Ryan Robinson Email & Phone Number

Arlington, Virginia, United States

Volunteer recruitment, retention, and engagement involving the placement of adoptable animals in foster homes.

Arlington, Virginia, United States

• Fosters relationships with individuals looking to adopt, donate, or volunteer with the AWLA; assists in various administrative duties; provides information of general inquiries concerning a multitude of topics; monitors movement of animals ready for adoption, in foster care, or recently adopted in a high-paced work environment; provides counsel and condolence to individuals surrendering pets regardless of reason; updates multiple websites of animals up for adoption, as well as Chameleon, an animal shelter-based software program used to track data on individual animals.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Assists in correspondence and letter writing for the constituents of Fairfax County, Virginia.Attends hearings and creates memos for priority legislation, directs phone inquiries to appropriatelegislative staffers, gathers and submits bill and resolution signatures for cosponsor accumulation.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Completed data entry and research in support for animal-friendly legislation and advocacy for companion and farm animals. Worked with state, federal, and community outreach teams in drafting LTE’s, memos, and phonebank requests for advocate support of state and federal bill cosponsoring. Attended congressional hearings and markups to provide staff on any updated discussion of priority legislation. • Developed population census data spreadsheets to gather the estimated population of Americans affected by pet sale legislation. Drafted memos to provide staff with an understanding of various state farm animal regulation standards, laws, and inspection protocol. Tabled and assisted for multiple discussions on animal-friendly legislation in congressional office buildings. Conducted research on various horse services throughout the United States to provide horse owners with affordable care in their immediate area. Rallied support in district representative cosponsoring, leading to the passage of the PAST Act (H.R.693).

Gaithersburg, Maryland

• Researched information on various legislation that effects wildlife and their protection within the United States; performed several projects requested by staff that support animal welfare policies; participated in weekly meetings with policy specialists to discuss the best plan of action in order to achieve project goals. • Conducted research, data entry, and analysis through the creation and revision of data sheets; developed interpersonal relationships with staff in various campaign projects in order to carry out project goals. Campaign work: disseminated current records of shark fin export and import figures in correspondence to introduced legislature in New Jersey; tasked with creating data reports concerning native carnivore species legislation in several Midwestern states.

Barnstable/Yarmouth, Massachusetts Area

• Interacted with the general public regarding live stranding events; coordinated with researchers, volunteers and law enforcement agencies in the planning and execution of rescue missions; and filled out time logs and took detailed records of the location, situation and outcome.• Performed necropsies according to proper protocol. Performed live and dead research on several large whale, cetacean, and pinniped species. Duties included: evidence collection through sampling of blood, observing potential cases of human interaction such as fishing entanglement and boat strikes, aqueous, bone and cerebrospinal fluid to identify health parameters, age, and infectious disease/contaminants; and cleaning and maintaining related equipment daily.• Conducted field work and on a regular basis throughout Cape Cod, MA; collected and logged bone, tissue, and morphometric samples of pinnipeds and cetaceans for further research needs.