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Ellsworth, Maine, United States

Maine Outdoor School's (MOS) provides custom outdoor learning experiences and guided hikes and paddling for schools, organizations, and individuals in Downeast Maine.

Maine, United States

Facilitator of FocusME: Covid-19 Edition for Maine female entrepreneurs dealing with challenges due to Covid-19 and Spokeswomen, helping Maine female entrepreneurs develop persuasive speaking skills.

Coordinated the Fish Friends program across the state of Maine through collaboration on permitting with the Department of Marine Resources and salmon hatcheries, communications with schools, and coordination of volunteers. The Fish Friends programs enhances classroom science curricula by allowing students to raise endangered Atlantic Salmon and release them into streams as part of a hands-on curriculum.

Began grant-writing in this role in 2019.

Keene, Nh

Tutored students based on individual student needs in a range of subjects, including support on college applications, brainstorming techniques, organizing essays, incorporating edits, using correct grammar, and developing presentations.

Keene, Nh

Tutored Master’s, PsyD, and PhD candidates in all aspects of the writing process, including brainstorming, outlining, organizing and structuring, revising, integrating sources, and developing presentations.

Trescott, Me

Developed marketing plan for new residential facility and completed an organizational sustainability analysis based on analysis of interviews with CCLC staff.

Moose, Wy

Led interpretive programs, including two-hour geology and ecology hikes and twenty minute programs on bear safety and wolverine natural history. Published posts for the Grand Teton National Park Facebook page, maintained exhibits, recorded weather data for the National Weather Service database, and answered park visitors’ questions at the Craig Thomas Discovery and Visitor Center.

Gorham, Nh

Taught theme and hiking-based science lessons and teambuilding activities to 5th-10th grade students at local schools, AMC facilities, and in the backcountry during 1-5 day residential programs.

Bangor, Maine Area

Substitute teacher, ed-tech, and secretary

Damariscove Island, Me

Lived and worked on a 210-acre treeless island for two summer seasons with no running water or electricity in order to maintain the island’s four buildings, four miles of trails, and interpretive materials, and to provide visitors with information about preserve guidelines and the island’s unique cultural and natural history.

Sonora, Ca

Instructed CA state science standards outdoors to 6th-grade classes varying in size from 20-35 students in a range of habitats. Also filled non-teaching roles, including Health Coordinator, Weekend Host, Recreation Leader, Evening Naturalist/Evening Principal, and Raptor Handler. Wrote weekly letters of reference for high school counselors.

Cardigan Lodge, Alexandria, Nh

Coordinated and implemented the AMC’s interpretive efforts in order to better connect visitors with their natural environment through quality educational programming including guided hikes, evening programs, and short programs.

Bangor, Me

Organized a youth group through fundraising, grant writing, facilitating weekly meetings, and developing presentations on social issues for high school and college students. Participated in a UN conference as well as an educational trip to El Salvador.

Bar Harbor, Me

Responsible for constructing and repairing trails in Acadia National Park.

Master’S Degree, Resource Management And Conservation (Professional Science Master'S)

Activities and Societies: Net ImpactMaster’s Project: An Evaluation Plan for the Cobscook Community Learning Center’s High School Program.

32 Master'S-Level Credits, Place-Based Education, Field Ecology

Activities and Societies: Murie Museum Workstudy Student"The Graduate Program is a unique combination of academic and practical.

Bachelor’S Degree, Human Ecology, Focused On Ethnobotany

"The aim of human ecology is to remind us that we are part of a complex and interactive living world. Its broad mandate calls us to cross.