tasks, and paleo-environment reconstructions • Interacted with local guides and classmates to accomplish projects collectively to further interpretations and applied knowledge of hominid activities and site functions

Indianapolis, Indiana

• Completed an inventory project within the Fine Arts Collection and Paper Storage to design and carry out a plan for cataloging and organizing over 1300 items and artifacts• Learned how to create special storage boxes and how to use the database for cataloging and updating each item's information• Maintained constant communication with my supervisor, adjusting to daily tasks she gave and new suggestions for carrying out the projects

Wheaton, Illinois

• Assisted the Department of Sociology and Anthropology in communicating requests between students and professors, creating displays, and setting-up and hosting events for the Department

Master Of Science - Ms, Environmental Policy

Bachelor'S Degree, Anthropology

Study Abroad Spring Semester

• Completed coursework in Tanzanian culture and society, learning Swahili and cultural customs • Delivered a culturally appropriate.

Cultural Anthropology