Vincent Distrola Email & Phone Number

Petaluma, California, United States

-Collect, clean, and propagate California native plants for restoration projects across Marin, Sonoma, Alameda, and Solano counties-Co-design and lead educational lessons for K-12 students-Assist in facilities management and capital improvements of 3 native plant nurseries-Data analysis of past restorations to see trends to make informed decisions about what the nursery should be growing on average-Train staff on seed collection protocols and ethics-Conduct regular phytophthora testing of nursery stock

San Francisco Bay Area

-Collect, clean, and sow 90+ types of California native seeds -Co-designed inventory management systems for 5,000+ plants and seeds-Co-lead volunteer days around nursery practices and stewardship activities-Phytophthora testing of nursery stock using lateral flow method

San Francisco Bay Area

-Co-lead environmental education, stewardship programs, kayaking in Candlestick State Recreation Area-Performed air and soil quality monitoring in and around Candlestick Point State Recreation Area-Mapped 200 data points of soil quality measurements on ArcGIS-Presented data to community stakeholders in the Bayview/Hunter's Point-Oversaw and helped manage 100+ volunteers at a planting event

San Francisco County, California, United States

Greenhouse on San Francisco State University Campus-Water and maintain 4 greenhouses along with outside landscape-Monitor and help propagate rare and/or endangered species-Sanitize soil, buckets, and general cleanup of facilities

San Francisco County, California, United States

-Top-selling employee from November 2021 – February 2022-Provide and have knowledge of 30+ types of plants -Engage with customers and educate them about what will work for their lifestyle-Develop and lead an inventory management system which helps tighten end-year numbers

San Francisco Bay Area

As a General Manager of Weaver's Coffee & Tea, I have had the following responsibilites...-Hired + on-boarded all new employees-Corporate training for offices such as Visa, Palo Alto Networks, and private law firms-Converted cafes to 100% compostable disposables as well and only carried 100% Fair Trade Certified and Certified Organic coffees.-Data analytics on cafes and overall company-Learned branding and identity strategies through content creation

San Francisco Bay Area

-Organization, creative development, and follow up communication for the first-ever online auction and virtual gala event-Worked closely with/in support of Nadir Joshua (board of directors, president) and James Woolley (executive director)

San Francisco, California, United States

-Reached out to local residents about upcoming changes in their neighborhood -Inspection of 10+ blocks at a time to flag where cement can be demolished for tree planting-Capstone Project – Created content for F.U.F. to distribute on their website, social media pages, and other forms of distribution.-Organized an online panel discussion between F.U.F. and 3 other nonprofits. Between the two other interns, we did social media marketing posts to distribute (Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, and Eventbright), communication, scheduling, and hosted the panel via Zoom with over 30 participants showing up.

San Francisco Bay Area