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Auburn, Ca, Us

Sacramento, California, United States

Sacramento, California, United States

- Supported the operations of the State Indian Museum and Sutter's Fort SHP in accordance with Parks department policies, missions, and strategic plans.- Managed a volunteer program through recruitment, training, scheduling, ongoing education initiatives, enrichment, and support.-Collaborated with a district-wide team working to re-write Sutter’s Fort SHP's Interpretive Management Plan, parts of the General Plan, and other significant policy and guiding resources.- Collaborated with park partners to improve visitor-focused educational, interpretive, and cultural resource-based programming.- Collected and analyzed data from visitor feedback surveys to assess Parks’ equity and inclusion initiatives. - Wrote project evaluations and compiled visual reports using data from visitor attendance, visitor feedback, volunteer projects, and interpretive programs; recommended improvements using a service driven perspective.- Coordinated the implementation of a new POS system and redeveloped cash and credit accountability procedures in accordance with policy; managed the operations of the daily deposits from cash and credit card sales; audited daily deposits for clerical computations, correcting financial report errors in the POS system.- Led meetings, projects teams, and subcommittee efforts to achieve prescribed goals and deliverables.- Assisted with the training, scheduling, and project assignments of frontline interpretive staff.- Confidentially managed volunteer and staff personnel paperwork.

Sacramento, California, United States

- Supervised a visitor services staff of 16 seasonal and permanent employees during daily operations of Sutter’s Fort SHP and the State Indian Museum. - Analyzed, evaluated, and reviewed program areas to ensure adherence to policies found in the Department Administrative Manual (DAM) and Department Operations Manual (DOM). - Coordinated administrative functions of site operations including scheduling, personnel transactions, purchasing, daily deposits, program data management, volunteer management, and reporting concerns to District supervisors. - Served as the principal lead to creating a positive, engaging, and productive environment for staff during site closures; developed systems to encourage staff to engage in project development and proposals to advance service based initiatives. - Collaborate with other district supervisors and administrators to ensure all correct administrative functions were performed with no transitional deficiencies. - All above duties were in addition to the duties of the “Office Technician” position.

Region 9 (Ca, Nv)

- Collaborate with planning committees to publish a newsletter dedicated to advancing the art of interpretation for 1200+ regional members (California, Nevada, Hawaii, and Alaska). - Adhere to guiding policies of the National Association for Interpretation and follow the direction of the Regional Board of Directors. - Compile articles about popular interpretive programs, professional award recipients, conference advertisements and registration recruitment, professional development tools, job postings, student engagement, scholarship opportunities and more resources useful for interpretive professionals. - Work with the association’s marketing team to create and implement membership recruitment plans.- Develop marketing solutions to extend organizational reach and workshop attendance.- Assist with content development and communications for association’s social media platforms (ie MailChimp, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram). - Assist with fundraising efforts to increase financial support for conference programming and scholarship opportunities for students in the field.

Rancho Cordova, Ca

- Managed outreach booths for large audiences at community events to generate support of CDFW brand. Communicate status of fish population data, lifecycle facts, and represent CDFW for potential employees and volunteers- Assisted in planning and execution of CDFW events and tours for 50+ people onsite and in the community. Design relatable and individualized programs for every group.- Operated the visitor center engaging a diverse demographic while relaying accurate data and information.

Reno, Nv

- Communicated efficiently and accurately with the general public through social media platforms, phone calls, and emails; all communications improved the image and support for Oxbow Nature Study Area in Reno, NV.- Led field trips as the primary point of contact for educational interpretive outdoor programs; developed field trip lessons and pre- and post-classroom curriculum that align with Next Generation Science and Common Core Standards. School groups often exceeded 100 students and ranged in age from Kindergarten through college level programs.- Designed marketing tools to improve park visitation and participation in programs. Over the course of the 11 months, program attendance/participation exceeded 20,000 community members.- Collaborated with a consortium of AmeriCorps members in the surrounding area to share program improvement ideas.

Oakley, Ca

- Presented interpretive programs for children in school groups on field trips and general public to inspire environmental awareness. - Program attendance often exceeded 100 for students groups and some public programs had attendance of over 300; program topics included macroinvertebrates, mammals, trail walks, watersheds, kayaking, raptors, and more.- Provided accurate info to park visitors using prescribed daily content for discussions with visitors like trends in current California watershed news and park sightings.- Conducted experiments testing water quality, identifying plants and animals, and tracking seasonal changes; examples of studies included pH testing, dissolved oxygen testing, turbidity testing, and conductivity testing. Other tracking included monitoring and reporting owl box occupation, river otter activity, and invasive species identification and removal. Once studies were conducted, results were analyzed and communicated with the public using written reports, graphs, maps or other media.

Orinda, Ca

- Delivered luxurious customer service through personal gestures including addressing all members by name- Maintained and operated functions of the golf bag room, containing assets exceeding $300,000- Cleaned and prepared golf carts, golf clubs, towels, tees, sand, for members and guests

San Francisco, Ca

- Managed all client needs before, during, and after, game ensuring all expectations were met- Worked with Account Executives to determine team and suite sponsors received all pre-determined benefits- Functioned as security, guest services, client relations, sales, and food service simultaneously - Received “MLB Green Glove Award” for sustainability standards and “Employee of the Month” for June

Walnut Creek, Ca

- Responsible for front of the house customer service and fiscal management of $3,000 or more- Maintained a thorough knowledge all menu items: bakery, entire food and beverage menu- Prepared and served desserts, espressos and take out orders in a timely, efficient and friendly manner- Mastered procedures and trained new employees on the operations of the bakery

Salinas, Ca

- Engaged 3rd-5th grade students with special needs in subjects like math, reading and writing. - Led individualized study groups of no more than 3 students.- Collaborated with the teacher and other assistants to develop and implement efficient educational plans for each student.- Maintained positive relationship with parents of students and communicated new ideas for student growth.

Master Of Arts - Ma, Accounting

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Biology/Biological Sciences, General

Certificate Of Accomplishment, Geographic Information Systems (Gis)