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St. Louis, Mo, Us

St. Louis City County, Missouri, United States

Developing land management plans for recreating, restoring, and sustaining Missouri's natural ecosystems within Forest Park for the enjoyment of the park's ~15 million annual visitors. Working with a team of technicians to implement these plans, based in urban silviculture, and to create opportunities for public engagement with our restoration sites.

St Louis, Missouri, United States

Operated various equipment to conduct restoration and to steward restored areas via manual and chemical invasive species control, native species interplanting, native seed collection and sowing, and trail maintenance. Guided regular weekly volunteers and one-time corporate volunteer groups of five to thirty individuals to accomplish restoration goals.

Taught 37 students across two RStudio-based lab sections by introducing new concepts via Powerpoint presentations, reviewing common mistakes from previous assignments, and fielding students’ questions about the functionality of R. Guided students through troubleshooting issues in R, comprehending statistical concepts, and interpreting results of statistical tests during office hours

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Fractionating soil samples, preparing samples for isotopic analysis, and analyzing carbon and nitrogen pools in soil and plant samples as part of a grass-legume intercropping study.

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Scouted sites for suitable plots to monitor Fagus grandifolia communities for beech leaf disease. Identified background literature relating previous instances of beech bark disease to susceptibility to beech leaf disease. Examined existing literature for protocols to set up and monitor plots and the importance of variation in age class within plots.

St. Louis City County, Missouri, United States

Worked on the organization’s initiative for canopy cover equity by collecting ArcGIS data on variables that impact the growth and survival of tree plantings in St. Louis City.Ensured the establishment of nearly 500 trees planted in St. Louis City by developing watering solutionsCoordinated an average of 15 volunteers, delegated tasks, and fostered a sense of community among volunteers during volunteer days at the tree nursery twice per week.Led curriculum for an outdoor education program for 20+ grade school students and prepared public outreach materials.

Kirksville, Missouri, United States

Headed the committee’s efforts to gather project proposals from the Truman community to improve on-campus sustainability. Worked with administration, faculty, and physical plant to ensure the feasibility of proposed projects. Led committee to revise and prepare a project proposal slate for approval by the Truman State Student Government.

Kirksville, Missouri, United States

Assisted the station's music director in communicating with music promoters and selecting tracks for the station's program log that reflect the station's values of small, BIPOC, and queer artists. Reported playtime data to the North American College and Community Radio Chart and remained in compliance with the NACC.

Kirksville, Missouri, United States

Headed social media for the school's radio station. Worked with the branding team to design and print merchandise and make posters to promote events.

St. Louis City County, Missouri, United States

Worked leading volunteers and raising produce at Good Life Growing's outdoor urban farm location in North St. Louis and indoor hydroponic location in downtown St. Louis. Configured lighting for hydroponic setups at the downtown location and organized CSA packages from produce grown at both locations.

St Louis, Missouri, United States

Installed and maintained a variety of plants from small perennials to saplings, specializing in rain garden installation. Graded soils for drainage and aesthetic purposes and installed sod both by hand.

Master Of Science - Ms, Environmental Science

Ba, Environmental Studies

Russian Studies Minor