Rachael Pecore-Valdez Email & Phone Number

Portland-Metro

Habitat restoration consulting for pollinators and birds in urban and suburban yards and community spaces.

Portland, Oregon, United States

Habitat restoration + Restorative practices:- Garden Habitat Coaching - Oakscaping & garden habitat workshops- Personal restorative practice, Tension & Trauma Release Exercises (Certified TRE Provider)

Portland, Oregon, United States

Saturday Academy connects students with career professionals through curiosity driven experiences - Programs & Outreach Director (Aug 2020 - Oct 2021), Classes & Camps Director (Sept 2017 - Aug 2020), and Classes Coordinator (Dec 2016 - Aug 2017). - Managed programs and staff for summer camps, after school classes, and high school internships in Science.

Remote

Coordinated outdoor survival skill classes during the school-year for schools, scouts and other groups nationwide.

Beaverton

Managed the Home & Garden program including 70 part-time instructors for 150 non-credit classes a term for adults. - Designed, coordinated, delivered and evaluated classes- Wrote and edited class descriptions for 4 print catalogs a year - Recruited, hired, trained and supported instructors- Responsible for revenue generation, partner contracts, timelines.

Sandy, OR

Three summers leading youth (K-12) in outdoor education including wilderness survival skills, wildlife tracking, naturalist studies, storytelling and community building. In total, I facilitated outdoor activities as an Overnight Camp Instructor in 2014 with ages 9-18, and as a Lead Day-Camp Instructor in 2013 for ages 4 to 13, and as a personal Coach for a.

Berlin, Freiburg, Portland

Led a team of film-makers, ecologists and educators to retrace the route that a radio-collared wolf called OR-7, took from Oregon to California for a documentary film.- Developed, raised funds, and coordinated the project from start to completion- Contacted and interviewed people for the documentary including Oregon Fish & Wildlife, Oregon Wild, Center for.

New York

Lead youth and families to embrace the Great Outdoors including wilderness survival skills, wildlife tracking, naturalist studies, storytelling and community building.

Portland, Oregon

Coordinated statewide volunteer events, including the spring and fall Oregon Beach Cleanups, and SOLVE IT for Earth day where 4,000 to 8,000 volunteers participate in one-day environmental caretaking projects.- Trained and coordinated key volunteers to lead work parties, remove trash and invasive plants, and plant native trees and shrubs - Wrote and edited.

Hood River, Oregon

Designed and coordinated a volunteer water quality monitoring program from the ground up.- Recruited, trained and coordinated over one hundred key volunteers from Colville to Portland - Led and organized kayak trips through the Hanford Nuclear Reach- Led volunteers in stormwater garden planting events - Wrote and edited communication content including.

Rockaway Beach, OR

Kaikoura, New Zealand

Corvallis, OR

Corvallis, OR

Garibaldi, OR

Manzanita, OR

Master'S Degree, Holistic Science With An Emphasis On Ecology And Multiple Ways Of Knowing.

Activities and Societies: Honors with DistinctionThesis focused on water science, experiential education and ways of knowing.

Bachelor'S Degree, B.S. Bioresource Research

Activities and Societies: Honors CollegeMinors in Chemistry, Oceanography, emphasis in Sustainable Ecosystems 4th year level Spanish

Bachelor'S Degree, B.A. International Studies

Activities and Societies: Honors CollegeStudy abroad: Universidad de Rio Piedras, San Juan, Puerto Rico Universidad de Guadalajara.