- Oversee statewide administration of Wildlife education, urban wildlife, and volunteer programs.

- Managed the RiverVision Leadership Project which provides hands-on experiential water stewardship education to underserved high school and middle school students in the greater St. Louis area around the Mississippi and Missouri rivers including the human, industry and wildlife ecosystems that depend upon these resources. >Fundraised and managed RiverVision's $150,000 budget which includes writing and reporting on grants and maintaining corporate funder relationships. >Recently received $60,000 grant from Boeing to fund two 6-month interns to assist with and evaluate the RiverVision program. >Expanded RiverVision from 500 students at 7 schools to 1000 students at 11 schools.- Started Summer Camp program in 2016 for 4th and 5th-grade students from Ferguson-Florissant School District with partners from National Park Service, United States Army Corps of Engineers, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and Ferguson-Florissant School District.- Created a FrogWatch Satellite Chapter at the center in partnership with FrogWatch USA and the St. Louis Zoo.- Redesigned and edited entire website during organization-wide platform migration.- Increased number of people engaged in education through public programming, field trips, and events by 15% in the first year.- Increased social media following by 70%.- Maintained, grew, and managed volunteer program by providing trainings and offering more opportunities for volunteers.- Created rotating art exhibit schedule by recruiting a volunteer from the art community to find appropriate nature artists.- Developed partnerships with state and federal agencies, colleges, universities, research institutions, and other conservation organizations.- In collaboration with Center staff, assisted with fundraising efforts including organizing special events, identifying and cultivating donors; and researching, and writing grants proposals.

• Cared for captive animals onsite, including various large carnivores, small mammals, insects, raptors, and herps, including venomous snakes.• Utilized live animals in a safe and professional way during live animal programs.• Handled glove trained raptors daily, including: red-tailed hawk, barn owl, barred owl, screech owl, and great horned owl.• Handled various herps properly, including: snakes, turtles, salamanders, and frogs.• Created and executed daily interpretive public programs.• Drove 12-passenger Forest Service van.• Scheduled volunteers for onsite events and train/assist them with any necessary materials.• Managed assigned native garden.• Trained apprentices and interns as needed.• Interpret on bald eagle cruises and lead bald eagle tours in Forest Service vans.• Lead interpretive canoe and kayak trips for the general public.• Cared for and monitored red wolf puppy adhering to Red Wolf Species Survival Plan protocols.• Assisted in observational beehive management.• Removed, transported, and relocated wild venomous snakes from site. • Created and executed curriculum based school programs.• Evaluated and edited existing interpretive public programs and school programs.• Created advertisements for school programs.• Created educational activity packets for home school audiences.• Assisted in capture and vaccination of large carnivores, including: red wolves, coyotes, and bobcat.• Plan on-site events.• Managed Purple Martin colony and collect and submit colony data.• Assigned trail monitoring assignments to staff and submit trail conditions to trail crew.• Managed First Aid/AED supplies as the Safety Coordinator.• Assisted in breeding bird surveys.• Participated in Christmas bird count.• Lead interpretive hikes for the general public• Rent canoes and kayaks to the general public, providing them wildlife viewing advice.• Created and executed outreach programs in the surrounding communities.• Assisted in MAPS bird banding.

• Created and executed curriculum based education programs designed to incorporate the importance of the Rocky Mountain’s natural resources.• Worked with a team of other Education Rangers.• Facilitated 3-4 hour long education programs in rough terrain and high altitude.• Answered visitor questions while doing roving interpretation in the park.• Participated in National Park Service formal thematic interpretation orientation.• Took lead on various programs; assigned other rangers duties and made sure all materials were prepared for programs.• Dealt with rescheduling and other conflicts due to government shutdown.• Monitored Aspen and Willow stands while shadowing with the Elk and Vegetation department. • Kept students and myself safe.• Communicated with teachers and group leaders prior to their visit.• Created a podcast.• Assisted in Incident Command Post operations during park closure due to severe flooding.• Provided regularly written program evaluations to my supervisors.• Properly entered program statistics into Microsoft Excel.• Evaluated and edited online educational materials.• Released Boreal Toad Tadpoles while shadowing with the Wildlife department.• Created and executed outreach programs.• Worked with many bilingual groups and students.• Worked with underserved school districts in the Front Range.

Followed teacher instructions left for me.Dealt with disciplinary procedures when required.Taught material to the best of my abilities with enthusiasm and energy.Taught children various subjects in pre-k to 12th grade classrooms including special education and bilingual.

• Created and executed thematic interpretive school field trip programs.• Created and executed public thematic interpretive tours lasting approximately 2 hours.• Assisted in interpretive exhibit development and construction.• Worked in visitor center providing great customer service, information, and enticing new members.• Planned on-site events.• Participated in local outreach programs.• Presented formal presentations at local state parks and other areas.• Created online curriculum corresponding with online ‘Crane Chick Camera’.• Assisted in radio telemetry monitoring of whooping cranes while shadowing Field Ecology Department.• Participated in crane count; gathering and recording data of roosting cranes in the area.• Booked school tours using several different programs including Microsoft Access, Google Calendar, and volunteer management software. • Created volunteer user guide for volunteer management software.• Assisted in training of volunteers.• Reviewed and tested volunteer management software.• Assisted in the management of over 20 volunteers.• Created interpretive materials using Adobe design products.• Participated in prescribed burn school, and did prescribed burns.• Assisted in crane chick capture; banded crane chick and took blood, weight, and other body measurements.• Assisted in husbandry of the cranes while shadowing Crane Conservation Department.• Worked with many international groups as well as fellow international colleagues.• Collaborated with Madison Children’s Museum to do outreach at their facility.• Collaborated with Henry Vilas Zoo to join their International Migratory Bird Day Event.

• Created and executed various curriculum based education programs using the experiential learning model.• Worked with mostly sixth grade students, some high school students including special needs.• Created and led low ropes team building activities.• Participated in living history Underground Railroad reenactment.• Cleaned and maintained trails, buildings, and other facilities.• Created and led interpretive day hikes.• Created and led interpretive night hikes.• Created and executed campfire programs including skits and songs.• Belayed high ropes course participants.• Kept all group participants safe and dealt with disciplinary procedures when necessary.

• Worked in the backcountry for a week at a time, every other week.• Backcountry duties included climbing Katahdin every day and doing the following:- Roving interpretation of alpine tundra flora.- Enforcement of park rules and policies.- First response in emergencies.- Informed visitors on weather conditions.- Monitored trail conditions and picked up trash.- Monitored and recorded data on specific points for vegetative states of specific alpine plants along high impact trail sites.- Recorded data on visitor use on trails.- Assisted backcountry campground ranger when needed. • Assisted in successful search and rescue mission. • Front country duties included:- Created educational programs for children in the campgrounds.- Created advertisements for educational programs.- Did educational outreach programs at the local library and in the local schools.- Assisted in organizing Invasive Aquatic Plant Monitor Workshop at Park Headquarters.- Worked the Park Visitor Center; assisting visitors with weather and trail conditions, and orienting them to the park.- Monitored Loon nesting sites.- Removed invasive plant species.- Familiarized myself with the park.- Enforced park policy at a popular spot for Moose and photographers.- Assisted Interpretive Specialist.

• Created seven week curriculum for 3-6 year old age group.• Developed unique strategies to incorporate nature and learning for the age group. • Prepared daily activities prior to lesson.• Instructed the proper handling of captive reptiles.• Catered to the individual needs of the kids in the age group.