Ellen Olson Email & Phone Number

• Identify partners and collaboratively develop programs to promote water and watershed health education through hands-on activities that can be delivered in K-12 classrooms and informal learning spaces.• Manage the redevelopment of educational resource materials including coordinating the work timeline, overseeing development of the content and design, addressing access and content of online materials, and creating support materials. • Incorporating current instructional practices and academic requirements, design presentations and professional development opportunities to increase educators’ content knowledge. • Work with staff and partners to implement strategies to increase awareness and effectiveness of events and program resources.

Multiple clients over 10 years. Clients included:* Denver Water - Partnerships and event coordinator. Contract scope of work developed into staff position in 2020.* South Metro Water Supply Authority – Water Ambassadors Program Manager - Identify partnership opportunities to promote water education, water sustainability and Colorado water knowledge among K-12 educators and students in the south Denver metro area. - Manage revision and co-develop materials and presentations for a new program format to more effectively meet program goals and incorporate current science teaching.* Blue River Watershed Group, Upper Colorado River Wild & Scenic Stakeholders - Program Coordinator - Coordinated board, stakeholder and committee communications, distributed meeting materials, attended meetings, and drafted meeting summaries. - Supported completion of action items and board and committee members’ assignments. - Created, updated or redesigned organization and event websites to improve flow, functionality and clarity for users.