•Participated as an active member of the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee at North Cascades Institute.•Coordinated with the Avarna Group to conduct an Institute-wide Culture & Climate Assessment regarding the Institute's equity, diversity and inclusion efforts. •Wrote standard operation procedures to organize and simplify Committee practices.•Completed projects as requested, primarily researching best practices at similar organizations.

•Developed curriculum training materials for staff instructor training. •Created Youth Leadership Adventures curriculum in areas of ecological literacy, field science, climate change, natural history, leadership and communication. •Assisted with student program recruitment efforts through school visits, application reviews and interviews. •Aided Youth Ambassador Program (Jan – Jun 2017) as primary risk manager on monthly outdoor field trips.

•Planned and led 8- and 12-day backpacking and canoeing expeditions for high school students in North Cascades National Park.•Developed and implemented curriculum scope and sequence for each expedition.•Provided consistent, frequent evaluation of co-instructors during and after each expedition. •Mitigated physical and emotional risk following Institute risk management policies and practices.

•Taught 3-day Mountain School programs for 5th grade students through interdisciplinary activities and field investigations following Next Generation Science Standards. •Conducted formal observations of other Mountain School teaching staff, including the communication of post-observation written and verbal feedback. •Participated in weekly teaching and learning sessions focused on student management, risk management, teaching techniques, teaching English language learners and more with… Show more •Taught 3-day Mountain School programs for 5th grade students through interdisciplinary activities and field investigations following Next Generation Science Standards. •Conducted formal observations of other Mountain School teaching staff, including the communication of post-observation written and verbal feedback. •Participated in weekly teaching and learning sessions focused on student management, risk management, teaching techniques, teaching English language learners and more with other Mountain School teaching staff. Show less

•Planned and led day- and weekend-long trips for 6-40 college students. Primarily led backpacking, day hiking and lodge-based trips. •Acted as primary or co-risk manager during trips. •Developed trip itineraries, coordinated transportation logistics and managed food and gear packing. •Participated in post-trip instructor evaluation meetings.

•Planned and communicated course logistics to instructional staff.•Facilitated the packing of food and gear for multi-day expeditions. •Coordinated transportation for students, instructional staff and course materials in and out of the field.

•Worked as part of an instructor team to support all aspects of course, including backpacking, rock climbing, ropes course, solo and service learning components. •Instructed two courses: one 8-day backpacking for students aged 12-13 and one 15-day backpacking for students aged 14-15.

•Lived with and supervised nine 13-year-old girls with one other staff member. •Led two canoe trips: one eight-day whitewater/flatwater expedition in New Hampshire, and one 10-day flatwater expedition in Ontario, Canada. •Led daily activities, including lessons in swimming, canoeing, kayaking, diving and local ecology.