Megan Warner Email & Phone Number

Scottsdale, Az, Us

Tempe, Arizona, United States

• Coaching youth programs and facilitating technique classes, games, and STEM activities.• Private adult instructor with mindfulness, wilderness therapy, bouldering, and sport climbing experience.• Passionate about how rock climbing gyms can reduce environmental impact, engage in local communities, and use outdoor recreation as a space for climate advocacy.

• Led a workshop for 30 BIPOC youth activists on the topic of mindful activism by integrating self-care practices and facilitating a conversation about mental health while working on social and environmental causes.

Eugene, Oregon, United States

• Created and delivered waste prevention, climate justice, environmental justice, mindful consumption, and climate & mind curriculum to over 30 K-12 schools in Lane County.• Developed 10 partnerships with community organizations to advocate for underserved populations in the climate action plan through the Equity & Resilience Task Force.• Wrote a grant to fund social-emotional climate education and teacher workshops and offered eco-mindfulness training to teachers and mental health professionals.• Supported the sustainability operations for the World Athletics Championship Oregon 22 by surveying 50 event attendees and curating 3 lessons for youth engagement in sports & sustainability.• Led 52 tours to Short Mountain Landfill, the Glenwood Transfer Station, and BRING.

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

• Consulted on the creation of corporate mindfulness training and developed an 'Eco-mindfulness and Sustainability' presentation.• Presented to 100+ employees at the Bureau of Land Management in order to prevent burnout and support employee retention initiatives.

Hawaii, United States

• Guided adolescents and young adults with mental health challenges in lessons on sustainable self, sustainable community and sustainable environment curriculum in a horticultural therapy program.• Trained in de-escalation techniques, motivational interviewing and CPI nonviolent crisis intervention.• Mediated feedback and offered creative therapeutic interventions for specific behaviors.

• Led character education in schools and juvenile detention centers through the use of art, music, and communication to help underserved youth combat peer pressure, bullying, anger, and violence of any kind.

• Conducted a legislative analysis regarding single-use plastics, foams, PFAS, etc. with US Foods in alignment with an ASU course in Corporate Sustainability.• Created a heat map on legislative trends and researched sustainable packaging and material trends.• Researched GRI and SASB standards to provide recommendations for sustainability & CSR reporting.• Proposed a business strategy to manage and mitigate risk, advance the brand, and drive revenue and innovation in the food distribution industry.

• Supervised up to 13 children each day and lead back-country hikes and backpacking trips.• Developed curriculum in science-themed weeks including forest ecology, climate change, landforms, geology, weather, physics, adventure, and astronomy.• Taught and practiced Leave No Trace principles in order to instill a respect for the environment.

• Created new modules including outdoor survival, mindfulness in the outdoors, and sustainability by collaborating with 4 ASU faculty.• Developed an internship manual for future interns on educational philosophies and advice about teaching outside.

Payson, Arizona

• Facilitated STEM classes of up to 25 kids and accompanying teachers and chaperones, with topics including archery, Lego engineering, stream & pond ecology, outdoor survival, and STEAM machine.

Scottsdale, Az

• Developed and facilitated lesson plans including gardening, ecological footprints, composting, life cycle analysis, and sustainability for about 100 K-7 students in the Sustainability Education Program.• Prepared an experiential education marine conservation lesson for 87 3rd-5th graders by using art to teach plastic pollution and lead an interactive field trip to OdySea Aquarium to reinforce learning.

• Instilled an awareness of living beings and future generations by public-speaking about the interconnections between humans and 15 marine species.• Trained in animal care for penguins and reptiles, ensuring that the safety of the animals and the guests was prioritized.

Wellington Region, New Zealand

• Developed guiding skills and engaged New Zealand youth in programming surrounding bird banding, native plants, and conservation.• Volunteered with the Sustainability Trust to lead kids aged 5 to 12 on an adventure-based holiday program centered on care and curiosity for each other and the environment.• Volunteered at Island Bay Marine Education Centre to inspire people to learn about New Zealand’s marine environment.

Greater Pittsburgh Area

• Mentored about 90 high school volunteers (16 & 17-year-olds) to implement leadership lessons based on the YMCA core values.• Created lessons on initiative and motivation for the rising leaders.• Empowered volunteers to continue a lifelong journey of social responsibility by conducting evaluations.• Supervised 200 14-18-year-olds and designed programs that challenged the group to try new experiences while building a culture of inclusiveness.