Experience

Agape Youth & Family Center - Atlanta

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Youth Program Manager

  • Jun 2021 - Present

  • Manage K-8 After School Program with 150 registered students including enrichment, strategic planning, operations schedule/communications, social-emotional learning, and facilities management. • Build student and parent relationships to help students reach academic goals. • Create and execute individual behavior intervention plans for students in collaboration with parents and instructors. • Oversee team of 8 instructors, providing company and skills training, directing staff assignments, and evaluating staff performance. • Enforce safety policies and procedures, evaluating policies annually. Show less



Zoo Miami Foundation

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

• Director of Education & Volunteer Services

  • Aug 2017 - Jun 2021

  • Lead the Education & Volunteer department, with 15-20 employees, operating programs including camp, field trips, outreaches, night programs, special events, nature play and speaker series as well as adult and youth volunteer programs.• Recruit, interview, engage, and build trainings for volunteer program with over 300 adult and high school volunteers.• Manage a $650,000 budget with an increased revenue of $750,000 through a 20% increase in camp revenue.• Collaborate with various departments including graphics, conservation and research, marketing, and development to achieve outlined organization goals.• Actively pursue $300,000 annually in grant funding with development, drafting proposals and reports to charitable organizations.• Led Zoo Miami to be the first Certified Autism Center in the state of Florida as part of our inclusion initiative for park visitors and programming.• Build mutually beneficial partnerships including Everglades National Park, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, and other zoos and aquariums.• Implemented an assessment plan for all education programs to measure successful achievement of programmatic goals.• Review and update safety policies and procedures within the department. Show less

• Education Programs Manager

  • Jan 2016 - Jul 2017

  • Directed the planning, design, and management of educational programming at Zoo Miami for grants, outreaches, animal encounters, field trip programs, keeper talks and special events.• Increased revenue for fee-based programs through cost-effective budget design.• Managed the execution of $200,000 in educational grant funding annually in underserved communities.• Increased participation/registration for field trip programs by 76%, night programs by 58%, and keeper talks by 40%. • Supervised and trained educators and volunteers to carry out programming to schools, the general public, and children with disabilities impacting over 80,000 people annually.• Collected and analyzed data for grant-funded education programs to demonstrate measurable impacts to funders. Show less

• Conservation Educator

  • Mar 2014 - Dec 2015

  • Delivered educational programs for guests of all ages via field trips, outreaches, and animal encounters.• Actively engaged audiences to participate in conservation initiatives.• Responsible for the execution of the grant-funded Carnival Kids Program.• Created science curriculum for BioTECH at Richmond Heights 9-12 High School for 9th and 10th grade.



Wyoming Game & Fish Dept

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Wildlife Technician

  • May 2013 - Sep 2013

  • Distributed sylvatic plague vaccine within four white-tailed prairie dog populations to test vaccine uptake and cost-effective distribution methodology. • Processed over 200 white-tailed prairie dogs and 30 mice of various species for mark-recapture study. • Surveyed black-footed ferret populations with spotlights using trucks and backpacking. • Applied and developed extensive teamwork and effective communication skills. • Distributed sylvatic plague vaccine within four white-tailed prairie dog populations to test vaccine uptake and cost-effective distribution methodology. • Processed over 200 white-tailed prairie dogs and 30 mice of various species for mark-recapture study. • Surveyed black-footed ferret populations with spotlights using trucks and backpacking. • Applied and developed extensive teamwork and effective communication skills.



Greenhouse Church

• United States
• Religious Institutions
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Babysteps Teacher

  • Apr 2012 - May 2013

  • Ensured classroom safety while facilitating over 30 lessons for toddlers and kindergartners. • Applied classroom management techniques as a patient, diplomatic problem solver. • Built loyal, regular attendance by establishing good relationships with parents and students. • Ensured classroom safety while facilitating over 30 lessons for toddlers and kindergartners. • Applied classroom management techniques as a patient, diplomatic problem solver. • Built loyal, regular attendance by establishing good relationships with parents and students.



University of Florida

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• OPS Wildlife Technician

  • Jun 2011 - Dec 2011

  • Trapped fox squirrels at Ordway-Swisher Biological Station and Camp Blanding to measure species distribution and best method of capture. • Established four grids collectively using transects. • Used various capture methods including tomahawk and Sherman, cameras, and point counts. • Trapped fox squirrels at Ordway-Swisher Biological Station and Camp Blanding to measure species distribution and best method of capture. • Established four grids collectively using transects. • Used various capture methods including tomahawk and Sherman, cameras, and point counts.



Flamingo Gardens

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

• Animal Caretaker

  • Jun 2007 - Aug 2009

  • Independently oversaw six mammalian and reptilian exhibits. • Educated visitors about native wildlife by building awareness and knowledge. • Trained new volunteers to assist diet preparation and daily exhibit maintenance. • Developed necessary leadership, communication and team-building skills in a fast-paced environment • Independently oversaw six mammalian and reptilian exhibits. • Educated visitors about native wildlife by building awareness and knowledge. • Trained new volunteers to assist diet preparation and daily exhibit maintenance. • Developed necessary leadership, communication and team-building skills in a fast-paced environment