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Kirkland, Wa, Us

Kirkland, Wa, Us

Seattle, Washington, United States

• Manage team of 12 full-time and 1 part-time ambassador animal keepers, building supportive foundations and celebrating success during a time of great transition and transformation for the team.• Build integrated onboarding systems to create consistency in learning operations for both new hires and the team members performing the onboarding.

• Oversee and manage organization’s projects, 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status, and budget as Director.• Curated Animal Care Manuals widely used by AZA-accredited facilities around the world.• Facilitated the development of the organization’s ongoing collaborative welfare research projects.

Greater St. Louis

• Developed and implemented Institutional Collection Plan for ambassador animal department, including expansion planning, all acquisition paperwork and communications, budgeting, and permit compliance.• Managed team of 12 full-time ambassador animal trainers, fostering a safe and supportive workplace culture by promoting servant leadership philosophy and just culture accountability.• Built the facility’s animal welfare program, animal emergency protocols, animal program outlines, daily husbandry SOPs, and enriched experiences program from scratch to meet institutional accreditation goals.• Coordinated veterinary communications with World Bird Sanctuary and St. Louis Zoo veterinary departments as Veterinary Manager; operated as manager for aquarium’s full-time veterinary technician.

Battle Creek, Mi

• Managed the behavior goals and training of the ambassador animal department for zoo programming.• Supervised and developed staff training for animal programming as Education Programs Coordinator.

Wheaton, Il

• Created critical SOP documents on handling and safety as the designated Raptor Point Keeper• Led development of cooperative medical care procedures as primary trainer for numerous animals• Developed operation strategies as a member of the AZA Accreditation and Animal Handling teams• Designed and implemented the zoo’s first dynamic perching program for the entire bird collection• Mentored and supervised interns, volunteers, and job shadows; including performance evaluations

Brookfield, Il

• Participated in the desensitization and training of the zoo’s new animal ambassador collection• Assisted in public speaking training for new seasonal employees and keeper chat writing for the department

• Participated in group lemur training sessions and medical care for 2.3 Mongoose and Ring-tailed lemurs• Successfully re-established handling baseline for 1.0 American Kestrel that had become fearful of the glove

• Implemented workshops that later became permanent curriculum for the camp program

• Interacted with children of all ages as a facilitator in nature play and animal encounters

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Psychology

Activities and Societies: Hakko Denshin Ryu

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: NHS President, Illinois Y&G Senator, Model UN Delegate