Rachel Bates Email & Phone Number

Bonnyville, Alberta, Canada

Manage all education and outreach projects for a small, community-based environmental non-profit organization.Provide engaging and accessible presentations and workshops for diverse audiences addressing locally relevant environmental topics. Provide classroom activities and field trips addressing environmental science, climate change, and developing a stewardship perspective. Confident public speaker while communicating environmental topics to inspire action.Develop new presentations and workshops that speak to the interests of the community. Perform annual reviews of classroom presentation material to ensure curriculum alignment and inclusivity.Sit on province-wide environmental coalitions to share educational resources, develop new programming, and amplify our voices. Engage local stakeholder groups on environmental issues, including Indigenous nations, all levels of government, business, oil and gas, agriculture, NGOs, and the public.Independently manage a $60,000 Community Garden project, including applying for funding, construction, building partnerships, recruiting volunteers, budgeting and timelines, promotion, and coordinating throughout the planting season.Follow a consensus-based decision-making model to reach decisions at both Board and staff levels. Highly collaborative small office environment fosters growth in interpersonal and communication skills and great respect for all team member’s contributions.Excellent research skills developed through writing successful program proposals and grant applications. Write and deliver progress reports and program proposals to Board and Committee members monthly. Key contributor in Strategic Planning and Annual Work Plan development and implementation.Produce high-quality, brand-conscious videos, digital and print advertisements, posters, newsletters, and educational materials using Adobe Creative Suite products.

Edmonton, Canada Area

Responsible for website maintenance with SiteCore and Cascade content management systems. Developed procedures for team members to post their own web content. Managed multiple social media platforms, created web content and other promotional materials.Collaborated and engaged with Indigenous, northern, and international partners for large-scale events. Planned research conferences to promote northern and Indigenous interests and research to the University of Alberta community.

Castlegar, Bc

Managed water quality project from start to finish. Collected river water samples daily during construction, performed lab analyses to determine water quality, designed and maintained daily data entry spreadsheets in Microsoft Excel, performed an analysis of final project data, and drafted final water quality report for Ministry of Environment requirements.Conducted field sampling of water, soil, effluent, biosolids, and air quality/stacks; performed testing of samples in the field and laboratory settings using industry-standard chemistry techniques and equipment.

Ndilo And Dettah, Nwt And Edmonton, Ab

Developed programming for environmental education and health promotion in northern Indigenous communities. Managed a community garden for the benefit of community members.Engaged youth and adults to participate in programming and practiced flexibility to incorporate community needs in program delivery. Created reciprocal relationships with community members. Practiced conflict resolution to arrive at beneficial outcomes for all participants.Wrote final report and participated in discussions with the community and university leaders to evaluate program success. Made suggestions to improve program outcomes and build stronger relationships between Engage North and host communities.