-Coordinate with schools to facilitate overnight environmental education experiences for 5th grade students-Deliver informational presentations to families of campers-Occasionally deliver lessons to students -Update curriculum to keep current on standards

-Create and lead lessons for elementary to middle school aged students on various themes (marine biology, survival skills, plant identification, etc.)-Transport students around Olympia in 15 passenger van-Occasionally tow a sea kayak trailer

· Served as a substitute teacher for 5th grade, 6th-8th grade, and high school students.· Delivered lesson plans, including math, science, and English language arts.· Assisted Spanish-speaking students with assignments.

· Instructed weeklong courses for up to 25 students in 4th-5th, 6th-8th, or 8th-10th grade, including Zoology, Wild Side, Biomedical Engineering, Weather, Strategy Games, and Vex Robotics for Girls.· Followed and expanded upon lesson plans to deliver engaging lessons.· Led field trips, inventoried supplies, set up and broke down lessons, and managed student behavior.

· Led instruction and provided emotional support for 6th graders during 3-day, 2-night trips.· Engaged 6th graders in experiential science lessons that fulfill Next Generation Science Standards and lessons that fulfill Mesa County Valley District 51’s Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Standards.· Developed curricula for place-based science and social-emotional lessons up to NGSS and district SEL standards.· Recruited, trained, scheduled, and mentored volunteer high school… Show more · Led instruction and provided emotional support for 6th graders during 3-day, 2-night trips.· Engaged 6th graders in experiential science lessons that fulfill Next Generation Science Standards and lessons that fulfill Mesa County Valley District 51’s Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Standards.· Developed curricula for place-based science and social-emotional lessons up to NGSS and district SEL standards.· Recruited, trained, scheduled, and mentored volunteer high school counselors.· Co-developed and led 3-part high school counselor training to build leadership skills and prepare confident mentors.· Developed and led 3-week staff training for program delivery, team development, and conduct expectations.· Developed, implemented, and analyzed surveys to evaluate program impact, inform program modification, and report to School Board.· Utilized strong organizational skills to independently coordinate and implement a 1-week, 25 school 5th grade program promotion tour (scheduled via zcal).· Updated and maintained Wix website for registration, hiring, and informational purposes (outdoorwildernesslab.org).· Managed social media account and job board postings to promote programming and employment opportunities.· Designed flyers to promote programming and events.· Maintained and strengthened relationships with team teachers at schools by co-leading training, communicating throughout the school year, supporting registration campaigns, and engaging with their students on their campus.· Co-facilitated roundtable discussion on Building Your Career in Environmental Education at CAEE Advancing Environmental Education Annual Conference September 2022.· Represented Outdoor Wilderness Lab at community events and fundraisers.· Made and communicated leadership decisions in the field regarding weather, wildlife, etc.· Completed various facilities projects as needed. Show less

· Conducted daytime stand searches to locate spotted owls and moused to protocol to determine nesting status.· Conducted night surveys for spotted and barred owls using a digital caller.· Conducted northern goshawk surveys and tagged nest trees.· Navigated via GPS to access wildlife sites and permanent call stations.· Regularly drove rough backcountry roads in a 4WD truck and used tow chains and ax to clear trees from road.· Worked as a team daily to develop an efficient… Show more · Conducted daytime stand searches to locate spotted owls and moused to protocol to determine nesting status.· Conducted night surveys for spotted and barred owls using a digital caller.· Conducted northern goshawk surveys and tagged nest trees.· Navigated via GPS to access wildlife sites and permanent call stations.· Regularly drove rough backcountry roads in a 4WD truck and used tow chains and ax to clear trees from road.· Worked as a team daily to develop an efficient action plan then conducted 95% of tasks independently in the field. Show less

· Independently as a 3-intern team carried out two weeks of herpetofauna trapping (three weeks total including training) using drift fences, pitfalls, pitfall funnels, cover boards, and box traps.· Marked lizards via toe-clipping and snakes via scale branding, as well as collected data on species, sex, weight, and morphological measurements. · Conducted weekly night road herpetofauna surveys and entered data into Access database. · Co-authored seasonal herpetofauna report with… Show more · Independently as a 3-intern team carried out two weeks of herpetofauna trapping (three weeks total including training) using drift fences, pitfalls, pitfall funnels, cover boards, and box traps.· Marked lizards via toe-clipping and snakes via scale branding, as well as collected data on species, sex, weight, and morphological measurements. · Conducted weekly night road herpetofauna surveys and entered data into Access database. · Co-authored seasonal herpetofauna report with intern team. · Conducted avian line-transect surveys to obtain data for comparison to data from 1998. We also · ·Recorded opportunistic bird identifications to track seasonal presence of various species. · Established a connection between the park and Northern Arizona University's Pathogen and Microbiome Institute lab for the testing of prairie dog fleas for sylvatic plague.· Collected fleas from prairie dog burrows and sent to lab for testing in an effort to understand the prairie dog population decline in the park. · Utilized GPS to grid prairie dog colonies and led Youth Conservation Corps team of 15 in gridding to estimate acreage of occupied colonies for a quote on delta dusting to reduce flea numbers. Show less

· Worked as an interpretation intern at Devils Tower National Monument in Wyoming (National Park Service) to provide visitors with educational opportunities to form connections with nature, the monument, and its history.· Staffed visitor center and performed in-person and over-the-phone guest relations.· Developed and delivered multiple educational talks daily, weekly guided hikes, and amphitheater presentations on geology, local species and their ecological roles, and resource… Show more · Worked as an interpretation intern at Devils Tower National Monument in Wyoming (National Park Service) to provide visitors with educational opportunities to form connections with nature, the monument, and its history.· Staffed visitor center and performed in-person and over-the-phone guest relations.· Developed and delivered multiple educational talks daily, weekly guided hikes, and amphitheater presentations on geology, local species and their ecological roles, and resource management practices at the park. · Assisted Resource Management Department with black-backed woodpecker surveys, bat surveys in the boulder field, mullein (invasive plant) removal, and locating historic photograph sites as part of a Cultural Landscape Inventory Project. Show less

· Monitored behavior of two African Painted Dog litters from a blind in ten-minute intervals for an hour and a half to three hours using an ethogram. · Maintained camera traps, downloaded photos from SD cards to external hard drive, and analyzed photos for behaviors of interest.