Co-created a registered 501c3 non profit - Ocean Youth Academy - to deliver impactful, climate-focused ocean education to students and communities around the world. Our flagship course, Polar Oceans, guides students through the incredible ecosystems of the polar regions while delivering standard-aligned virtual content to students from grades 3-12. We offer scholarship opportunities for students to engage in a polar expedition!

Expedition Leader on multiple vessels in both Svalbard and Antarctica. I manage a team of 20 expedition guides and ensure that they have the tools they need to be safe, engaged, and effective guides in the field. I ensure that our diverse expedition team and our head office are aligned in our goal of delivering top-quality expedition tourism experiences to travelers from across the world - guests number up 180 on any given trip. As expedition leader I formulate and organize daily plans for both expedition team and guests, engage in high leverage cooperation with other departments, and take lead on incident and conflict management. This all takes place in some of the roughest seas and most isolated travel destinations on our planet.

Polar kayak guide and naturalist. Experience with firearms and zodiac driving.

Primary responsibilities include guiding and interpretation as well as onboard presentations and narration. They interpret topics ranging from geology, geography, glaciology, marine biology, natural history and cultural history, current issues in local destinations, and local flora and fauna. -Lead groups of guests on hikes ranging from shore walks to route finding, bushwhacking, and more technical hiking, skiff tours, snorkeling, camping, paddle boarding, as well as whole and half day kayak trips on a daily basis. -Lead hiking and kayaking expeditions in remote wilderness settings with few or no defined trails, utilizing safety standards and route finding skills.-Work within a cohesive and cooperative team led by the Expedition Leader, with heavy emphasis on communication and teamwork -Confidently and competently lead groups of up to 20 guests in the field and on the water, and create an enjoyable experience for guests even when an excursion does not go as planned. Heavy emphasis on customer service, dynamic thinking and safety.-Provide in the field, hands-on interpretation, and thematic, formal onboard presentations that are integrated into a week-long interpretive program, and wildlife narration utilizing interactive tools such as maps, charts, guidebooks, power point, microscopes and spotting scopes to involve the guests.-Develop and deliver educational presentations covering environmental science, history, or other relevant topics to the itinerary as assigned by the EL for up to 90 guests.