Justin Young Email & Phone Number

Asheville, North Carolina Area

• Manage environmental education program that works with 4,500 students annually.
• Hire and supervise the Science and Equity Educator, AmeriCorps members, and CampCounselors. I have done this for 14 employees over the years.
• Plan and facilitate 5 weeks of summer camp that connect students with the outdoors.
• Manage and fundraise for the $150K annual budget for all educational programs.
• Oversee the design, content, and maintenance of the RiverLink website.
• Play a key role in event planning which has included concerts, kids festivals, river floatparades, and an art & poetry contest.

Asheville, North Carolina Area

• Coordinated over 2,500 volunteers for trash cleanups, invasive species removal, andstream bank restorations.
• Supervised groups of up to 150 for service days and special events.
• Managed 40 Adopt-A-Stream teams and supported their cleanup efforts.
• Planned and facilitated the first Earth Day Kids Festival which engaged over 1,500 citizensand became an annual event.
• Educated the public about RiverLink’s work to improve watershed health, conserve land,and educate the next generation.

Tuckahoe State Park

• Collaborated with staff on park maintenance and environmental education programs.
• Lead interactive programming with birds of prey and reptiles for over 600 citizens.
• Improved 4,000 acres of park grounds through chainsaw work, cabin construction,campground maintenance, and landscaping work.
• Painted custom signs and murals for educational programs and the visitor center.
• Facilitated team building for large groups on the parks zip line and ropes course.

Everyone should work a service industry job at least once in their life.

Worked in the central dining hall to help pay tuition.

I designed multimedia publications for pharmaceutical companies, cataloged a library of fonts and shapes, and designed and implemented the company's online store.

Certification, Nonprofit Management

7 day intensive certification for nonprofit professionals.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Sustainable Development

Concentration in Community, Regional, and Global Development