National professional learning support. Work with teachers and schools across the country to provide high quality professional learning and support for Open Sci Ed curriculum.

I am an educational consultant with expertise in teacher professional development, environmental literacy and sustainability education. Skills include program development, staff and teacher training, strategic planning, grant writing and communication. Open to projects to support schools and communities in building sustainability and environmental education programs.

Oversee all aspects of the Riverbend Education team to meet the mission, vision and strategic goals of the Riverbend Environmental Education Center. Work collaboratively to develop and maintain a portfolio of school-focused, individual child-focused and family programs both formal and non-formal, including outreach programs for underserved audiences. Responsible for the leadership and management of the Center’s education program staff. Lead strategic and innovative education initiatives to expand Riverbend’s role as a leading environmental education center. Since 2016, positioned Riverbend as a thought leader in environmental education, building connections between education leaders, researchers and industry experts. Create program models based on research that we are using to measure impacts on education and environmental literacy.

Oversee all aspects of Conservation Education Programs, specifically outreach, overnights, scouts, summer camp and animal ambassador demonstrations. Responsible for $850K revenue budget, program design, evaluation, marketing and business development. Ensure programs align with the Zoo’s strategic goals and consistently meet revenue targets. Collaborate with organizations, donors and foundations to identify sources of funding for program and create proposals. Proven innovator, with demonstrated results in expanding the business model and implementing improvements that led to improved financial and mission-based results in all programs. Lead a team of full time supervisors, educators, administrative staff, part time employees and volunteers.

Oversee all aspects of Conservation Education Programs, specifically outreach, overnights, scouts, summer camp and animal ambassador demonstrations. Ensure programs align with the Zoo’s strategic goals and consistently meet revenue targets. Create measurements to ensure that each program has rigorous educational and conservation based outcomes. Collaborate with organizations, donors and foundations to identify sources of funding for program and create proposals. Proven innovator, with demonstrated results in expanding the business model and implementing improvements that led to improved financial and mission-based results in all programs. • Managed an $850K revenue budget, program design, evaluation, marketing and business development. • Collaborate with Development team to create and implement fundraising strategy for programs.• Work cross departmentally with earned revenue group to identify and address revenue gaps across the institution.• Provide leadership to all facilities and logistical supports necessary for programming including vehicle fleet maintenance, aging and new exhibit maintenance, animal care and well-being, participant health and safety and group sales functions.• Led transition of staff including full time supervisors, educators, administrative staff and volunteers to create a new programs department in the new KidZooU exhibit. • Restructured the team to provide financial and personnel stability while setting up a framework for cross departmental initiatives with the animal department. • Worked with cross departmental team to identify and implement new institutional platform to serve the entire institution.

Oversight in all aspects of outreach programming including school programs, community events and offsite birthday parties. Led a team of full time educators, administrative staff, part time employees and volunteers. Achieved 10% growth in revenue in first fiscal year and consistently met increasing revenue targets in subsequent years. Led team through transitional period, creating a new departmental structure and initiating new program components based on education strategic plan. Managed a $374,000 revenue budget including $35,000 in grant programming. Collaborated across several areas of the organization including community and government affairs, marketing, public relations, human resources, guest relations and event planning. Worked with external partners to build partnerships and deliver outreach programming in the community.

Assisted in all areas of the public programs department, including interpretation and guest experience. Coordinated volunteer program of 15-20 adults. Trained and coordinated interns working with the reptile and amphibian collection. Managed the daily husbandry and training plans for reptiles and amphibians in the teaching collection.

Managed all aspects of the daily operations, including staffing, budget, marketing, guest services and rock climbing safety.

Provided informal educational programs for general public and school groups. Researched relevant topics and updated training materials for education department. Worked with staff members from several departments to create programming for camps, zoo snoozes, and educational carts. Participated in implementation of various zoo education programs and special events. Instituted and co-facilitated day hikes on zoo property, near the Uhwarrie mountains of North Carolina.

Analyzed and indexed life science materials from scientific journals and current meeting abstracts. Evaluated major medical and scientific content of each document and indexed relevant scientific data according to BIOSIS-defined criteria. Areas of focus included medical sciences, environmental sciences, ecology, waste management, pollution and biochemistry.