Mary Walter Email & Phone Number

• Implement campaign strategies to optimize fundraising portfolio performance, proactively recognize milestones, maximize participant retention, and leverage mission-related resources.• Cultivate strong relationships with top participants/teams, volunteer committees, sponsors, and community supporters, effectively driving increased involvement and fundraising success.• Provide vital support to volunteer committees by employing empowerment strategies to facilitate impactful volunteer engagement.

• Collaborated on a dynamic team to implement the Youth Bicycle Education and Safety Training Program, the only broad-scale effort to support safe roadway usage with 4th–7th grade students in Utah.• Scheduled schools and community organizations, evaluated program effectiveness, and maintained records and equipment.• Successfully assembled grant applications and secured external funding of $5,000 to support youth education.• Analyzed bicycle crash data to create educational material to support a signature campaign and legislative efforts to successfully pass the Utah Stop as Yield law for cyclists.• Independently produced 4 video resources, in addition to digital curriculum updates, to bolster community resources while normal programming altered during the pandemic.• Revised school prioritization guide to include health indicators and socioeconomic indicators to prioritize equitable program implementation at rural and Title 1 schools.• Assisted with social justice and inclusive initiatives, strategic planning, budgeting, interviewing, and training new staff members.

• Organized and scheduled hands-on science presentations for elementary schools throughout Utah.• Maintained and built relationships with Utah elementary schools to expand outreach programs and teacher professions development workshops.• Expanded new outreach program nearly 10X previous fiscal year by assisting with scheduling, program development, and budgeting, .• Spearheaded museum’s pilot STEAM night at a rural elementary school by recruiting 5 community partners and managing logistical needs for 300 attendees.• Communicated State Science Standards in a meaningful and engaging manner.• Developed inquiry-based STEAM programming, restructured programs to include diversity and sensory needs, and assisted with expanding teacher professional development.• Evaluated grants for science outreach programming and teacher professional development.• Assisted with interviews, new employee orientation, and delegating program tasks.

Memorial Park

• Autonomously provided administrative supported for community meetings, summer camps, facility rentals, and park events.• Organized facility rentals, managed community service workers, and responded to park patron inquires.• Trained and created schedules for new park assistants.• Connected community groups with Georgia’s native wildlife through guided zoo programs.• Facilitated hands-on chemistry experiments for summer camp children during science career week.• Assist with organizing and implementing educational summer programs.• Lead tours on natural resources and native wildlife conservation.• Responsible for park patron's safety and park maintenance and security.

• Directed the development of inquire based experiments on STEM topics that promoted creative thinking for K-4th grade students• Secured funding through American Chemical Society for two consecutive years for supplies and equipment.• Managed and coordinated parent and UGA Life Sciences graduate student volunteers through online platforms.• Recruited volunteers via social media promotion and print media distribution.

• Course: Principles of Biology I (BIOL 1107)• Description: Biological chemistry, cell structure and function, bioenergetics, mitosis and meiosis, genetics, gene expression and regulation, gene technology, population genetics, evolution.• Instructor of Record for two laboratory classes with class sizes of 20 students, while conducting regular office hours.• Created introductory power point slides and active learning assignments to cover key molecular biology laboratory concepts in a writing intensive class.• Proctored quizzes and examinations in lecture course.

Dr. Mike Adams' Laboratory

Research focused on engineering hydrogen producing enzymes in anaerobic, hyperthermophilic microbes (Pyrococcus furiosus) as a cost-effective renewable energy source. Used analytical biochemistry and genetic techniques to investigate anaerobic protein modules in microorganisms. • Trained incoming graduate and undergraduate students on fundamental biochemistry and microbiology techniques.• Reviewed grants and transcripts before publication.• Responsible for laboratory-wide chemical safety training and record maintenance.• Trained in GC/MS, FPLC, and anaerobic protein purification and analysis, traditional cloning techniques, and genome analyzing.• Operated large scale anaerobic bioreactor growths and trained in analytical software.

• Course: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology II (BCMB 4020)• Description: A comprehensive treatment of biochemistry and molecular biology stressing aspects of metabolism, metabolic regulation, bioenergetics, and recombinant DNA methodologies.• Responsible for proctoring and grading examination for an upper level lecture course with 89 students.

Dr. Nicole Buan'S Laboratory

• Constructed anaerobic methanogen strains (Methanosarcina acetivorans) through traditional cloning techniques and Vector NTI software for the purpose of increased protein expression and identification of protein-protein interactions.• Identified an unknown crystal composition via microscopy and x-ray diffraction techniques.• Participated in several projects involving anaerobic media preparation, growth curves, enzymatic activity assays, protein estimation, SDS-PAGE, and Western Blots.• Assisted in managing and training a high school student worker and two Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) summer students.• Responsible for laboratory ordering, gas tank inventory,equipment repair, and laboratory maintenance, including anaerobic chamber maintenance.

• Course: Biochemistry Laboratory (BIOC 433)• Description: Introduction to techniques used in biochemical and biotechnology research, including measurement of pH, spectroscopy, analysis of enzymes, chromatography, fractionation of macromolecules, electrophoresis, and centrifugation.• Independently organized and taught class material to a class size of 23 students, while conducting regular office hours.

Dr. Paul Blum’S Laboratory

• Cell line construction and purification of synthetic protein in Escherichia coli. • Performed GusB/LacS assays and reducing-end assays.

Lincoln, Nebraska Area

• Course: Fundamentals of Microbiology (BIOS 312)• Description: Microbial cell structure, genetics, metabolic and biosynthetic activity, diversity, ecology and evolution including host-microbe interactions.• Assisted in proctoring examinations and quizzes for an upper level course of 137 students.

Dr. Paul Blum'S Laboratory

Undergraduate Creative Activities Research Experience (UCARE) Fellowship, 2010-2012.• Analyzed the toxicity chemical spectrum and the lethality of hot-acid pretreated switchgrass associated with different protein abundance in Sulfolobus solfataricus cell lines.• Genetically engineered archaeal hyperthermophilic acidophile strains through molecular cloning techniques, including primer design, DNA purification processes, and blue and white screening.• Implemented molecular PCR, transformation, and screening procedures.• Trained and applied FPLC-AKTA protein purification, SDS-PAGE, and in vitro enzyme activity and quantification assays.• Processed large scale fermentation runs from 3 liter and 15 liter bioreactors and created a SOP for continuous centrifugation to obtain the dry weight of large culture volumes.• Operated standard microbiology laboratory protocols, including media preparation, microscopy, and lab maintenance.

Omaha, Ne

• Aided in the production of hematology control and calibration products for diagnostic, clinical, and research laboratories.• Processed 12,500 human red blood cell packs and 2,250 human platelet packs.

Master Of Public Administration - Mpa

Activities and Societies: Leadership, Justice, and Community Practice Graduate Certificate

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Biochemistry And Molecular Biology

Activities and Societies: Biochemistry Graduate Student Association and Women in Science ClubCompleted 89 graduate research and course.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Biochemistry

Activities and Societies: UNL Microbiology Club-President and Founder, American Society for Microbiology UNL Student Chapter-President.