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Corvallis, Oregon, United States

Monroe, Oregon, United States

Corvallis, Oregon, United States

Conducted surveys of the endangered marbled murrelet species to aid in its conservation.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Worked on an all-women crew, restored woodlands, prairielands, and marshlands in Chicago's South neighborhoodsDuties included plant identification, controlled invasive species with herbicide and power tools, as well as lead environmental education and team-building activities.Being an Assistant Crew Leader adds the important role of being a mentor to.

Worked with a team of restoration technicians, growing native Illinois species in selected ecosystems, maintaining biodiversity of plantsDuties included plant identification, planting seeds, applying herbicide to invasive species, controlled prairie burns

Oak Park, IL

Answered phone calls, booked events, and ensured all questions about the Conservatory were answered.Learned to deal with high-volume of visitors and demands, at the most popular public historic site of Oak Park.

Oak Park, Illinois

Worked in a team of sustainability associates to create zero waste systems in Lake County, helped prepare proposals, workplans, and reports for project fundingCollaborated with Bright Beat to create a zero waste guide for grocery stores, conducted research and assessed current waste system of a grocery store to provide solutions as well as ideas for the.

Westmont, IL

Waited on a high-volume of people, learned how to communicate with many people and how to deal with difficult situations and demands

Vilnius, Lithuania

Worked in a team of urban planners to create an urban agriculture strategy and further community development in VilniusConducted research to provide creative ideas for the city’s urban agriculture strategy, assessed current urban agriculture systems as well as helped plan for a future community farm

Office Of Sustainability

Part of the “Eco-Campus” organization at UIC, doing various volunteer work to create an environmentally sustainable campus: Participating in events such as waste-diversion (for the Good Food Festival as well as the Great Stuff Exchange), tree-tagging for promotion of UIC's Tree Campus USA certification, and overall recycling and sustainability promotion.

Worked to create a zero-waste system at the UIC Forum in promotion of UIC’s Net-Zero Waste Climate CommitmentUsed the Good Food Festival as a case study to write and publish a guide for zero waste events for the campusLearned leadership skills by recruiting, training, and managing a group of volunteers for the event

Minor, Fish And Wildlife Sciences

Bachelor'S, Urban Studies/Affairs

Activities and Societies: EcoCampus Volunteer; Intern at Office of Sustainability at UIC, working with FamilyFarmed and Bright Beat.

Study Abroad Experience, Urban Studies/Affairs

Activities and Societies: Studied interdisciplinary urban and community planning of Lucerne, Switzerland at the Hochschule Luzern School.

Study Abroad Experience, Urban Studies/Affairs

Activities and Societies: Studied historical preservation of Toulouse, France at the Toulouse School of Architecture; Summer 2018.

Study Abroad Experience, Urban Studies/Affairs

Activities and Societies: Studied Scandinavian sustainability solutions and dilemmas at the DIS Institute in Copenhagen, Denmark; Summer.

General Education

Diploma

Activities and Societies: Art Club Member; Yearbook Editor 2012-2014

Master Of Arts - Ma, Environmental Arts And Humanities