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Bridgeview Il 60455

• Supervisor of the Champs Ambassadors• Helping match day operations

Brookfield, Il

• Hamill Family Play Zoo Play Partner/Keeper March 2019 – January 2022• Educate children and families fundamental concepts of nature, wildlife, and conservation.• Small animal care and animal education• Set up and run programs and facilitate activities Marketing Events Coordinator Assistant July 2017 – March 2019 • On & Off sight - Helping sponsors set up stations to offer services/products to guests.• Train all new employees• Setting up various special events and venues and instructing all event staff to their event responsibilities. Guest Service – Public Relations May 2015 – October 2020 • Narration of Motor Safari Tram System informing guests about the exhibits, history, events at the zoo, and conservation.• Operation of carousel• Train of all new employees for the department

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Brookfield, Il

Panama City, Florida, United States

• Animal Care, food prep and feeding of 390 animals from lions, tigers, hyenas, binturongs, capybara, zebus, sloths, lemurs, 5 species of primates, giraffes, numerous small/large reptiles/snakes/alligators, farm animal area with pygmy goats, emus, mini horses, llamas and deer and many other• Narrate and lead “Animal Experiences” with guests & promote conservation education (lemurs, sloths, giraffes, alligators) • Training –operant and classical conditioning, positive reinforcement, bridging stimulus, shaping, target pole touch • Building and repair animal enclosures & building and designing enrichments for the animals

Glen Ellyn, Il

• Provide care for a wide variety native wildlife species (mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians). Administer and prepare diets.• Maintain cages and other animal enclosures• Assist with clinical care including administering medications, monitoring the health of animals, and completing medical records. • Assist in checking on development and recovery of animals for release.

Master'S Degree, Biology, General

MA in Biology

2 Bachelor'S Degrees, Marketing/ Broadcast Communicatoins