Experience

City of Ferrysburg

• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Lake Michigan Dunes Preserve Steward Intern

  • May 2022 - Present

  Dunes Preserve intern for Kitchel Lindquist Hartger Dunes Preserve managed by the City of Ferrysburg, located in Grand Haven, MI. Responsibilities include coordinating volunteer groups and events; maintaining and managing trails; invasive species management; designing and performing a reptile cover board/visual survey with volunteer assistance; managing the KLHDP Facebook page; preparing documents like progress reports, a fundraiser letter, quotes for projects, and general recommendations for the advisory board to better the preserve using my education and experience.



Health Hutt

• United States
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sales Associate

  • Feb 2019 - Present

  Sales Associate at a Health Food store chain located in Muskegon and Ottawa counties in West Michigan.Responsible for: cashiering; product knowledge and education; stocking and merchandising; closing and opening the store; counting cash drawers and safe; cash deposits; processing of new product; and training of new employees. Sales Associate at a Health Food store chain located in Muskegon and Ottawa counties in West Michigan.Responsible for: cashiering; product knowledge and education; stocking and merchandising; closing and opening the store; counting cash drawers and safe; cash deposits; processing of new product; and training of new employees.



PetSmart

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Pet Care Associate

  • May 2018 - Aug 2021

  Pet Care Specialist, Cashier, and occasional Stocker at PetSmart in Muskegon, MI. Responsible for customer service; cashiering; stocking and organization; product knowledge and recommendations; administering minor medical treatment to sick small animals; daily animal care; aquarium maintenance and water testing; deep cleaning and properly sanitizing animal enclosures; safely handling and showing pets to guests; information and education on proper husbandry standards for a variety of animals from fish, hermit crabs, and snakes- to guinea pigs, hamsters, and conjures.



OTTAWA SOIL WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Ecological Technician

  • Aug 2020 - Oct 2020

  Ecological Technician under West Michigan CISMA for the Ottawa Conservation District located in Ottawa County, Michigan. The main component of this position was safe use and application of commercial herbicides used on a variety of Michigan invasive species including Japanese Knotweed, Hemlock Wooly Adelgid, Japanese Barberry, Frogbit, Phragmites, Spotted Knapweed, Tree of Heaven, Oriental Bittersweet, Multiflora Rose, and others.Responsibilities included: chemical mixing and usage of pesticides referring to their safety data sheets; land surveying and data collection; identifying invasive species and creating a treatment recommendation; communicating with and educating landowners; assisting HWA management crew. A registered pesticide license was acquired to work under my supervisor for pesticide application for the district.