Emma Volz, M.S. Email & Phone Number

Milroy, Mn

Marshall, Mn

Responsibilities included the building and fostering of relationships with municipal clerks, county administrators, and state staff negotiating and drafting contracts and memorandums of agreement with Municipal, County, and State governments, completing various contracts in the Southwest Minnesota region (including McKenzie County, ND - maintaining GIS shapefiles and databases related to E911 addressing processes; MN HSEM Region 5 (SW MN) – Organized and maintained Critical Infrastructure (CIRK) database for 15 counties in Southwest Minnesota, mapped CIRK data using aerial imagery, fostered relationships with area law enforcement and emergency management communities; Marshall Municipal Utilities, Marshall, MN - converted CAD data to GIS shapefile format, corrected topology to allow for a complete network for modeling water flow within the water main system).

Marshall Middle School

I provide continuity for children's education, allowing the teacher assistance when they are on Family Leave or vacation. Responsibilities included providing instruction, managing the classroom environment, and promoting student learning in the absence of the regular classroom teacher. I was often requested for upper level classes because I could teach the curriculum for the teachers and thus allow the teachers to stay on schedule for their coursework. As a long-term substitute, provided continuity over the long-term for children's education, supporting the teacher when they are on extended leave. By creating a safe environment for children to learn, I help them to grow not only in their education, but in experience too.

Cottonwood, Mn

I provide continuity for children's education, allowing the teacher assistance when they are on Family Leave or vacation. Responsibilities included providing instruction, managing the classroom environment, and promoting student learning in the absence of the regular classroom teacher. I was often requested for upper level classes because I could teach the curriculum for the teachers and thus allow the teachers to stay on schedule for their coursework. By creating a safe environment for children to learn, I help them to grow not only in their education, but in experience too.

Marshall, Minnesota, United States

*Teach kindergarten for teacher on maternity leave*Implemented a new reading curriculum in the classroom*Implemented a new math curriculum in the classroom

Redwood Falls, Mn

Responsibilities included working to promote conservation delivery to create sustainable soil and water quality by assisting the District Administrator in all aspects of District SWCD business by performing skilled clerical, bookkeeping, and customer service functions; assists with correspondence, reports, local funding administration and state grants processing, and overseeing daily performance of the SWCD Conservation Specialist, SWCD Technical Specialist, and SWCD Resource Specialist. Interacts with the public by providing general information relating to the SWCD's activities and services.

Montevideo, Mn

Responsibilities include the administration of all affairs of the Project, including the planning, organizing, directing, and coordinating of all BMP project work and water monitoring as directed by the Watershed Plan and the Board. My primary responsibilities include grant writing, skilled accounting to manage grant accounts, filing, record keeping, and administrative work. I work with MPCA, BWSR, DNR, and DOA to coordinate and collect water and biological samples within the watershed. I work closely with government agencies, non-profits, and individual citizens in the community to facilitate the implementation of the Watershed Plan.

Responsibilities include providing training and technical assistance to municipalities, state and federal government agencies to improve or develop water, wastewater, solid waste systems, infrastructure, and other related programs or services in rural communities. Performing outreach and networking; program development; research and analysis; contract management/mediation. Assisting with codes/ordinances/grants and grants management; drafting by-laws, policies, procedures, assisting with rate setting, and conducting board training.My main accomplishments while in this position would be mapping the City of Audubon’s wastewater, stormwater, and drinking water networks using GIS and GPS, assisting the Community of Delft, MN in their being awarded a federal Wastewater Grant and writing the Emergency Solid Waste Plan for the Lower Sioux Indian Community in Morton, MN.

Russell, Mn

Responsible for the administration of all affairs of the City, including without limitation the planning, organizing, directing and coordinating of all municipal work and activities as directed by the City Council. Provides administrative assistance and support for the City Council and the various City committees, boards and commissions. Performs routine clerical duties, with primary responsibilities including, but not limited to, keyboarding, filing, record keeping, reservations, and grant writing. Completes phone and counter duties. Performs skilled accounting and administrative work primary responsibilities including, but not limited to, utility billing, payroll, bank/cash receipt receiving and reconciliation, accounts payable and receivable, and service orders. Performs other administrative tasks as needed.My major accomplishment while with the City of Russell was transferring all accounting and budgeting from paper to electronic records. I used Excel and later began the process of porting it into CTAS.

Marshall, Mn

Responsibilities included the administration of registration & admissions for the Surgery and OBGYN front desks; including, but not limited to, answering phones, entering appoints, collecting co-pays, verify insurance, and greeting customers.

Minneota, Mn

Responsibilities included duties as an Administrative Assistant, including assisting in grant writing and budgeting, answering phones, and mailroom duties; a GIS Specialist, compiling a geodatabase for related data, creating shapefiles for tiling projects and maintaining ditch data; a Ditch & Tile Inspector; including on-site inspection of ditches, GPS mapping of ditches and grassed buffers, and recordkeeping for ditch status reports; and a Web Designer; including creating web presence and branding.I was a member of the Technical Committee for One Watershed, One Plan (1W1P) for YMWD. I assisted in writing, editing, and creating the maps for the official document.

Marshall, Mn

Addressing for E911 system for McKenzie County, ND as a private consultant

Marshall, Mn

Responsibilities included the assessment of applications for wetlands delineation in regards to the Farm Bill, conducted field determination for wetland delineation, conducted in office aerial imagery assessments for the delineation of wetlands, provided profession opinion on matters related to wetlands to landowners and farmers, assisted landowners and farmers in locating federal assistance in the application of conservation best management practices.

Ivanhoe, Mn

Responsibilities included reorganizing and maintaining GIS databases, creating and maintaining shapefiles, entering, compiling, storing and retrieving data from databases as related to county & city contracted projects, GIS modeling and spatial analysis as requested for Sheriff & Emergency Management, field sampling with Mapping GPS, processed various Data Requests from Federal, State, City, and commercial entities, provided informal IT assistance for various programs and configured desktop computer hardware and software.My major accomplishment while with Lincoln County was when I was invited to be the Keynote Speaker for the Mid-west ESRI Utility User Group annual meeting to speak in county and city partnerships for mapping municipal utilities.

Responsibilities included creating computer curriculum and tutorials for various Microsoft products, including Word, Excel, and Access, and other programs; instructed adult learners on various job-related computer skills, and aided foreign adult learners with English-As-Second-Language (ESL) computer education.

Brookings, Sd

Answered multiple phone lines (including the 1-800 number), maintained donor database, prepared and handled mass-mailings, processed donor contributions

Brookings, Sd

Responsibilities included teaching various freshmen level Geography courses, specifically the lab portion of the course, Preparing and proctoring examinations, Evaluating and grading examinations, assignments, and papers, and record grades. I met with students in an advisory role to assist students in completion of applications and semester class selections and registration and direct them towards assistance with financial aid. While my advising professor was out sick for the first half of the Fall 2005 semester, I provided instruction for undergraduate Geography lecture courses.

Responsibilities included teaching various freshmen level Biology courses, specifically the lab portion of the course, Preparing and proctoring examinations, Evaluating and grading examinations, assignments, and papers, and record grades. I met with students in an advisory role to assist students in completion of applications and semester class selections and registration and direct them towards assistance with financial aid.

Responsibilities included updating a 10+ year backlog of Conservation grants: included tasks such as, field inspection of grant administered conservation initiatives, on-site inspections of conservation office records, conducted walk‐through audits and verification of soil conservation district grants financials, updated and maintained grants database, produce flyers and brochures for each completed conservation projects and practices to educated the public on conservation practices and best management practices,; and various filing and administrative duties.

Responsibilities included creating and implementing a Faith-based Environmental Education Curriculum for Summer Camp participants (ranging ages of 6 yrs old to 17 yrs. old), Family Camp, and Adult Retreats for a site that covers over 150 acres and 5 different biomes.Accomplishments: Elements and lessons from the program I created 15 years ago is still being used at the camp.

Responsibilities included assisting students in improving academic achievement by meeting with them on a regular basis to clarify learning problems and work on study skills by reviewing class material, discussing the text, predicting test questions, formulating ideas for papers, or working on solutions to problems for various subjects; including Biology, Environmental Sciences, Chemistry, English, etc., Directing student towards applicable college support services for assistance with admissions, registration, and financial aidOne accomplishment from working as a tutor is that I received certification as a CRLA Master Tutor while employed with TRIO Services, which required three semesters of coursework in addition to my regular courses.

Bloomington, Mn

Responsibilities included working with ITS personnel to expediently process service tickets and implement project management, answer multiple phonelines, process incoming and outgoing mail, answer rudimentary computer and technology questions on supported computer applications and platforms and find information for the professors and college staff.

Bachelor'S Degree, Special Education - Abs, Cum Laude

M.S., Wetlands Biogeography

Activities and Societies: Gamma Theta Upsilon (Geographical Honor Society) International Student FellowshipThesis title: Battle Creek.

B.S., Ecology & Envornmental Sciences

Activities and Societies: Intervarsity Christian FellowshipCoursework: Conservation Biology, Wetlands Hydrology, Environmental Law.

Transfer, Biology

Activities and Societies: Intervarsity Christian Fellowship