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Greater Denver Area

Partner with government, non-profit, and private sector clientsDesign, administer, and analyze public and key-person opinion surveysExplore data using descriptive and inferential statistics and content analysisInterpret data analysis and write insightful and trustworthy reportsEmploy customized research methods to find data-driven answers to clients’.

Longmont, CO

Assist planning, implementing, and monitoring various natural resource projects such as wildlife habitat improvement, invasive plant control, social trail closure, and fence removalObserve 20 wildlife nests, including bald eagles and osprey, on weekly basisGather and compile wildlife and plant information into computer database; prepare and submit year-end.

Moscow, Idaho

Assisted in the development and administration of 120 student undergraduate classLectured on the history of natural resource recreation on public lands, the concept and challenges of managing recreation risk, and innovative approaches to recreation management through collaboration Lectured on implications and solutions towards environmental justice.

Moscow, Idaho

Worked with a team to perform logging operations including directional felling, limbing, bucking, and skiddingApplied best management practices to comply with Idaho Forest Practices ActOperated mechanical equipment including chainsaw, rubber tire skidder, crawler dozer, tractor, and four-wheel drive truck on daily basisInventoried and planned forest units.

Longmont, CO

Helped spearhead and coordinate partnerships with businesses and community organizationsCooperated with managers, biologists, and recreation staff to help develop consistent partnership program goals, objectives, criteria, and policies Established seasonal project schedule based on project priorities, technical difficulties, funding, and capabilities of.

Denver, CO

Supported museum education and outreach effortsTaught and facilitated variety of science based classes, labs, and assembly presentations such as geology, paleontology, anthropology, and wildlife biologyAssisted weekly inventory of outreach education supplies and valuable historic artifactsCommunicated with teachers to confirm presentation.

Minturn, CO

Collaborated with U.S. Forest Service to support public outreach programs and special events such as Smokey Bear fire preventionDeveloped and presented more than 50 natural science educational programsAppeared on local television, newspaper, and radio to promote interpretive programs Collected weekly wildlife data along two backcountry transects to monitor.

Longmont, CO

Led dozens of volunteer work projects such as forest thinning and native seed collectionGreeted and interacted with diverse visitors, volunteers, and program audiencesDeveloped and presented natural and cultural history interpretive programs Supported public outreach events such as National Public Lands Day

Steamboat Springs, CO

* Followed precise scientific methods to prepare and analyze soil, plant, and water samples* Collected, recorded, and processed specific procedure measurements

Boulder, CO

* Patrolled park trails to interpret natural and cultural resources and ensure visitor safety* Led dozens of volunteer work projects such as planting projects and trash clean-ups* Supported public outreach events such as Arbor Day* Developed and presented natural and cultural history interpretive programs

Boulder, CO

Provided general assistance to volunteer recruitment, project leadership, and program development- Collected and recorded field-data including impact of OHV recreation and impacts of open-pit mines on water quality and riparian habitat- Served as assistant technical adviser for post-wildland fire restoration project- Assisted in preparing and coordinating.

Boulder, CO

* Taught and facilitated weekly recitation that investigated contemporary leadership and community issues* Collaborated with team to reconstruct and rewrite undergraduate curriculum

Boulder, CO

* Supervised, trained, and motivated team of 15 adolescents in variety of outdoor service projects* Maintained a safe working environment* Taught weekly environmental education lessons

Boulder, CO

* Assisted in supervising, training, and motivating team of 15 adolescents in variety of outdoor service projects* Maintained a safe work environment* Assisted in teaching weekly environmental education lessons

Colorado Spriongs, CO

* Developed and presented daily natural and cultural history interpretive hikes at Garden of the Gods Park* Interpreted cultural history using first and third person techniques* Patrolled park trails to interpret resources and ensure visitor safety

Colorado Springs, CO

* Developed and presented daily natural and cultural history interpretive hikes at Garden of the Gods Park* Interpreted cultural history at Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site* Patrolled park trails to interpret resources and ensure visitor safety

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Environmental Studies, 3.6

Activities and Societies: President’s Leadership ClassConcentration in Natural Resources and the Environment Certificate in Leadership.

Master'S Of Science, Natural Resources, 3.9

Activities and Societies: Graduate and Professional Student Association, Society of Ecological Restoration, Received two-year teaching.

Education record