Experience

Onondaga County Parks
• United States
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Senior Recreation Leader

  • Mar 2023 - Present

Friends of the Rosamond Gifford Zoo
• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Senior Education Coordinator

  • Dec 2021 - Mar 2023

Rosamond Gifford Zoo
• United States
• Leisure, Travel & Tourism
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Education Coordinator

  • Nov 2018 - Dec 2021


The Wild Center

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

• Museum Fellow

  • Jan 2018 - Nov 2018

• Summer Naturalist

  • May 2017 - Jan 2018



Beaver Lake Nature Center

• Associate Naturalist

  • Oct 2016 - May 2017

  •Carry out interpretive programs such as guided walks and nature programs. •Assist in developing programs and educational material for a range of audiences. •Work alongside full time naturalists to develop skills necessary for effectively communicating to public groups. •Assist in development of educational articles and interpretive signage. •Aide in general upkeep of facilities such as cleaning and light maintenance. •Carry out interpretive programs such as guided walks and nature programs. •Assist in developing programs and educational material for a range of audiences. •Work alongside full time naturalists to develop skills necessary for effectively communicating to public groups. •Assist in development of educational articles and interpretive signage. •Aide in general upkeep of facilities such as cleaning and light maintenance.



Adirondack Watershed Institute

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Watsershed steward

  • May 2016 - Oct 2016

  •Steward at variety of Adirondack boat launches inspecting boats and educating the public on invasive species. •Administer multiple question boater use surveys when boats arrived and left the boat launch. •Initiate open dialog with launch visitors and effectively communicate with them in a professional manner •Communicate effectively with boaters on proper procedures to prevent the transport of invasive species. •Convey the importance of keeping boats clean and educate boaters on invasive plants. •Operate boat decontamination station using a pressure washer to clean the boats and trailers. •Develop and carry out public outreach events with school groups at the Adirondack Museum in Blue Mountain Lake New York and local town events.