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Charlottesville, Virginia

Organized curriculum, class promotion, and taught the Nature Kids programPerformed a variety of tasks, including pass and activity registrations for city programs and facility membershipsPerformed all opening and closing tasks including deposits and securing facility

Charlottesville, Virginia

Organized, planned, and implemented a two-week extended summer camp for ages 9-16, including field trips, activities, education, and calendarSupervised 7 staff members, including scheduling and paychecksWorked within a limited budget, providing opportunities to campers through partnerships and local free resources

Charlottesville, Virginia

Assisted in planning and developing programs for the CLASS summer camp programSupervised staff consisting of 9 counselors and 2 volunteersPerformed a variety of task including supervising field trips, camper registration, and working with USDA representatives to provide meals to campers

Dublin, Virginia

Developed, wrote, and taught lesson plans in a variety of agricultural education courses.Agricultural Education Courses Taught: Floriculture, Small Animal Care, and AgribusinessOrganized fundraising events, i.e. Horticulture Plant Sale-Seeds to SalesServed as co-advisor of FFA Student Chapter.Assisted in Fundraising Events and Departmental Activities.

Critz, VA

Designed and built an environmental education LEAF trail throughout historic property.Wrote and designed interpretive trail brochure for trail.Developed and maintained social media pages for Reynolds Homestead on Facebook and TwitterOrganized, designed, and built informative kiosk at historic site.Performed a variety of tasks associated with the forest.

Staff Congaree National Park’s 2009 Ecology Camp for Junior Rangers. Develop, write, and teach programs to rising 4th and 5th grade students. Assisted Resource Management with groundwater and surface water monitoring projects and bird banding.Assisted in Grant writing for future research at the Old-Growth Bottomland Forest Research and Education Center.

Big Island Of Hawai'i

Interpreted the parks natural and cultural resources through interpretive programs, hikes, walks, and working at the Kilauea visitor center.Assisted with backcountry work on the HAVO Hawksbill Sea Turtle Program.Assisted in cultural demonstrations at Pu`uhonua O Honaunau National Historical Park.

Blacksburg, Virginia

Developed and wrote a forestry measurement program for middle school aged students. Taught program at area middle schools 15 times throughout semester, revising as needed for different area focuses, i.e. math, science, etc.

Pembroke, Virginia

Taught environmental education programs to elementary and middle school.Led interpretive hikes, taught aquatic programs for children.

Chincoteague Island, VA

Developed, wrote, and facilitated informational “Back-Deck Talks” to visitors about the local plant and animal life, and culture.Assisted Assateague National Seashore in surf fishing demonstrations and bird walks.Assisted Refuge biologists in piping plover exclosure construction and monitoring.Assisted in a goose “round-up” with refuge biologists and USDA.

Masters Of Science, Agricultural Education

Activities and Societies: Omicron Tau Theta Member

Bachelor Of Science, Natural Resource Conservation

Activities and Societies: Society of American Foresters, President Natural Resources Recreation Society Virginia Tech Forestry Club