Emma Keese Email & Phone Number

Seattle, Washington, United States

- Project manager designing and implementing community outreach for stormwater management, transportation, solid waste & recycling, and sustainability projects- Lead community outreach campaigns for environmental projects - managing workflows for 6-8 projects at a time. Manage staff for each project, delegating and tracking work- Consult for local governments such as King County and the City of Seattle- Implement engagement strategies, including conducting stakeholder meetings, designing and distributing collateral, partnering with community-based organizations, hosting in-person and virtual events, and designing social media campaigns.- Sit on an internal equity committee and create accessible and culturally relevant engagement opportunities

Kent, Washington, United States

- Design, develop, implement, and manage public education and outreach focusing on: municipal solid waste management; surface water protection; water quality programming; and general Public Works Department information- Plan long term programming, develop budget, and oversee contractors- Coordinate and execute public educational events such as recycling events, educational seminars, and repair cafes- Develop materials and implement workshops, conferences, seminars, public meetings and/or hearings for disseminating required and appropriate information- Anchor work in equity to ensure outreach services reach historically underrepresented populations- Utilize computer-based and video-based systems for designing outreach materials and media, tracking/reporting information, communicating with the public, maintaining websites, developing electronic newsletter content, and creating presentations- Make presentations of environmental information to various groups such as community organizations, teachers, students, businesses, staff, and the community at large; - Track and compile invoices and documents for grant record maintenance. Prepare grant reimbursement documentation.- Maintain contact and follow up with business and property managers.

Federal Way, Washington, United States

- Similar responsibilities to current Public Education and Outreach Coordinator, except less responsibility for long term budget and program planning.

Tacoma, Washington, United States

- Support approximately thirty Climate Justice Ambassadors in their individual climate action engagement activities- Support the Environmental Justice Leaders Workgroup by helping to draft agendas, facilitate meetings, develop virtual engagement activities, meeting materials, and follow up correspondence- Work with City of Tacoma staff to develop and execute a community engagement strategy supported by a living, shared work plan that will aid in the development of a comprehensive, robust, innovative, and equitable Action Plan to address the City of Tacoma’s commitment to reaching its climate goals- Lead the development and execution of workshops to seek input about potential climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies and actions the City could prioritize. This includes: generating forum topics, recruiting speakers, giving and performing event outreach to ensure audience participation that is reflective of Tacoma’s racial and socio-economic diversity- Track participation data from all engagement events and accurately summarizes the data in appropriate formats- Build relationships with important community stakeholders through targeted outreach efforts- Mobilize and support community members to participate in workshops, community conversations, and other engagement events that will inform the City’s Action Plan- Promote, attend, and assist in the execution of CHB’s fundraising efforts

Poynette, Wisconsin

- Director in charge of all public-facing communication for the organization.- Remote working since August 2017. Confident with conferencing software, management software, and digital content creation.- In charge of communications through organization rebranding and name change- Lead project to recreate EEKwi.org, which provides high quality, locally relevant information for students to learn about Wisconsins’s natural resources. Oversaw moving 750+ pages from outdated html website to a new, device-responsive site in Drupal 8. Maintain and update drupal site. Reach 350,000 individuals annually.- Oversee a multi-state partnership of 7 environmental education websites with a shared back-end database. Work with developers to keep websites updated and serve as daily administration for the Wisconsin website, eeinwisconsin.org.- Administrator for Facebook, Instagram and Twitter accounts.- Maintain regular communications with our members through Mailchimp (email service) and Mighty Network (branded community social platform).- Design graphics including infographics, event fliers, and banners.- Photograph and film organization events. Create short videos featuring environmental content.- Co-founded and lead a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion committee within the organization.- Provide professional development programming for educators, including on the following topics: outdoor inquiry, environmental education, place-based learning, blended learning, and wildlife and natural resources.- Seek out funding opportunities; including writing grants, securing corporate sponsorship and developing individual donor relationships.- Managed Project WET and Project WILD in Wisconsin, including coordinating all training's in the state and facilitating educator workshops.- Plan events: Youth Summit (annual, 250 students from across state), Campfire Chats (weekly, virtual, average 30 educators), and individual educator workshops.

Tacoma, Washington

- Project manager for the South Sound Sustainability Expo. Recruited and communicated with over 100 vendors, 50 volunteers and ten sponsors in preparation for the event. Activated a new outdoor space, Tollefson Plaza, and successfully integrated it with an indoor space.- Developed a marketing plan for the Expo, leading to attendance nearly doubling.- Developed presentations on sustainability topics and presented them to community groups.- Collected data, such as height and spread, on trees planted by the City of Tacoma and spatially analyzed planting locations using ArcGIS.- Communicated with hundreds of diverse businesses, nonprofits and government organizations about sustainability.- Generated content and edited the Office of Environmental Policy and Sustainability website, created a site for Sustainability Expo using Wix, and co-managed the Tacoma Sustainability Facebook page.

Janesville/Beloit, Wisconsin Area

- Worked with a diverse group of students and faculty on the Sustainability Leaders Team to select the most important campus sustainability projects to tackle.- Gathered, uploaded and spatially analyzed data on energy efficiency in 65 Beloit College buildings using standard ArcGIS tools.- Created datasets, multi-layer maps and reports to market the college and help prioritize future sustainability projects.- Developed a training course and trained Beloit students, faculty and staff unfamiliar with GIS to edit, upload and analyze data using ArcGIS Online.

Janesville/Beloit, Wisconsin Area

- Tutored for the upper level biology course environmental biology.

Stevens Point, Wisconsin

- Managed a statewide program providing leadership training to high school and college students.- Supervised the 14 members of the 2015-16 class.- Created a marketing plan to recruit a more geographically diverse student group, leading to a 250% increase in geographic diversity in the Class of 2017.- Advised students on resolution writing, resulting in four new resolutions adopted as official policy.- Planned and co-led quarterly meetings and conferences, prepared meeting agendas and kept records of meetings. Participants rated all sessions over 9 on a ten point scale.- Managed social media presence, a WWF Facebook page and CLC closed group.

Janesville/Beloit, Wisconsin Area

- Created curriculum on environmental topics and taught students up to the age of 12.- Developed material and taught children on their environmental impact at 10 libraries in Wisconsin.

Janesville/Beloit, Wisconsin Area

- Tutored for the class Evolution which is an upper level biology course.

Janesville/Beloit, Wisconsin Area

- Led academic enrichment activities such as, mentoring students in a wide variety of academic areas and helping them prepare for graduate school admission exams.- Served as a public face for the Learning Enrichment and Disability Services Office, assisting students, staff and faculty with questions.- Designed and held training sessions for students on subjects such as time management.- Worked with diverse groups including international students and students with disabilities.

Janesville/Beloit, Wisconsin Area

- Hosted office hours to help students make-up labs, understand course material, and prepare for tests.- Consulted with the Professor to identify problem areas for students and work on solutions.

Janesville/Beloit, Wisconsin Area

- Organized and reshelved books, resolved problems that arose at the circulation desk, and answered patrons’ questions.- Fully responsible for the operations of the circulation desk when no other staff on duty.

Janesville/Beloit, Wisconsin Area

- Raised funds for Beloit College, fostered positive relationships with alumni.- Chosen by supervisor to be the main contact with major donors.

Manitowoc, Wisconsin

- Designed lesson plans and taught 30 classes of students from ages 2-18, approximately 450 students total. Primarily taught outdoors on the 1,500 acres of the Preserve.- Assisted in public education and citizen scientist programs for adults; worked on several long term independent projects, such as writing articles for the local newspaper and designing informational trail signs.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Environmental Studies, Biology, Senior

Activities and Societies: - Mortar BoardEnvironmental Studies major, Biology minor Graduated May 2016.

Environmental Studies, European Sustainable Development

- Studied in Copenhagen for the fall semester of 2014 - Traveled through a sustainable development course to study urban planning.