Sam Woolford Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

New York, Ny, Us

• Middle school science: Topics in biology, chemistry, Earth science, ecology, physical science, astrophysics, engineering, robotics• Fifth grade homeroom teacher, seventh grade overnight trip leader, mentor teacher, instructional coach, teacher research advisor• Conducted and published research into student agency and motivation: https://digitalcommons.nl.edu/ie/vol14/iss2/10/

New York, Ny, Us

• Led operations and strategy for year-round out-of-school time education program serving 1,300+ children and families annually, including 9 weeks of week-long summer camp.• Responsible for participant enrollment and safety, communication with families and community, staff engagement and training, curriculum oversight and development, materials and supply management, resource procurement, program evaluation, and partnership maintenance. • Led teams laterally across Museum departments to train and support education staff, manage Museum resources and spaces, partner with research faculty and personnel, develop content and audiences, and market Museum programs.

Annapolis, Maryland, Us

• Managed CBF’s award-winning education, professional development, and outreach programs and staff in DC to engage 2000+ students and community members each year.• Designed and led high-quality graduate-level professional development courses for classroom educators.• Led organization-wide initiative to connect educational water monitoring to regional citizen science programs and decision maker tools. • Led team to design and publish organization-branded online interactive curriculum to connect to formal classroom learning.• Represented CBF at conferences, community meetings, and local hearings to share resources, information, and showcase local environmental issues. • Identified stakeholders, and created and maintained partnerships with non-profits, governmental organizations, and businesses to further CBF’s education and pollution reduction efforts.

• Conducted scientific and policy analysis for clients as it pertained to environmental, legal/regulatory, and economic aspects of water resources and natural resource management.• Synthesized findings and authored reports to shape client’s organizational messaging, support nation-wide infrastructure policy and action, comment on federal rulemaking, and improve environmental outcomes and community resilience. • Led projects for clients such as Natural Resources Defense Council, Southern Environmental Law Center, US Army Corps of Engineers, National Park Service, and Cobb County, Georgia.

Athens, Ga, Us

• Directed multi-year investigation into ecological and human health outcomes of water treatment systems. • Built collaborative partnership with dozens of municipal public works departments throughout Georgia and managed all aspects of long-term applied research, including analyzing and reporting on current practices and community needs, managing field work and state-wide partnerships, and winning and handling grants and project funding. • Evaluated results, communicated conclusions, and contextualized recommendations to both general and specific audiences (e.g. academic symposia, regulatory authorities, water utility managers, and individual communities).

Providence, Rhode Island, Us

• Designed, led, and supervised STEM-based in- and out-of-school time education programs and public education for thousands of people each year. • Provided expertise, advice, and leadership for community events and restoration projects, recruited and managed volunteers for long- and short-term community projects.

Providence, Rhode Island, Us

• Designed and led research to investigate the impact of human activities on declining shellfish health in Narragansett Bay.• Taught and supported Environmental Studies and Geology undergraduates.

Bachelor'S Degree, Geology-Biology

Master Of Science (Ms), Conservation Ecology And Sustainable Development

Graduate Certificate, Water Resources