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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 with federal and state content standards Develop and implement 5‐year strategic plan for education  Develop and implement statewide marketing plan to promote education curricula CT Outdoor and Environmental Education Association (COEEA) Board Member,President-elect; CT Environmental Literacy Plan Steering Committee Member; National EECapacity Consortium Member; CT Green LEAF Schools Steering Committee Member Work with community officials, volunteers, and the media to interpret and promote CAS programs, policies, and actions Develop and coordinate CAS School Education Advisory Committee consisting of formal and informal education experts to peer review school education curricula  Provide professional development to CAS educators in areas of program development, content and instruction that insures best practices are delivered throughout the entire organization and to meet customer needs

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 approximately 20 volunteers

 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 - Established the presence of and act as Site Coordinator for Alamo Area Nature Challenge - Create and implement spring break and summer science preparatory camps - Participate in various state and local conservation education collaboratives - Develop and implement Professional Development Workshops for K12 teachers - Collaborate with teachers and Audubon Texas staff to meet the needs and goals of students, the Center and Audubon - Develop and implement teacher evaluations used statewide by Audubon Texas - Develop and implement biannual Docent Training Programs - Work closely with Center Director and other center staff in various capacities to meet the mission of the center, Audubon Texas, and the National Audubon Society

- 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