Eli Boeck Email & Phone Number

Santa Rosa, California, United States

Healdsburg, Ca

•Work on all aspects of organic farming to provide produce for the Dry Creek General Store's deli, including planting, weeding, harvesting, watering, seeding, and cultivation, including holding responsibility for designing and maintaining one of the two gardens•Maintain landscaping for General Store grounds•Keep detailed records of farm activities and harvest•Arrange seasonal cut flower bouquets for sale in the store•Create and maintain attractive produce and floral displays for decoration, sale, and special events•Communicate regularly with store manager, head chef, and deli staff•Process harvest, including dehydrating surplus produce

Washington D.C. Metro Area

•Worked on organizing Secretary Kerry’s Our Ocean conference in September 2016, which hosted heads of state, foreign and environment ministers, members of Congress, civil society from over 110 countries. Participants announced 136 commitments to address the four themes of sustainable fisheries, marine protected areas, marine pollution, and climate change-related impacts on the ocean. These new initiatives were valued at more than $5.2 billion and amounted to more than 3.9 million km2 of ocean to be protected. Among other event planning tasks, designed and maintained a database to track more than 200 potential commitments to be announced during the conference and negotiated the wording of each commitment, entailing extensive email and phone communications with representatives from foreign governments, academia, industry, NGOs, and the U.S. interagency. Earned an Individual Meritorious Honor Award for exceptional efforts generating concrete commitments for the conference and a Group Meritorious Honor Award for outstanding teamwork, innovation, and performance.•Led the ocean acidification (OA) portfolio, acting as the point of contact for anything OA-related at the State Department, presenting on OA at events to diverse audiences; and providing talking points for Department principals. Managed and participated on the advisory committee for a public-private partnership to build capacity for OA monitoring in developing countries where there are critical data gaps. Acted as liaison between private partners, State Department, and foreign governments, coordinating meetings with foreign embassies to leverage additional funding. Wrote the U.S. submission to the United Nations Division of Ocean Affairs and Law of the Sea Report on the Effects of Climate Change on the Ocean for the 2017 Informal Consultative Process Meeting, which entailed compiling, organizing, and synthesizing a vast amount of information from the U.S. interagency.

Evanston, Illinois

•Collected data about issues, such as the Arab minority in Israel, for lectures and publications•Wrote and edited sections of scholarly articles•Organized a large lecture and dinner for distinguished international guests•Wrote discussion questions and answers for an upper-level research seminar

Evanston, Illinois

•Researched and recorded data at various archives in Chicago and online about Graeco-Roman-inspired theater•Collated data collected by multiple researchers in various formats

Center For Arabic Studies Abroad (Casa) Fellowship, Modern Standard And Jordanian Colloquial Arabic

Completed a full year of advanced level training in Arabic language and culture at the Qasid Arabic Institute in Amman, Jordan (June.

Bachelor’S Degree, Near And Middle Eastern Studies Major, Environmental Policy Minor

Graduated summa cum laude

Study Abroad, University Of Alexandria, Arabic

Attended Middlebury College’s intensive Arabic language program at the University of Alexandria in Egypt for the 2012-2013 academic year.

Friday Harbor Labs Marine Biology Program, Marine Biology