Experience

Germantown Friends School

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Science Teacher

  • Aug 2008 - Present

  • 8th-grade environmental science curriculum utilizing STEM including flip the classroom lectures, labs, and interactive learning. Focus on science media literacy and fluency in environmental politics. • 6th-grade lab/inquiry-based life science curriculum through hands-on activities centered on complete integration with other 6th-grade core subjects including History, Math, Art, and English. • Health and Sexual Education utilizing the Our Whole Lives curriculum • Clerk of Middle School Agenda Committee • Advisor for 8th-grade Homeroom • Advisor for 12th-grade Directed Independent Study in Marine Zoology • Advisor for Middle School Environmental Action Club (2009-2013) • Advisor for Middle School Straight and Gay Alliance • Advisor for Middle School Young Women Affinity Group • Advisor for Middle School Environmental Action Club • Middle School Winter Track Head Coach • Middle School Spring Track and Field Assistant Coach Show less



Riverbend Environmental Education Center

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Lead Naturalist

  • Jun 2007 - Oct 2011

  Create and execute daily lesson plans in an outdoor setting Travel with groups of middle/high school-aged students to various camping facilities - including Hickory Run, Delaware Water Gap, Trap Pond, and Cape Henlopen - for environmentally themed week-long excursions Outreach lessons with inner city camps, Penn-Futures, and Achieve-Ability promoting stewardship of the natural world and beautification of city parks Create and execute daily lesson plans in an outdoor setting Travel with groups of middle/high school-aged students to various camping facilities - including Hickory Run, Delaware Water Gap, Trap Pond, and Cape Henlopen - for environmentally themed week-long excursions Outreach lessons with inner city camps, Penn-Futures, and Achieve-Ability promoting stewardship of the natural world and beautification of city parks



Radnor Middle School

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Watershed Teacher

  • Jan 2007 - Jun 2009

  Assist in implementation of integrated watershed science lessons utilizing inquiry based teaching methods and a discovery learning philosophy - curriculum includes weekly field studies, community service projects, wetlands restoration and local ecological history Provide one-on-one support to students with special needs within a classroom setting Responsible for classroom management, conducting lesson plans guided by classroom teacher, following I.E.P. guidelines and helping students reach learning goals Show less



Adventure Aquarium

• United States
• Entertainment Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Marine Biologist/Veterinary Technician

  • Apr 2006 - Dec 2006

  Provided technical and medical support to the veterinarians in the daily treatment, care and maintenance of all marine animals - including animal observations, maintaining all records, assisting in safe animal restraint for husbandry procedures, basic training of animal behaviours, and preparing daily diets and vitamins in the collection of 10,000+ specimens Provided technical and medical support to the veterinarians in the daily treatment, care and maintenance of all marine animals - including animal observations, maintaining all records, assisting in safe animal restraint for husbandry procedures, basic training of animal behaviours, and preparing daily diets and vitamins in the collection of 10,000+ specimens



Academy of Natural Sciences

• United States
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Naturalist

  • Sep 2005 - Apr 2006

  • Encouraged exploration and facilitated learning experiences in a classroom setting – lessons revolved around evolution, fossils, animal adaptations, human ecology, and watershed science • Designed and executed lesson plans for groups of school children K-12, as well as badge programs for the Boy and Girl Scouts of America • Volunteered after hours in Palaeontology Lab and Children’s Outside-In museum • Encouraged exploration and facilitated learning experiences in a classroom setting – lessons revolved around evolution, fossils, animal adaptations, human ecology, and watershed science • Designed and executed lesson plans for groups of school children K-12, as well as badge programs for the Boy and Girl Scouts of America • Volunteered after hours in Palaeontology Lab and Children’s Outside-In museum



National Aquarium in Baltimore

• Marine Animal Rescue Technician/Marine Biologist

  • Jun 2001 - Sep 2005

  • Developed and presented a variety of interactive programs that included audience participation in auditoriums, exhibit space and classroom settings utilizing interactive learning, live animals, and video materials, emphasizing conservation education• Responsible for daily animal observations and the maintenance of health records• Assisted in the safe restraint of large marine animals for husbandry procedures• Participated in the rescue, rehabilitation, and release of stranded marine mammals and sea turtles Show less

• Ocean Awareness Week Team Leader

  • Jul 2005 - Aug 2005

  • Helped Plan and schedule week-long activities including an ocean health symposium, a Q&A bonfire, as well as a dolphin count in conjunction with the US Coast Guard• Trained and prepared volunteers for large-scale conservation education events and presentations including management of artifacts, crafts and activities• Implemented outreach efforts of the Aquarium’s Ocean Health Initiative with the general public on beaches and on stages



Smithsonian National Zoological Park

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Reptile Keeper

  • Jun 2000 - Apr 2003

  Provided daily care and maintenance as well as implemented propagation programs for the zoo's reptile, amphibian and invertebrate collection Guided private tours Provided daily care and maintenance as well as implemented propagation programs for the zoo's reptile, amphibian and invertebrate collection Guided private tours