Registered Veterinary Technician

• Oct 2022 - Present

Surgery Department Veterinary Assistant

• Nov 2019 - Present

▪ Facilitating appointments, completing client intake histories and taking patient vital signs▪ Restraining dogs and cats for physical exams, IV catheter placement, bandage changes and anesthetization▪ Providing support to surgery staff to ensure exceptional patient care in a fast-paced medical environment

Agriculture Extension Trainee

• Apr 2019 - Jun 2019

▪ Studied methods of community outreach to educate women of reproductive age and key household decision makers on nutrition and the benefits of eating a diverse diet ▪ Participated in sustainable agriculture trainings including composting, IPM, double digging and companion planting in preparation for training key local community members ▪ Underwent intensive language training of the Antesaka dialect spoken in South-Eastern Madagascar ▪ Integrated into the community by living with a host family, speaking the local language and participating in community events Show less

Chico STEM Connections Collaborative Agriculture Coordinator

• Feb 2017 - Mar 2019

Provided individualized intensive guidance and motivational support to agriculture students. Helped incoming students with orientation, academic advising, and tutorial coordination. Provided personal academic counseling, assistance with career counseling, and professional development. Helped agriculture students enroll in research and summer internship experiences. Provided individualized intensive guidance and motivational support to agriculture students. Helped incoming students with orientation, academic advising, and tutorial coordination. Provided personal academic counseling, assistance with career counseling, and professional development. Helped agriculture students enroll in research and summer internship experiences.

Farm and Livestock Worker

• May 2016 - Jan 2017

▪ Completed daily tasks to care for pastured pigs and sheep ▪ Monitored livestock health and attend to concerns ▪ Performed farm maintenance, tractor work and product shipments ▪ Completed daily tasks to care for pastured pigs and sheep ▪ Monitored livestock health and attend to concerns ▪ Performed farm maintenance, tractor work and product shipments

Farming Intern

• Dec 2015 - Apr 2016

▪ Completed seeding, planting, weeding and crop maintenance for a small vegetable farm ▪ Harvested, cleaned and prepared produce for commercial delivery ▪ Cooperated with farm interns to ensure all products were harvested and prepared for weekly markets ▪ Completed seeding, planting, weeding and crop maintenance for a small vegetable farm ▪ Harvested, cleaned and prepared produce for commercial delivery ▪ Cooperated with farm interns to ensure all products were harvested and prepared for weekly markets

Agricultural / Standards Aid

• Apr 2015 - Nov 2015

▪ Trapped for exotic agricultural pests in an effort to prevent infestations that harm local agriculture ▪ Distributed, maintained, collected and reviewed traps for target pests placed in host locations ▪ Identified and mapped host locations while educating the public on the traps function ▪ Trapped for exotic agricultural pests in an effort to prevent infestations that harm local agriculture ▪ Distributed, maintained, collected and reviewed traps for target pests placed in host locations ▪ Identified and mapped host locations while educating the public on the traps function

Expert Tutor

• Aug 2014 - Apr 2015

▪ Mentored students grades 2-12 in Math and Science ▪ Adapted teaching methods to support each child's learning style ▪ Mentored students grades 2-12 in Math and Science ▪ Adapted teaching methods to support each child's learning style

Assistant Director

• Jun 2014 - Aug 2014

▪ Managed administrative camp organization, event scheduling and staff support ▪ Communicated with parents and prospective families ▪ Managed administrative camp organization, event scheduling and staff support ▪ Communicated with parents and prospective families

Office Manager

• Jun 2013 - Aug 2013