Experience

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  Morningside

  • Port Angeles, Washington, United States

  • Pre-Employment Transition Services Facilitator

    • Aug 2021 - Present
    • Port Angeles, Washington, United States

    I developed the Pre-ETS Program in Clallam county upon my hire.Summary: The basic function of the Pre-Employment Transition Services Facilitator is to coordinate, deliver, and facilitate Pre-Employment Transition Services to enrolled students aged 14-21 who have an Individualized Education Plan, 504 Plan, or a Documented Diagnoses.• Educate students, parents, educators, employers, and community partners on Pre-Employment Transition Services.• Coordination, delivery, and facilitation of Pre-Employment Transition Services to groups of up to 30 students in a virtual and classroom setting in various school districts and other locations (including tribal schools)• Effectively communicate with School District Staff throughout coordination and delivery of services.• Coordinate job tours and informational interviews for students with local businesses• Discover and develop internship opportunities in the community that meet the needs of the student.• To determine the methods (such as cold calling, networking, etc.) and frequency of outreach to current or prospective Individual Work-Based Learning activity sponsors.• Developed and oversee another community program called Eye on Empowerment in which I deliver weekly presentations on independent living and work readiness skills to members of the community who experience barriers to employment•Co-chair on the Morningside Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion committee

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  Sequim's Little Explorers Early Learning Center

  • Sequim, Washington, United States

  • Infant Caregiver

    • Nov 2020 - Aug 2021
    • Sequim, Washington, United States

    Lead teacher in the infant room. Cared for infants ages 3 months through 13 months, doing everything from planning their activities for the day to ensuring all of their needs are met. Created and maintained strong relationships with the parents of infants.

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  Student Conservation Association

  • Sequim, Washington, United States

  • Invasive Striketeam Leader

    • Apr 2020 - Oct 2020
    • Sequim, Washington, United States

    Job description: coordinating a volunteer crew that assists myself and other refuge staff for monitoring and trapping of invasive European green crab within Dungeness National Wildlife RefugeChanges due to COVID-19: Trapping the crabs with a coworker. Continuing restoration work on multiple ecological restoration plots. Organized databases and wrote reports on the work completed.

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  Gulf South Research Corporation

  • Carlsbad, CA

  • Restoration Ecology Crew Lead

    • Sep 2019 - Mar 2020
    • Carlsbad, CA

    · Completed ecological restoration projects in a variety of ecosystems throughout California including riparian, coastal dunes, chaparral, and desert.· Eradicated and suppressed invasive species throughout hundreds of acres on Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base by using manual, mechanical (chainsaw and brush cutters), and chemical (foliar and cut-stump) control methods.· Successfully identified native and invasive plants at various life stages while completing plant surveys using line point survey methods to monitor the success of restoration sites.· Removed exotic invasive and encroaching native plant species to improve habitat conditions for nesting Least Terns on coastal dunes ecosystem.· Mapped the extent of new and existing invasive species using a Trimble· Distributed native seeds on approximately 30 acres to restore land disturbed by wildfires on Cleveland National Forest.· Trained and lead a crew of restoration technicians to complete invasive species management

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  University Centre of the Westfjords, Iceland

  • Iceland

  • Masters Student

    • Aug 2018 - Jun 2019
    • Iceland

    Masters of Resource Management: Coastal and Marine Management

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  Learning Tree Preschool

  • Lancaster, California

  • Preschool Teacher

    • Feb 2018 - Jun 2018
    • Lancaster, California

    Caretaker of toddlers through 4 year-olds. Helped develop curriculum.

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  Exotic Feline Breeding Cmpnd

  • United States
  • Non-profit Organizations
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Zookeeper

    • Jul 2017 - Jan 2018

    Specific roles: Trained interns and volunteers on husbandry techniques. Oversaw and coordinated interns and volunteers.General roles: Ensured that daily tasks were completed (i.e. cleaning enclosures of all felines, food preparation, feeding of all felines, administering medication). Daily visually ensured that all felines were healthy. Training of some felines. Created exciting and stimulating enrichments for all felines. Communicated with public about what EFBC did and stood for, facts about the felines, and general conservation of these species. Gave tours of the facilities to the public. Crated felines for transportation either to a new enclosure or to the airport. Documented feline health and food daily in charts. Assisted in managing events held at the facility.Experience with 19 different feline species.

  • Volunteer

    • Mar 2017 - Jul 2017

    Learned how to properly clean a feline enclosure. Learned food preparation for felines. Learned how to clean and care for each specific feline there. Learned facts about each species and each individual cat. Learned how to give tours to the public.

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  HSU Children's Center

  • Arcata, Ca

  • Associate Teacher

    • Aug 2013 - Dec 2016
    • Arcata, Ca

    Assisted the head teacher in overseeing staff and activities. Cared for children from ages 12 months to 2 years, with occasional days working with 3-4 year olds.I have my Child Development Associate Teacher's Credential for infants and toddlers and it covers through preschool age as well.