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Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

• Planned, implemented, and reported on land management, monitoring, restoration, and stewardship projects for fifteen conservation lands in collaboration with other staff and volunteers.• Developed and managed a community stewardship program to increase organizational capacity. The program involved training, onboarding, and managing volunteers to undertake routine land stewardship tasks on assigned conservation lands. Recruited, trained, and managed over 100 volunteers in the first two years.• Created and distributed a variety of educational outreach materials and publications.• Planned and coordinated regular volunteer stewardship events, managing hundreds of volunteers per year.• Monitored wildlife via surveys, cameras, and species-specific projects, i.e., bat monitoring through exit surveys, driving transects, and passive bat detection.• Collected, organized, and managed data efficiently and improved processes where necessary.• Oversaw external outreach and communications, including the website, blog, newsletter, media pitches,Google Ads, geocaching program, and social media platforms to ensure that content was engaging and aligned with the strategic plan.• Represented EALT in media interviews for radio, newspapers, video, and podcasts.• Oversaw information booths and presentations and make strategic decisions on which events to attend.• Wrote, edited, and submitted grant proposals and reports and identified funding opportunities to support projects.• Health and Safety Representative for the organization. Co-developed a robust health and safetyprogram with safe work guidelines, job hazard assessments, and an online safety portal. Supported theexecutive director with health and safety policy development and trained volunteers in safety procedures.• Directly supervised interns, students, and volunteers in both communications and field-based work.

• Actively participated in decision-making, strategic planning, and fund development.• Co-developed an updated website, drafted and distributed newsletters to supporters, and designededucational publications as a member of the Outreach Committee.Committees: Outreach Committee

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

• Organized and led strategic planning sessions• Actively participated in board and committee meetings to provide strategic governance and assess organizational and financial needs.• Reviewed and approved the organization's programs and budgets, and identified opportunities for increasing fundraising and revenue.• Responsible for organizing the local sustainability awards and identifying outreach opportunities as amember of the Outreach Committee.• Responsible for recruiting, interviewing, and onboarding new board members as a member of the Recruitment Committee.Committees: Strategic Planning Committee; Nominations Committee; Outreach Committee

Alberta, Canada

• Represented the Chapter at public events and identified new education and outreach opportunities.• Worked with the executive director to draft a new 5-year strategic plan.

Alberta

• Organized and executed the first national The Wildlife Society Student Conclave in three years, with student-exclusive workshops and networking events.• Represented the interests of undergraduate and postgraduate students as an active board member and liaised with student chapters across the province and beyond.• Evaluated and scored student award applications to support student and youth participation.• Recruited, conducted interviews, and selected a new executive director as a member of the executive director recruitment subcommittee.

Edmonton, Alberta

• Provided leadership to the committee to support Chapter staff with programs and campaigns.• Liaised with staff, scheduled meetings, onboarded new committee members, distributed minutes, and conducted relevant research.conservation issues in Alberta.• Participated in strategic planning sessions with staff and board; transcribed and consolidated strategicplanning workshop results.

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

• Partnered with the Dene Tha’ First Nation to support the establishment of an Indigenous Protected andConserved Area and community-led Indigenous Guardians program on Dene Tha’ traditional territory. - Analyzed and interpreted federal and provincial policies to evaluate options for establishing anindigenous-led IPCA within the existing legislative framework. - Delivered presentations and engaged in discussion at multi-stakeholder land use planning tables. - Prepared a co-management plan proposal, poster, and briefing notes. - Consulted with Dene Tha’ community members to map traditional areas of high cultural value.• Coordinated a variety of public engagement and communications initiatives on a range of climatechange and conservation issues, including outreach events, presentations, guest blogs, social media, and mailouts.• Co-drafted grant applications, EOIs, and reports.• Prepared comment letters for proposed SARA listing changes.• Oversaw and liaised with the conservation committee and student chapter.

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

• Recorded and distributed minutes for Conservation Committee meetings.• Researched and presented on relevant conservation issues and drafted comment letters on SARA listing changes.• Supported fund development and outreach initiatives in partnership with other committees.

Elk Island National Park

• Completed monitoring, research, and active land management projects at Elk Island National Park, including: rangeland health assessments, ungulate pellet transects, breeding bird surveys, water levelmonitoring, amphibian occupancy surveys, wildlife camera and ARU deployment, beaver management, and invasive plant management.• Utilized QGIS software to digitize over 30 years of raw ungulate aerial survey data for use in future spatial distribution analyses.• Collected, entered, and managed data.• Responded to human-wildlife conflicts to ensure visitor and wildlife safety.• Prepared the annual report on the success of the human-geese conflict mitigation project.

Department of Renewable Resources Course: Ren R 205 - Wildlife Biodiversity and Ecology• Co-taught the lab portion of the REN R 205: Wildlife Biodiversity and Ecology course with the graduateteaching assistant. The lab focused primarily on species identification of fish, mammals, birds, reptiles,amphibians, and insects.• Helped students develop a deeper understanding of course material.

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

• Cleaned and assessed species occupancy of 200+ nest boxes.• Coordinated volunteers and staff to schedule nest box field days.• Prepared an article on nest box maintenance.

Kluane, Yukon

• Live trapped, handled, and radio-tracked red squirrels.• Conducted and analyzed squirrel personality trials via novel environment and mirror tests.• Prepared a research report on juvenile red squirrel dispersal and bequeathal.

Beaverhill Bird Observatory

• Maintained and monitored house wren nest box grids, collecting data on occupancy rates, nest boxsuccess, and chick ages.• Prepared a final research report comparing nesting success between grids.

Edmonton, Ab

• Conducted regular stewardship and restoration fieldwork, including invasive plant management, baseline documentation surveys, habitat enhancement activities, and infrastructure and access management.• Coordinated volunteer stewardship events and a monthly volunteer newsletter.• Coordinated and attended public outreach events, delivered presentations and workshops to the public, managed all social media platforms, prepared blog articles, and created educational publications.

University Of Alberta

• Worked in the University of Alberta Rangeland Ecology and Management Lab to assist with an experiment evaluating the effects of livestock grazing on soil microbial communities and nutrientdynamics in Alberta’s rangelands under Dr. Edward Bork.• Ground and weighed soil and plant litter, collected plant seeds, entered and recorded data, and assistedwith various experiment setups and monitoring.

• Enabled aspiring wildlife professionals to develop their networks, careers, skills, and knowledge ofwildlife by providing diverse opportunities to members. Opportunities included skill-building workshops,volunteer events, guest lectures and presentations, networking events, and field trips.• Managed all communications for the Chapter, including the newsletter, social media, and e-mail.• Successfully applied for funding to send a group of students to the provincial wildlife conference.

• Worked in the University of Alberta Plant Pathology Lab on various experiments examining clubroot-resistant canola strains under Dr. Stephen Strelkov and in partnership with the Crop DiversificationCentre.• Set up and maintained experiments in the fields, greenhouses, and lab. Work in the lab or greenhousestypically involved the inoculation of seedlings, watering, cleaning of roots, disease rating, and weighingof dried plant material. Work in the field consisted primarily of invasive plant management, harvesting,and disease rating of canola plants infected with club root.

Edmonton, Canada Area

• Conducted weekly pollard walks, identifying butterflies to the species level, collected, entered andanalyzed data, and wrote a final report.

Edmonton, Canada Area

• Worked with the public and external organizations to problem-solve wildlife-related conflicts andprovide education and resources for Northern Alberta.• Assisted with animal intakes, triaging, assessments, treatments, and routine animal care of injured, ill,and orphaned wildlife.

Edmonton, Canada Area

Edmonton, Canada Area

Edmonton, Canada Area

Edmonton, Canada Area

Msc. Environmental Leadership

• My MSc. thesis research is focused on comparing non-invasive methods of detecting the Irish stoat • Scored high grades in all courses.

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.) In Environmental And Conservation Sciences, Conservation Biology, With Distinction

Activities and Societies: University of Alberta Chapter of the Wildlife Society, Environmental and Conservation Sciences Students.

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Undeclared

Activities and Societies: World University Service of Canada

High School

Activities and Societies: Student Union Vice President, Health and Wellness Coordinator

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Conservation Biology, With Distinction