Business Analyst

• Jul 2020 - Present

Streamlining business operations for a community based property management and real estate development company.

Nature Center Director

• Jan 2016 - May 2020

Executive Director

• Sep 2013 - Jan 2016

Responsible for the supervision of the staff, programs, facilities, volunteers, animals, operations and development of The Chico Creek Nature Center. Set on a 3.25 acre lease in Bidwell Park The Center is home to two buildings and a collection of more than a dozen species of animals. The Center is the information center for Bidwell Park and hosts field trips, camps, and a variety of other educational programs throughout the park. The Center had an annual budget of $185,000 when I started.

Interim Executive Director

• May 2013 - Aug 2013

Office Manager and Animal Care Technician

• Oct 2012 - May 2013

The mission of the Chico Creek Nature Center is to enhance the quality of all life by promoting understanding, awareness, appreciation, and knowledge of our environment through environmental education in Bidwell Park. It is the philosophy of the Chico Creek Nature Center that through increased knowledge and understanding, individuals will learn to protect and preserve our natural resources and, especially, Bidwell Park. As stewards of our environment, we can promote a high quality of all life now and for the future.

Contract Program Manager - 2012 Youth Gathering Practice Justice

• Dec 2011 - Aug 2012

I developed 17,000 volunteer opportunities for the 2012's Youth Gathering participants. These projects were across 4 program areas with over 50 partner organizations and all happened in 3 days and I came in on budget!!

Extension Associate

• Jan 2010 - Jul 2012

As an Extension Associate, I had a variety of responsibilities including coordinating the AgCenter's Oil Spill Response and Recovery Task Force, managing the Wetland Plant Center's volunteer propagation and planting programs, over seeing the Urban Fisheries and Shorelines Initiative and assisting the Youth Wetlands Program with presenting at Youth Wetland Days. My work with the Oil Spill Task Force included planning and executing a 3 state 5 institution speaking tour on the Oil Spill's impacts on the Coast of Louisiana.

Education and Planting Coordinator

• Jan 2009 - Dec 2009

Operations and Volunteer Coordination

• Aug 2007 - Apr 2009

At some point or another I did just about everything you can think of that a small volunteer based nonprofit would need.

Education Intern

• 2008 - 2009

Assisted the On-board Educators and crew with training weekly volunteers and facilitating educational sails.

Membership Specialist

• Apr 2000 - Mar 2007

I sold memberships and provided customer service to members. I also trained and supervised new staff, and did all data entry and fulfillment as well as generating new reporting forms and other administrative tasks. ( I didn't work of the WCS from 2003 - 2005. I returned in 2006.)