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Stratford, Connecticut, United States

Project management: Manage multiple federal grant implementations for statewide conservation organizationCurriculum development: Create environmental education programs for city and regional organizationsPersonal instructor: Prepare and implement weekly instructional plans for K12 students

Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Statewide, CT

Connecticut

Fairfield, CT

 Partner with schools and school systems to develop innovative, outdoor science education programs for K‐12 students statewide Raise funds to support statewide education program including corporate and foundation cultivation, grant preparation; over $250,000 raised to support statewide education since 2012 Ensure all school education curricula aligns.

Glastonbury, CT

Create and promote public programs for youth and adults with a focus on citizen science and conservation actionDevelop, manage, and fundraise for $250,000 budgetCompleted renovation of 35-year old 2,000 ft2 nature centerResponsible for all operations associated with nature center including supervision of 4 educators, animal care, administration staff, and.

 One of 26 North American Fellows working to address climate change issues in our communities, with a focus on working with new and under-represented audiences Collaborate with Common Ground High School, New Haven to design a high school climate change curriculum based on local climate change issues and U.S. EPA priorities

Mitchell Lake Audubon Center

- Develop and teach science and conservation curricula for over 4,000 K12 and university students annually - Negotiate contracts with local school districts - Train and supervise 12 Education Docents - Train and supervise Environmental Education Interns and Fellows - Texas Children in Nature Steering Committee Member; Health and Education Subcommittees.

- Wrote and revised test prep book chapters for various state's science education standards - All items submitted to the editor were accepted for publication

Las Cruces, NM

- Developed and taught inquiry-based lesson plans to middle school students - Lesson plans synthesized environmental issues and scientific principles and reflected national and state science standards - Wrote 6 modules related to physics, geology, climatology, and biology

- Developed lectures and guided activities for 2 sections of Biology 101 Laboratory - Modified an existing laboratory procedure into a jigsaw cooperative learning structure to promote student learning, which was permanently adopted by the Laboratory Coordinator

M.S., Major: Biology, Ecology & Evolution Minor: Experimental Statistics

Activities and Societies: Secretary/Treasurer and Graduate Student Representative, Biology Graduate Student Organization, NMSU (2004).

Bachelor Of Science, Wildlife Biology