Experience

Calgary Meals on Wheels

• Canada
• Food Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Philanthropy and Communications Manager

  • Aug 2022 - Present

• Philanthropic Giving Coordinator

  • Apr 2022 - Present

  Donor relations and fundraising.



Animal Care Solutions

• Animal Care Technician Level 2

  • Aug 2018 - Dec 2021

  Daily husbandry of animals. Coordinating breeding season activities for breeding and release programs. Training staff and volunteers and supervision of junior staff and volunteers.Visitor engagement and education. Daily husbandry of animals. Coordinating breeding season activities for breeding and release programs. Training staff and volunteers and supervision of junior staff and volunteers.Visitor engagement and education.



British Columbia Conservation Foundation

• Canada
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Captive Breeding Biologist

  • Dec 2014 - May 2018

  Responsible for the overall husbandry and breeding of resident owls and rodent prey populations. - Audio and video analysis of behaviours and calls. - Around the clock care during breeding season: artificial incubation, hand-raising of young, monitoring nests. Daily administration and operations.Training, supervision and scheduling of staff, interns and volunteers. - Hiring: writing job postings, reviewing resumes, interviewing applicants, contacting references. - Secured outside funding for internship program and managed budget for staffing interns.On-site health and safety representative.Coordination of field activities. Authored reports and newsletters.Successfully secured donations via grants and corporate/foundation funding requests in the $100K/year range. Organized fundraising initiatives including social media campaigns, outreach events, on-site tour programming and an annual large-scale benefit. Created program website. Weekly upkeep of social media presence across various platforms. Coordinated the creation and delivery of educational programming on and off-site. - Produced educational materials for events, presentations and print.



Mountain View Conservation Centre

• Animal Care Manager, Internship Program Coordinator

  • Mar 2010 - Dec 2014

  Responsible for overall care of private collection and government species-at-risk breeding program animals. - Management of breeding season activities.Hiring, training, supervision and scheduling of animal care staff, interns and volunteers.Designed policies and protocols. Public education during on-site tours.Created the Animal Care Internship Program in 2011. Responsible for overall care of private collection and government species-at-risk breeding program animals. - Management of breeding season activities.Hiring, training, supervision and scheduling of animal care staff, interns and volunteers.Designed policies and protocols. Public education during on-site tours.Created the Animal Care Internship Program in 2011.



Bournemouth Oceanarium

• Welcome Host

  • Sep 2008 - Oct 2009

  Visitor interaction and education.Training and supervision of new staff, interns and volunteers.Animal husbandry. Visitor interaction and education.Training and supervision of new staff, interns and volunteers.Animal husbandry.



San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Aviculture Intern

  • Jan 2008 - Jul 2008

  Daily husbandry of four species of endangered endemic Hawaiian birds at the Maui Bird Conservation Centre. Daily husbandry of four species of endangered endemic Hawaiian birds at the Maui Bird Conservation Centre.



Papanack Park Zoo

• Senior Zookeeper, Junior Zookeeper Camp Coordinator

  • Mar 2001 - Aug 2004

  Daily husbandry of exotic animal species and hand-raising young. Educational group tours and daily feeding shows for the public.Training and supervision of junior staff and volunteers.Coordination of annual fundraising event in the community. Coordination of summer day-camp program activities, spring/summer 2004. Daily husbandry of exotic animal species and hand-raising young. Educational group tours and daily feeding shows for the public.Training and supervision of junior staff and volunteers.Coordination of annual fundraising event in the community. Coordination of summer day-camp program activities, spring/summer 2004.