Trystan Popish Email & Phone Number

•Guide guests during interactions with stingrays and giraffes•Follow safety protocols to keep animals, staff, and guests safe during interactions

•Provide excellent customer service and cultivate a positive museum experience for guests

Greater Denver Area

•Organized events for Denver/Boulder alumni chapter including seminars, lectures, and social events•Spearheaded fundraising effort to pay for special programming•Managed email communications and marketing

Greater Denver Area

•Led Denver Botanic Gardens' teen volunteer programs and was an advocate for the teen volunteers' work and opinions within the larger institution•Increased enrollment in the Summer Teen Volunteer Program by 60% from 2017 to 2018•Matched talented, passionate people with meaningful volunteer opportunities•Served as the link between DBG staff and volunteers, making sure that partnership is optimal for everyone•Maintained accurate volunteer records and reports in Volgistics

Grand Junction, Colorado Area

•Researched teen programs and created a "paper chain survey" to get feedback from teens on the ideas•Created new library accounts and maintained patron database•Processed daily book deliveries, holds, and transactions with patrons•Provided basic computer and technology assistance to patrons

Greater Seattle Area

•Partnered with a local teacher to develop and lead a class for middle school girls to design, build, and test a glider•Connected 200+ middle and high school girls to mentors working in the aerospace field each year•Coordinated Aviation Learning Center (ALC) program, an immersive aviation experience for grades 4-12•Supervised full-time staff, part-time staff, and volunteers in facilitating the ALC program

•Connected 200+ middle and high school girls to mentors working in the aerospace field each year•Coordinated Aviation Learning Center (ALC) program, an immersive aviation experience for grades 4-12•Supervised full-time staff, part-time staff, and volunteers in facilitating the ALC program•Co-led extensive technology and curriculum update to the ALC, including the integration of iPads and new flight simulators

Greater Seattle Area

•Edited written descriptions of WWI model planes for a new exhibit

Seattle, Wa

•Trained in VTS method (which uses art to improve visual literacy and discussion skills)•Analyzed evaluations from VTS trainings across the country/world

Greater Seattle Area

•Engaged visitors in the galleries one-on-one with science, math, and technology•Interpreted and handled tropical butterflies, Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches, and tide pool animals

Greater Seattle Area

•Present science programs for families and children during weekend camp-ins and birthday parties•Created liquid Nitrogen ice cream for consumption

Greater Seattle Area

•Supported curriculum creation and evaluation of tours

Washington D.C. Metro Area

•Collaborated with a team to develop, conduct, and analyze evaluations for a front-end study on a new migration exhibition

Washington D.C. Metro Area

•Created and facilitated experiences to give non-Native families a context for the museum’s cultural objects

Washington D.C. Metro Area

•Engaged 2-8 year old children and their families with aerospace stories and activities

Washington D.C. Metro Area

•Designed the standard template for a self-guided family activity; evaluated the final product

Washington D.C. Metro Area

•Composed compelling narrative and budget for a text message-based Alternate Reality Game about the Pygmy Dragon Panda

Washington D.C. Metro Area

•Led groups of strangers in role-playing as spies on a secret mission in order to deepen their understanding of spycraft

Washington D.C. Metro Area

•Designed a museum program for adults with Alzheimer’s/dementia and their caregivers•Provided support for staff members on-site (e.g. assisting with art activities, leading exercise, serving meals, etc.)

Santa Fe, New Mexico Area

•Provided tickets and information to museum visitors

Santa Fe, New Mexico Area

•Served as the student liaison between St. John’s College and prospective students and their parents

Santa Fe, New Mexico Area

•Edited papers with students for science, math, music, language, and seminar classes•One of only six writing assistants for the entire student body

Mat, Museum Education

Ba, Liberal Arts