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Portland, Oregon, United States

University Of Oregon

• Coordinated 3 sustainability consulting projects with Looptworks, Columbia Sportswear, Bob's Red Mill
• Met with sustainability leaders across Portland and Seattle at Oregon Venture Fund, Rumpl, Loopt Foundation, Microsoft, Amazon, Optimum Energy, Brooks Sports, and Pacific Northwest National Lab
• Hosted expert guest speakers from Tillamook, WSP, Portland General Electric, Institute for Applied Ecology
• Held community events including a Benefit Corporation panel and a bowling social with the Green Business Initiative, as well as a tour of the Eugene landfill and BRING Recycling center

University Of Oregon

• Coordinated weekly analyst meetings, tours, deliverables, equity investment voting, coverage reports
• Reviewed student valuation reports and presentations for convincing assessments, errors, clarity
• Oversaw analysts' meeting participation and performance, quality of deliverables, manager feedback

University Of Oregon

• Directed the launch of the inaugural 2023 Summit, advised 2024 Summit strategy implementation
• Established UO Summit as a nexus for sustainability industry leaders and graduate students to connect
• Engaged 20+ sustainability industry experts with 200+ graduate students from PNW universities

New York, New York, United States

• Managed operational planning, collaboration strategy, resource logistics, and post-event reporting with global teams for hundreds of cleanup and education events per year
• Built flexible impact-tracking systems and dashboards to oversee global operations and partners across Parley’s network of 30+ countries
• Organized supply chain shipments of Ocean Plastic® to redesign plastic waste into eco-innovative products with material traceability for industry partners

Baltimore, Maryland Area

• Managed 200+ community volunteers and developed training policies for 6 forest management programs and 4 wildlife care positions to improve nature connections with Baltimore’s school youth
• Expanded community outreach at the Carrie Murray Nature Center by launching Mailchimp newsletters,crafting Instagram content, revamping Center website, overseeing Excel volunteer engagement database
• Founded a Master Naturalist chapter with the University of Maryland to certify 20 experts/year

San Luis Obispo, California Area

• Recruited and coordinated groups for volunteering and environmental activism around SLO County
• Created interactive marketing materials to increase visibility and engagement at community events
• Developed captivating content for social media campaigns on Facebook, Instagram, and newsletters

San Luis Obispo, California, United States

• Coordinated and trained university students to make weekly visits to local elementary schools
• Delivered engaging environmental education to first and second-grade classrooms
• Developed a new curriculum model for leading third, fourth and fifth-grade outdoor nature hikes

San Luis Obispo, California Area

• Developed curriculum and facilitated meetings to educate and empower Cal Poly student startups
• Recruited startup founders to share with club members about their successes, failures, and advice
• Orchestrated workshops for members to exercise their leadership skills, pitch ideas, and network

Pleasanton, CA

• Collaborated with intern team to design and develop custom integrations for Workday customers
• Supported the onboarding of new clients and identified pain points in the product adoption process
• Reported on customer statuses and generated solutions that alleviated barriers to client success

Chiclayo Province, Peru

• Created presentations in Spanish to mentor university students along their entrepreneurial journeys
• Improved environmental literacy and awareness at a primary school by creating recycling, litter-reduction, and tree planting programs

• Managed tasks in the accounting department and assisted clients at the business welcome desk
• Trained on using QuickBooks and Excel to record company revenues and expenses

Learned how to work efficiently and effectively in a fast-paced work environment while providing excellent customer service.

Master Of Business Administration - Sustainable Business Practices, Advanced Strategy & Leadership, Environmental Conflict In Climate Change

Activities and Societies: Net Impact project consultant, Masters Investment Group equity research analyst, Green Business Initiative.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Business Information Systems And Services

Completed degree in Business Admin with a concentration in Information Systems, minored in Sustainable Environments.

High School/Secondary Diplomas And Certificates

Activities and Societies: Four years of varsity cross country and track, trumpet player in school's symphonic band.