Melissa Chaveste Email & Phone Number

Asheville, Nc, Us

Petaluma, California

• Engaged children in environmental awareness through classroom and field settings• Led creative hands-on activities to capture children’s attention during interpretive walks

•Utilized problem solving skills to track the locations of coyotes and foxes in the Madison area by using radio telemetry weekly •Responsible for gathering and organizing data in Excel to contribute to research objectives

Nanegalito, Ecuador

• Tested the water quality of streams and informed communities on the importance of safe drinking water• Designed and produced bird identification cards of common species observed at the reserve for tourists • Created and updated an Instagram account to promote the reserve• Restored the native vegetation in the Ecuadorian cloud forest through successional seedling plant identification and constructed a map from a GPS survey

Madison, Wisconsin Area

• Contributed species abundance data to the Project Feeder Watch program twice weekly, a program in partnership with Cornell University to help track winter bird migration patterns • Led interactive educational activities for children visiting with their families as well as 10 school groups• Maintained the rooftop garden and cared for the animals on the rooftop

West Milford, New Jersey

• Developed and implemented engaging lesson plans and activities for children ages 5-13 • Taught children skills in various outdoor activities, nature, and science to encourage interest in the environment and independence• Recognized as the counselor of the week • Communicated with parents weekly regarding progress and updates on camp activities

Madison, Wisconsin Area

• Designed an experiment to test the cold tolerance of redosier dogwood, a native species, and common buckthorn, an invasiveshrub in the Lakeshore Nature Preserve• Measured the cold tolerance by testing the percentage of electrolyte leakage before and after -8°C and -40°C treatments• Analyzed my results in excel and presented my findings with a report that indicated that common buckthorn has a higher cold tolerance and likely will respond better to weather variability due to climate… Show more • Designed an experiment to test the cold tolerance of redosier dogwood, a native species, and common buckthorn, an invasiveshrub in the Lakeshore Nature Preserve• Measured the cold tolerance by testing the percentage of electrolyte leakage before and after -8°C and -40°C treatments• Analyzed my results in excel and presented my findings with a report that indicated that common buckthorn has a higher cold tolerance and likely will respond better to weather variability due to climate change Show less

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Environmental Science

Activities and Societies: Delta Delta Delta, The Wildlife Society, Hoofers Outing Club, and Hoofers Ski and Snowboard Club

Tropical Conservation Semester

Studied conservation biology, terrestrial ecology, marine ecology, and spanish for 5 months within diverse ecosystems in Ecuador.

Education record

Activities and Societies: National Honor Society, Passaic Valley Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, Varsity Volleyball Captain, Vice.